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1. Prejudice & Pride: Swedish Film Queer (2022)
100 min | Documentary
Prejudice and Pride is a rainbow colored roller coaster ride through a stunning collection of films. From Mauritz Stiller's filming of the world's first gay romance in 1916 to Sweden's exciting new wave of Scandinavian transgender films.
Director: Eva Beling | Stars: Levan Akin, Harriet Andersson, Nils Asther, Saga Becker
Votes: 102
2. Suddenly, a Woman! (1963)
100 min | Drama, Romance
Gudrun is the lovely girl who embodies all the good things that one attributes to a young person - in a way an ordinary girl, but still one who is different. She is diligent, a girl who ... See full summary »
Director: Anker Sørensen | Stars: Laila Andersson, Jørgen Buckhøj, Poul Reichhardt, Nils Asther
Votes: 24
3. Vita frun (1962)
109 min | Mystery, Thriller
A ghost called Vita Frun (White Lady) is accused of several murders. Detective Hillman is contacted to resolve the case.
Director: Arne Mattsson | Stars: Nils Asther, Anita Björk, Jan Malmsjö, Karl-Arne Holmsten
Votes: 235
4. Svenska Floyd (1961)
92 min | Comedy
The world-famous Swedish boxer Flosse travels to Italy to fight for the world boxing title. In Rome he meets the nightclub singer Lollo.
Director: Börje Nyberg | Stars: Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt, Arne Källerud, Barbro Svensson, Nils Asther
Votes: 51
5. When Darkness Falls (1960)
113 min | Crime, Mystery
Young Elisabeth comes to Västlinge to meet her old relative, the vicar and and his young daughter. She is going to spend the Christmas there in peace and quiet but on Christmas Eve, the ... See full summary »
Director: Arne Mattsson | Stars: Nils Asther, Karl-Arne Holmsten, Birgitta Pettersson, Elsa Prawitz
Votes: 231
6.
Ponds Theater (1953– )
Episode:
Dodsworth
(1954)
60 min | Drama
A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that they want very different things from life.
Stars: Nils Asther, Flora Campbell, Irene Manning, Anthony Ross
7. That Man from Tangier (1953)
Approved | 82 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Mary Ellen travels abroad and ends up marrying a Count while she is intoxicated. The Count disappears and with the aid of her father, George, she tracks down his address in the Casbah, only... See full summary »
Directors: Luis María Delgado, Robert Elwyn | Stars: Nils Asther, Roland Young, Nancy Coleman, Margaret Wycherly
Votes: 35
8. Ponds Theater (1953– )
60 min | Drama
Stars: Valerie Cossart, Harry Townes, Mildred Dunnock, Carmen Mathews
Votes: 50
9.
Studio One (1948–1958)
Episode:
The Magic Lantern
(1953)
60 min | Drama
A theatrical family heads out to Hollywood as the motion picture industry begins.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Nils Asther, James Dunn, Betty Furness, Leatrice Joy
10.
Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode:
Something to Celebrate
(1952)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Fielder Cook | Stars: Anna Appel, Nils Asther, Eva Gerson, Signe Hasso
11.
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950–1957)
Episode:
Candles for Therese
(1952)
Drama
Following World War II, American painter Richard Clyde travels to a French village that was occupied by the Germans. His purpose is to find the traitor who caused his brother to be murdered... See full summary »
Stars: Robert Montgomery, Robert Sterling, Grace Kelly, Nils Asther
12.
The Adventures of Ellery Queen (1950–1956)
Episode:
Ticket to Nowhere
(1951)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director: Don Richardson | Stars: Lee Bowman, Florenz Ames, Nils Asther, Rex Marshall
13.
Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
Episode:
Stolen Years
(1951)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Richard Goode | Stars: Francis L. Sullivan, Lola Albright, Nils Asther, Ricardo Cortez
14.
Starlight Theatre (1950–1951)
Episode:
The Come-Back
(1951)
Drama
A masseuse, a butler and a chauffeur pull strings to restore a faded movie star.
Director: Curt Conway | Stars: Glenda Farrell, Nils Asther, Melville Cooper, Jack Albertson
15. Lux Video Theatre (1950–1959)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
Live dramatic shows featuring Hollywood stars, adaptations of motion pictures, and a host accompanying. The host would introduce each act, and would conduct an interview with the stars at the end of the play.
Stars: Ken Carpenter, Jay Jackson, Otto Kruger, Gordon MacRae
Votes: 152
16. Robert Montgomery Presents (1950–1957)
60 min | Drama
Actor, Producer, and Director Robert Montgomery introduced each telecast, sometimes interviewing one of the stars, and sometimes appearing in the play.
Stars: Robert Montgomery, John Newland, Vaughn Taylor, Elizabeth Montgomery
Votes: 134
17. The Adventures of Ellery Queen (1950–1956)
30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Ellery Queen was a mystery writer who assisted his father, a detective with the New York Police Department, in solving murders. Queen's methods were arcane and intellectual rather than ... See full summary »
Stars: Florenz Ames, Lee Bowman, Rex Marshall, Hugh Marlowe
Votes: 65
18. Starlight Theatre (1950–1951)
30 min | Drama
Stars: Mary Sinclair, Durward Kirby, Alfred Ryder, Virginia Gilmore
Votes: 27
19. Samson and Delilah (1949)
Approved | 134 min | Drama, Family, History
When strongman Samson rejects the love of the beautiful Philistine woman Delilah, she seeks vengeance that brings horrible consequences they both regret.
Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature, George Sanders, Angela Lansbury
Votes: 8,922 | Gross: $28.80M
20. Studio One (1948–1958)
60 min | Drama
A pinnacle of the Golden Age of Television, "Studio One" presented a wide range of memorable dramas and received eighteen Emmy nominations and five wins during its prestigious nine-year run on CBS.
Stars: Betty Furness, Paul Branson, Charlton Heston, Mary Sinclair
Votes: 328
21. The Feathered Serpent (1948)
Approved | 61 min | Crime, Mystery
Charlie Chan and his two eldest sons, investigate a murderous gang who is forcing an archaeologist to search for a treasure in Mexico.
Director: William Beaudine | Stars: Roland Winters, Keye Luke, Mantan Moreland, Victor Sen Yung
Votes: 417
22. Son of Lassie (1945)
Approved | 102 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Laddie (Son of Lassie !) and his master are trapped in Norway during WW2 - has he inherited his mothers famous courage ?
Director: S. Sylvan Simon | Stars: Peter Lawford, Donald Crisp, June Lockhart, Nigel Bruce
Votes: 943
23. Jealousy (1945)
Passed | 71 min | Film-Noir, Mystery
The wife of an alcoholic writer must take a job as a taxi driver to make ends meet. A young man she picks up as a fare befriends her, but after her husband is found murdered, the police suspect she and her new friend committed the murder.
Director: Gustav Machatý | Stars: John Loder, Karen Morley, Jane Randolph, Nils Asther
Votes: 233
24. Love, Honor and Goodbye (1945)
Approved | 87 min | Comedy, Romance
Attorney William Baxter and his secretary, Mary Riley, visit Bill's actress-wife Roberta on the set of her play. Her co-star, Tony Linnard, convinces Roberta to keep practicing, despite ... See full synopsis »
Director: Albert S. Rogell | Stars: Virginia Bruce, Edward Ashley, Victor McLaglen, Nils Asther
Votes: 22
25. The Man in Half Moon Street (1944)
Approved | 92 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Horror
A scientist who has found a way to prolong life (he is 120 years old) finds himself in a dilemma: he has fallen in love, and he has also discovered that if he doesn't get new glands, he will die.
Director: Ralph Murphy | Stars: Nils Asther, Helen Walker, Reinhold Schünzel, Paul Cavanagh
Votes: 179
26. Bluebeard (1944)
Passed | 72 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
In Paris, an artist hires portrait models, and after he finishes their portraits, he strangles them.
Director: Edgar G. Ulmer | Stars: John Carradine, Jean Parker, Nils Asther, Ludwig Stössel
Votes: 2,125
27. The Hour Before the Dawn (1944)
Approved | 74 min | Drama, Romance, War
A beautiful Austrian refugee in England--who is also a Nazi agent--marries a scholarly English pacifist. He lives near a secret military base she needs to get information about so she can help in Hitler's planned invasion of England.
Director: Frank Tuttle | Stars: Veronica Lake, Franchot Tone, John Sutton, Binnie Barnes
Votes: 216
28. Alaska (1944)
Approved | 76 min | Drama, Western
A man who has been framed on a murder charge is placed in the custody of a crooked U.S. marshal, who is secretly running a murderous claim-jumping gang.
Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Kent Taylor, Margaret Lindsay, John Carradine, Dean Jagger
Votes: 77
29. Submarine Alert (1943)
Passed | 66 min | Thriller, War
German spies use a stolen shortwave transmitter prototype to broadcast top secret shipping info to an offshore Japanese sub. To nab the spy ring, the U.S. government has the West Coast's top radio engineers fired and shadowed.
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Richard Arlen, Wendy Barrie, Nils Asther, Roger Pryor
Votes: 377
30. Mystery Broadcast (1943)
63 min | Mystery
A radio detective sets out to solve an old murder case, with the help of her sound man and another radio detective. They manage to talk to the people involved in the case, but shortly afterwards the main suspects turn up dead.
Director: George Sherman | Stars: Frank Albertson, Ruth Terry, Nils Asther, Wynne Gibson
Votes: 129
31. Night Monster (1942)
Passed | 73 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Kurt Ingston, a rich recluse, invites the doctors who left him a hopeless cripple to his desolate mansion in the swamps as one by one they meet horrible deaths.
Director: Ford Beebe | Stars: Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill, Leif Erickson, Irene Hervey
Votes: 1,847
32. Sweater Girl (1942)
77 min | Comedy, Musical, Mystery
College students attempt to solve a series of murders on campus while also trying to put together the school's big show.
Director: William Clemens | Stars: Eddie Bracken, June Preisser, Phillip Terry, Nils Asther
Votes: 50
33. The Night Before the Divorce (1942)
Passed | 67 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
George Nordyke is married to Lynn, the perfect wife, but is unhappy about it; his wife is so competent that poor George's masculine ego never gets exercised. But along comes a spider with a... See full summary »
Director: Robert Siodmak | Stars: Lynn Bari, Mary Beth Hughes, Joseph Allen, Nils Asther
Votes: 106
34. The Night of January 16th (1941)
Passed | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
The story revolves around three people; Tycoon Bjorn Faulkner, who is being called upon by his board of directors to explain a missing $20,000,000; Kit Lane, his secretary who also has a ... See full summary »
Director: William Clemens | Stars: Robert Preston, Ellen Drew, Nils Asther, Clarence Kolb
Votes: 147
35. Forced Landing (1941)
Passed | 67 min | Adventure
On faraway Mosaque, an American pilot finds that he is in a desperate struggle with a military officer intent on sabotaging a local fort.
Director: Gordon Wiles | Stars: Richard Arlen, Eva Gabor, J. Carrol Naish, Nils Asther
Votes: 88
36. Flying Blind (1941)
Passed | 69 min | Comedy, Drama
A spy steals a secret military device, then hijacks an airliner to get away. The airliner crashes in the wilderness & the survivors are threatened by a raging forest fire.
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Richard Arlen, Jean Parker, Nils Asther, Marie Wilson
Votes: 140
37. Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (1941)
Passed | 83 min | Drama
It is a week before Dr. Kildare's wedding to pretty Nurse Mary Lamont. The hospital is a-buzz with preparation for the big day. Good old Dr. Gillespie, despite fatigue, has agreed to help a... See full summary »
Director: Harold S. Bucquet | Stars: Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day, Red Skelton
Votes: 380
38. The Man Who Lost Himself (1941)
72 min | Comedy
John Evans encounters his lookalike, Malcolm Scott. When Scott is killed in an accident, Evans finds himself mistaken for Scott and decides to do some good in his new role.
Director: Edward Ludwig | Stars: Brian Aherne, Kay Francis, Henry Stephenson, S.Z. Sakall
Votes: 116
39. Hate in Paradise (1938)
62 min | Drama
Director: Ward Wing | Stars: Nils Asther, Eve Shelley, Gibson Gowland, Cyril Chadwick
40. Make-Up (1937)
72 min | Drama
Bux is born to a circus life. At the wish of his parents he studies to become a surgeon but forsakes a brilliant medical career for that of a circus clown. Joy, his young ward, is secretly ... See full summary »
Director: Alfred Zeisler | Stars: Nils Asther, June Clyde, Judy Kelly, Kenne Duncan
Votes: 15
41. The Prisoner of Corbal (1936)
93 min | Drama, History, Romance
During the French Revolution a young woman is saved from the guillotine by an insurrectionist (Asther). Also called The Prisoner of Corbal.
Directors: Karl Grune, Frederic Brunn | Stars: Nils Asther, Hugh Sinclair, Hazel Terry, Noah Beery
Votes: 42
42. Guilty Melody (1936)
75 min | Drama
A secret message is on a recording.A man who had disappeared for a while may be trying to steal it.His wife, a singer, teams up with a spy chief she has met, to confront her husband.
Director: Richard Pottier | Stars: Nils Asther, Gitta Alpar, John Loder, Don Alcaide
43. Abdul the Damned (1935)
Passed | 79 min | Drama, History
In 1908, Sultan Abdul Hamid faces resistance from the Young Turk party, while also becoming infatuated with a visiting Austrian singer.
Director: Karl Grune | Stars: Fritz Kortner, Nils Asther, John Stuart, Adrienne Ames
Votes: 102
44. The Crime Doctor (1934)
Passed | 73 min | Crime, Drama
When he finds out that his wife is having an affair, a criminologist commits the perfect murder--and pins the crime on his wife's boyfriend so well that the man is convicted of the murder.
Director: John S. Robertson | Stars: Otto Kruger, Karen Morley, Nils Asther, Judith Wood
Votes: 25
45. The Love Captive (1934)
63 min | Drama, Romance
During a high society party, Dr. Alexis Collender offers to hypnotize the host's butler and demonstrate his power of control using a loaded pistol. After the terrified butler refuses to go ... See full synopsis »
Director: Max Marcin | Stars: Gloria Stuart, Nils Asther, Paul Kelly, Alan Dinehart
46. Madame Spy (1934)
Passed | 70 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Maria is married to Captain Franck of German Intelligence. He does not know she is a Russian assigned to spy on him. When he is told to uncover a leak, he vows revenge on his wife.
Director: Karl Freund | Stars: Fay Wray, Nils Asther, Edward Arnold, John Miljan
Votes: 34
47. Love Time (1934)
Approved | 72 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Romaticized biopic about the life of composer Franz Schubert.
Director: James Tinling | Stars: Pat Paterson, Nils Asther, Herbert Mundin, Harry Green
48. Hollywood on Parade No. B-6 (1934)
11 min | Short, Comedy, Musical
Director: Louis Lewyn | Stars: Richard Arlen, Nils Asther, Baby LeRoy, Charles Bickford
Votes: 139
49. By Candlelight (1933)
Passed | 70 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Beautiful woman mistakes a prince's butler for the prince.
Director: James Whale | Stars: Elissa Landi, Paul Lukas, Nils Asther, Dorothy Revier
Votes: 299
50. Storm at Daybreak (1933)
Passed | 78 min | Drama, Romance, War
Sarajevo June 28, 1914. Dushan, the Serbian mayor of a Hungarian town, has come to see the parade of Archduke Ferdinand. While there he runs into Geza, an old friend in the Hungarian Army ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Boleslawski | Stars: Kay Francis, Nils Asther, Walter Huston, Phillips Holmes
Votes: 315