Paul Klinger Movies

In this espionage drama, two FBI agents are on the trail of smugglers who have been selling electrical equipment to the enemy. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Michael Scott (Stewart Granger) is an American Secret Service agent sent to Hong Kong to combat a gang of international smugglers who are bringing electronic devices into the country. He hooks up a female agent who has infiltrated the gang as a secretary to escape danger in this routine spy feature. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide

This film is the story of a mother who helps her three sons with their problems. Her youngest suffers from the trials of boyhood, the middle son moons over his first love, and the eldest seeks mom's advice when plagued by marital problems. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide

This Austrian family film is based on a book by Erich Kastner, of Emil and the Detectives fame. Punktchen (Sabine Eggerth) and Anton (Peter Feldt) are best friends, despite the fact that Punktchen's family is rich while Anton's is poor. Neglected by her parents, Puntchken devotes her time to helping Anton provide for his ailing mother. Puntchken's folks disapprove of this set-up until Anton prevents their home from being robbed. Told from the children's point of view, Punktchen and Anton nonetheless contains ample entertainment value for grownups. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

This German wartime drama was based on a novel by Hans Scheikart. Set in Berlin in the years between 1933 and 1943, the film relates the tragic story of a "forbidden" marriage between German actor Hans Wieland (Paul Klinger) and his Jewish wife Elizabeth (Ilse Steppat). Despite his country's sanctioned anti-Semitism, Wieland loyally stands by his wife, certain that his own status will protect her from persecution. He finally realizes how horribly wrong he is when the Gestapo pounds on his door, demanding Elizabeth's deportation. Historically important as the first postwar German film to tackle the issue of Hitler's treatment of the Jews, Marriage in the Shadows is otherwise an overlong, sometimes ponderous exercise. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Controversial Nazi-era filmmaker Veidt Harlan was the guiding hand behind Die Goldene Stadt. The heroine (Kristine Soderbaum) is a naïve farm girl who wants nothing more out of life than to visit the "Golden City" of Prague. Once arrived, she quickly falls into a bad crowd. She is ultimately disowned by her father and abandoned by her beau. Distinctly xenophobic in tone, Die Goldene Stadt doesn't stand the test of time too well. Lensed in Agfacolor, the film was based on Die Gigant, a play by Richard Billinger. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide