Movies by Theo Lingen

Liebe muss verstanden sein

Liebe muss verstanden sein

Hurrah, the School Is Burning

Hurrah, the School Is Burning

A new teacher, Dr. Dr. Bach, is transferred from his quiet village elementary school to the Mommsen Gymnasium, bringing along his nephew Jan. Bach's lackadaisical methods raise the suspicions of the other teachers.

Wie werde ich Filmstar

Wie werde ich Filmstar

Trees Are Blooming in Vienna

Trees Are Blooming in Vienna

The Charm of La Bohème

The Charm of La Bohème

René and his two artist friends lead a meager but careless life in a Parisian small apartment, their main worry being to avoid the housekeeper. Whenever they get some money they call more friends in and celebrate. This is how he meets beautiful but fragile Denise, who wants to be a singer as himself, and they fall in love. Yet when she finds out her real condition she takes a drastic decision which will determine their fates. La Bohème arias, and more.

Mein Name ist Lampe

Mein Name ist Lampe

A mix-up results in a normal man becoming a dentist.

The Indian Tomb

The Indian Tomb

After the events of Der Tiger von Eschnapur, Maharadscha Chandra is ready to execute his well-planned vengeance, in which German architect Peter Fürbringer, his fiancée Irene and his assistant will have to fight for their lives amidst a revolt fueled by traitor Prinz Ramigani.

Lady Dracula

Lady Dracula

A beautiful blonde bitten by Count Dracula 100 years previously is unearthed in Vienna, and soon she goes on a killing spree.

Tante Trude aus Buxtehude

Tante Trude aus Buxtehude

Dolly is making a career

Dolly is making a career

Musical vehicle for up and coming Dolly Haas, as a would be actress with a would be composer boyfriend. She sings,at one point, that she has the walk of (Lilian) Harvey, the mouth of Garbo and the legs of Dietrich.

Die Nacht vor der Premiere

Die Nacht vor der Premiere

No More Love

No More Love

An American millionaire, who had always bad luck with women, bets that he can live without them for five years. But after four and a half years traveling around on his yacht, he rescues a lady from drowning in the English Channel.

Glück muß man haben

Glück muß man haben

The Testament of Cornelius Gulden

The Testament of Cornelius Gulden

Schuß um Mitternacht

Schuß um Mitternacht

Kathrin von Hagen runs an extremely successful guesthouse in the stylish Löwenberg Castle. Kathrin also has a passion that she pursues with dedication: writing. She would love to see her latest crime play on stage, but the publisher Thomas Brand, who is currently a guest in her hotel, doesn't think much of the work. Some of Kathrin's friends decide to help her by performing a key scene in the play on site and thereby prove to Brand that the play has dramatic potential. No sooner said than done: the castle's library is chosen as the performan...

A Girl You Don't Forget

A Girl You Don't Forget

A GIRL YOU DON'T FORGET can be thought of as a backstage musical that treats the whole world as backstage. Melodies seem to be buzzing through the air, available to anyone in the right state of mind. Willi Forst always is, and he is also an actor who can transform any space into a stage. Fritz Kortner, one of the defining personalities of the German theatre scene of the 1920s, makes the most of his star’s talent in an intricately constructed romantic comedy that believes in the truth of artifice. Forst plays Paul Hartwig, a wannabe actor who...

Almenrausch und Edelweiß

Almenrausch und Edelweiß

Viennese Spirit

Viennese Spirit

A musical comedy directed by Willi Forst.

Die Austernlilli

Die Austernlilli

The Parisian restaurant "At the Oyster King's" is looking for a new waitress, whose job would be to crack open oysters with a newfangled oyster cracker (how exciting!). But who would have thought that this newfound invention would lead to so much turmoil (they're French, aren't they?)?! Through a mix-up, Lilli Dupont gets the job. But Lilli is no waitress, but rather a talented singer, waiting in vain for an engagement. She takes the job and soon every male visitor is laying at her feet. So that Lilli doesn't constantly have to fight of...