An American man marries a Serbian immigrant who fears that she will turn into the cat person of her homeland’s fables if they are intimate together.
The Lodger (1944)
A landlord is forced to take in a lodger due to financial hardship. He seems like a nice young man, but they suspect him of being Jack The Ripper because of some mysterious, suspicious habits, and fears for her beautiful actress niece who lives with them.
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
A bogus preacher marries an outlaw’s gullible widow in search of the man’s hidden loot. The widow’s children are reluctant to divulge details of their father’s money that he’d stolen in a robbery.
An illusionist turns a shadowy puppet show into a violent premonition of what might occur if the wife of a jealous German baron continues to flirt with dinner guests.
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler (1922)
A criminal mastermind, Dr Mabuse, collects a fortune using unethical and murderous means, henchmen, disguises and hypnoses. But a resolute cop, is determined to jail him.
Genuine (1920)
Director Wiene created Genuine as a follow-up to his massively successful film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, using the same writer and cinematographer who had worked on the earlier film. Genuine is an ancient and cruel divinity, who seduces men and induce them to kill as a proof of love.
Destiny ( Der Mude Tod)- 1921 As a young couple stops and rests in a small village inn, the man is abducted by Death and sequestered behind a huge doorless, windowless wall. Death gives the woman three chances to save her fiancé from his fate.The Hands of Orlac- 1924 After losing his hands in an accident, a world-famous pianist receives transplanted hands that once belonged to a murderer.Waxworks-1924 A wax museum owner employs a poet (William Dieterle) to create stories for his pieces. The poet dutifully pens disturbing tales, envisioning himself as a significant character in each story — a baker sentenced to death by the Caliph of Baghdad (Emil Jannings), a Russian prince contending with the deadly paranoia of Ivan the Terrible (Conrad Veidt) and a man who is pursued through the haunting streets of London by Jack the Ripper (Werner Krauss).
The UFA was a German motion picture company founded in December 1917. It was located in Berlin and was the best equipped and most modern in the world. Its purpose originally was to promote German culture and WW1 propaganda. In 1923, the studio acquired one of the worlds largest production facilities, however, due to the increasing popularity the UFA suffered financial crisis, compelling the studio to produce mostly inexpensive documentary films.
On the brink of financial ruin the company was bought by Alfred Hugenberg in 1927. The resulting National Socialist films proved popular in Germany, however, rising production costs and shrinking international market led to large deficits.
The government purchased the company in 1937 and the content was highly controlled but after the second world war ended in 1945, a new company was launched in 1956 that eventually went bankrupt, and has now been incorporated into other companies.
The UFA was a movie company within Germany which was founded in December 1917. It was mainly used for propaganda for WW1 and to promote German Culture. During the 1930’s and 40’s it was used for Nazi propaganda due to it being purchased by Alfred Hugenberg in 1927, these films proved very popular within Germany at this time however internationally they were received very poorly due to the policies being shown within the films.
The government purchased the company from Alfred in 1937 and went bankrupt in 1945, was started up again in 1956 and declared bankruptcy again and so was absorbed into other companies and that is how the UFA still exists
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