Carla Barthell Movies
- 1931
Kinder von Gericht was predicated on a real-life courtroom controversy. The question: Should children's depositions be taken seriously in court, and can a verdict be contingent upon a child's testimony. This film takes the opposing viewpoint; so far as director George C. Klaren is concerned, children should be seen but not heard -- even in the hallowed halls of justice. To illustrate his thesis, Klaren offers an instance in which a child's lies cause tragedy for the falsely accused hero (Hermann Speelman). It's not likely that the film's viewpoint would hold water in the 1990s. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Carla Barthell, Ellen Schwannecke, (more)
- 1930
Based on the novel by George Kibbe Turner, the early-talkie gangster meller Those Who Dance was filmed in English, French, and German-language versions. The German adaptation was titled Der Tanz Geht Weiter, and starred future director William Dieterle as undercover cop Dan Hogan (the role originally essayed by Monte Blue). Hoping to find out who bumped off his kid brother, Hogan poses as a crook and joins a criminal gang. Likewise hoping to expose the genuine killer is Nora Brady (Lila Lee in the English version, Lissi Arna in the German), whose brother has been convicted of the murder. The French version of Those Who Dance, Contre-Equette, starred Daniel Mendelle and Suzy Vernon. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Lissi Arna, Carla Barthell, (more)
