Otto Hartmann Movies
- 1937
A homeless boy is taken into a Vienna orphanage, where it is discovered that he possesses a beautiful singing voice. Later, he is unjustly accused of stealing. ~ All Movie Guide
- 1937
Singende Jugend was shown in New York under the title An Orphan Boy of Vienna. The title character is Blumi, played by young Hans Olsen. With the help of kindly Sister Maria (Julia Janssen), Blumi is able to join the ranks of the celebrated Vienna Boys' Choir. The actual choir members also appear in the film, performing before a series of enthusiastic audiences. Eventually Hans is adopted into a loving home, but he never forgets his melodious friends. Singende Jugend is one of several films built around the talents of the Vienna Boys' Choir, the most famous being Disney's Almost Angels. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ferdinand Maierhofer, Julia Janssen, (more)
- 1936
In this convoluted melodrama, an elderly thespian falls for a rising young starlet. He admits his love for her and then announces that he will retire from the stage. The young woman pretends she loves him too, but her real motive is to give her struggling lover, also an aspiring actor, a break. The old actor learns the painful truth and though wounded, understands that the relationship would never have worked. When the young actor attempts to end his life, following the loss of his job at the Burg Theatre, it is the elderly actor who saves him. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Werner Krauss
- 1931
Based on the best-selling book by Egon Erwin Kisch, this Czechoslovakian production tells the true story of one of the most flagrant turncoats in European history. A officer on the pre-WWI Austrian military staff, Colonel Redl has no qualms about accepting bribes from and passing secrets to the hated Russians. Playing both sides of the fence, Redl also accepts gratuities from his fellow Austrians to get the goods on "undesirables" from within. His justification? As a member of the "lower orders," Redl feels that he could never have cracked the aristocratic upper circles of the European military without resorting to treachery. The real Redl's homosexuality is not an issue in this film, though it certainly would be in Istvan Szabo's 1985 production Colonel Redl (not a remake of the 1931 film, but instead adapted from John Osborne's A Patriot for Me). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Theodor Loos, Lil Dagover, (more)
