Trude Hesterberg

Fresh out of prison a small-time crook finds his girlfriend's dropped him, which sends him into a murderous rage.

Little Mook searches for the elusive Merchant of Luck. With the help of a pair of magic shoes which enable him to run faster than even the Sultan's fastest runner, and a magic wand that leads to the most splendid of treasures, Little Mook helps his good friend Prince Hassan to win the hand of the lovely Amarza, the Sultan's daughter. (imdb)

A penniless artiste is distracted from her dreams of Hollywood stardom by two hard-up but high-spirited window cleaners, both called Willy.

The Levantine Thomas Zezi had to go to prison for a year and a half for smuggling. Now he is released back into the wild and returns to his home. But there he discovers that his old friend Manopulos has taken up residence in his apartment. To make matters worse, during Zezi's stay in prison he also became the lover of Zezi's girlfriend Jola, who has since run away. The returnee, beside himself with anger, unceremoniously throws the greasy Manopulos out of his four walls.

Der Fall Rosentopf was one of a series of films in which the character of Sally, portrayed by Lubitsch, appeared. This character often came from a small town to a big city as a small apprentice, for example, and subsequently rose through the social ranks.

Tamara becomes addicted to cocaine but hides from her daughter by moving in with the dealer Mangol. The father tells his daughter that her mother has died, but years later the daughter rediscovers her mother appearing on stage. Mangol pursues the daughter, but Tamara intervenes before dying amongst family members.