Wolfgang Kieling Movies
- 1957
East Germany's contribution to the 1957 Cannes Film Festival was the wartime melodrama Betrogen bis zum Juengsten Tag. Had the film been released in the U.S., the title would probably have translated to Duped Till the Last. The film condemns the Nazi mindset by concentrating on a particularly odious cover-up. When his son is involved in the accidental killing of a girl, a Gestapo general pulls strings to save the boy from prosecution. The general manages to pin the blame for the killing on a group of Russians, whereupon he gives the men under his command carte blanche to round up and execute as many innocent Russians as they wish. This act of brutality is contrasted with the pangs of guilt suffered by the son and his co-conspirators. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Wolfgang Kieling
- 1936
Maria (Hilda Koerber) is the personal maid of opera star Alice (Hilde Hildebrandt). Much too busy to look after her 6-year-old son, Alice leaves the kid in Maria's care. The maid takes a shine to the boy, devoting as much attention to him as if he were her real son. The girl is so devoted to the youngster that she keeps postponing her marriage to poor Franz (Hans Schlenck). Her obsessiveness comes to an end when Alice decides to at long last assume her proper maternal responsibilities. Maria is fired, but she has little time to grieve since faithful Franz is still waiting for her. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Hilda Koerber, Hilde Hildebrand, (more)
