Hans Söhnker Movies

In this mystery, a beautiful mystery writer helps a Scotland Yard detective look into the murders of several important business man. She solves the mystery before the cop and informs him that the killer's identity will be revealed in the last chapter of her newest book. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

In this murder mystery, a man is killed during the carnival before Ash Wednesday right in front of a cathedral. Now a detective must solve the case. Initially, there are four suspects, the carnival prince, the dead man's father, and two women. A second murder occurs on Ash Wednesday. This leads the gumshoe to the real murderer. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

This was popular tenor Mario Lanza's last film before he died in Rome of a heart attack at the age of thirty-eight. The story follows the career and love interest of opera star Tonio Costa (Lanza), who is careless in regard to his professional engagements. Being more than a little irresponsible, he is his own worst enemy when it comes to his singing future. That is true until he meets a deaf woman, Christa (Johanna von Koczian), and falls in love with her. She turns his life around, as he dedicates himself to performing all he can in order to raise the needed funds to help her to hear again. Several highlights from well-known operas are included in the performance segments of the story, showing to full effect Lanza's stunning tenor voice. First thrown into the spotlight in the 1958 film The Student Prince, Lanza's performance in films got him unjustly banned from the stage at the Metropolitan Opera. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

Gellebte Corinna (Beloved Corinna) was adapted from a novel by Robert Pilchowski. The title character is played by Swiss leading lady Elizabeth Mueller, whose second film this was. An impressionable country girl, Corinna follows her urban lover (Hans Soehnker) to the Big City, only to discover that he is already married. Her disillusionment is dissipated when it develops that the supposedly caddish Romeo is actually sincere in his affections for her, and that his wife is the real villain of the piece. Surprisingly old-fashioned in its approach, Gellebte Corinna nonetheless struck a responsive chord with its target audience. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

The reminiscences of a maid provide the basis for this German drama. The story is told via flashback. The maid recalls the affair between she and the employer who fell in love with her. They are separated, but then they come back together. All of this is from the imagination of the screenwriter who while sauntering about looking for inspiration, sees a couple walking on the street. His resulting story is interspliced with an actor who interprets the story. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

In this German drama, a man tries to prevent his niece, a hooker, from falling in love with a drunken sailor. The film was originally banned by Nazi propaganda minister Goebbels, as it presented an unflattering view of German soldiers. After the war, the film became very popular. No English translation is available for the film. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

In this German comedy, a man leaves his wife to be with his mistress, a singer. Unfortunately, like the dog in the manger, he gets jealous when another man begins courting his ex-wife. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

In this Swedish drama, four graduates of an industrial design school team up and form a small business. The protagonist is so excited by the venture that she turns down the proposal of her dashing instructor. Time passes and her three partners lose interest in the business for different reasons. This leaves the heroine who has a change of heart and decides to forgo the business and marry the instructor after all. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

In this comedy, a plucky woman visiting the south of France attempts to catch herself a movie star. To help her, she cons a womanizing count to woo her and make her boyfriend jealous. Unfortunately, it backfires and the count falls for her. She then hatches a new scheme in which the count and the movie star kidnap her. Along the way, the movie star offends her and she goes running back to the count. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide