Film director Berthold Viertel: biography, career, and where

Die heilige Flamme

William Dieterle, Berthold Viertel

Gustav Fröhlich, Dita Parlo

This is the German-language version of 1929's "The Sacred Flame", from the W. Somerset Maugham play, shot by Warner Bros. in Hollywood with a German-speaking cast.

The Holy Flames

1931

США

The Wiser Sex

Berthold Viertel

Claudette Colbert, Melvyn Douglas

A young woman goes undercover to gather evidence to free her boyfriend, an attorney who has been framed for a murder he didn't commit.

The Wiser Sex

7.0 ⚠️ 1932

США, комедия

The Passing of the Third Floor Back

Berthold Viertel

Conrad Veidt, René Ray

The tenants of an old London boarding house spend their time in petty bickering and sniping until a mysterious stranger arrives at their door.

The Passing of the Third Floor Back

6.9 ⚠️ 1935

Великобритания, драма

Little Friend

Berthold Viertel

Matheson Lang, Lydia Sherwood

A girl becomes an unwilling witness in her parents' scandalous divorce case.

Little Friend

6.7 ⚠️ 1934

драма

The Magnificent Lie

Berthold Viertel

Ruth Chatterton, Ralph Bellamy

A nightclub singer, taking pity on a blind soldier, pretends that she is the woman he once loved before he was wounded.

The Magnificent Lie

6.3 ⚠️ 1931

драма

The Spy

Berthold Viertel

Kay Johnson, Neil Hamilton

1931 picture starring Kay Johnson.

The Spy

6.0 ⚠️ 1931

США

The Man from Yesterday

Berthold Viertel

Claudette Colbert, Clive Brook

A woman whose husband never came home from World War I finds herself in love with her doctor. She travels with him to Switzerland, and as they check into the hotel there, she is astounded to see her supposedly dead husband.

The Man from Yesterday

5.9 ⚠️ 1932

США, драма

Die Abenteuer eines Zehnmarkscheines

Berthold Viertel

Agnes Müller, Mary Nolan

Only the trailer survives.

Die Abenteuer eines Zehnmarkscheines

5.8 ⚠️ 1926

Германия, криминал

Man Trouble

Berthold Viertel

Milton Sills, Dorothy Mackaill

A hard-boiled nightclub owner saves a beautiful young girl from drowning. He promptly falls in love with her, but she prefers a younger, more-genteel lover.

Man Trouble

5.7 ⚠️ 1930

США, криминал

Rhodes of Africa

Berthold Viertel

Walter Huston, Oskar Homolka

Rhodes of Africa is a 1936 British biographical film charting the life of Cecil Rhodes. It was directed by Berthold Viertel and starred Walter Huston, Oskar Homolka, Basil Sydney and Bernard Lee.

Rhodes of Africa

5.6 ⚠️ 1936

Великобритания, драма

Nora

Berthold Viertel

Olga Tschechowa, Carl Ebert

Adaptation of A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen.

Nora

5.6 ⚠️ 1923

Германия