List of the best Francis Lederer movies: The Pursuit of Happiness(1934), Man of Two Worlds(1934), One Rainy Afternoon(1936), Voice in the Wind(1944), Terror Is a Man(1959), The Return of Dracula(1958), The Gay Deception(1935), Stolen Identity(1953), Confessions of a Nazi Spy(1939), Captain Carey, U.S.A.(1950), The Bridge of San Luis Rey(1944), Million Dollar Weekend(1948) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1934
80 Minutes
Max Christmann
Francis Lederer Joan Bennett Charles Ruggles Mary Boland Minor Watson Adrian Morris Barbara Barondess Walter Kingsford Duke York Burr Caruth Jules Cowles
hessian violinist beautiful woman innkeeper daughter father charming amusing witty connecticut barn inn romance culture clash american revolutionary war dessertion romantic dilemma love pursuit american revolution
Lederer is a Hessian soldier who defects to the Americans during the Revolutionary War.He falls in love with a Yankee girl, but a thuggish local militiaman jealously makes things hard for him while he's a prisoner of war.
Drama
USA
1934
97 Minutes
Aigo
Francis Lederer Elissa Landi Henry Stephenson J. Farrell MacDonald Walter Byron Forrester Harvey Ivan F. Simpson Lumsden Hare Christian Rub Emile Chautard Steffi Duna
A British explorer brings an Eskimo hunter to London, where he misreads a woman.
Romance
USA
1936
75 Minutes
Philippe Martin
Francis Lederer Ida Lupino Hugh Herbert Roland Young Erik Rhodes Joseph Cawthorn Countess Liev de Maigret Donald Meek Georgia Caine Richard Carle Mischa Auer
actor young woman mistress fiancé father husband lighthearted playful paris movie theater courtroom jail ice-skating rink theater reputation romance acting mishaps scandal father/daughter relationship
Actor Philippe Martin and his married date Yvonne plan to neck in a darkened cinema, but he gets the wrong seat and mistakenly kisses lovely Monique, a publisher's daughter. An absurd ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1944
74 Minutes
Jan Volny
Francis Lederer Luis Alberni J. Edward Bromberg David Cota Olga Fabian Alexander Granach Sigrid Gurie J. Carrol Naish Hans Schumm
A concert pianist has lost his memory, the result of his being arrested and tortured by the Nazis during the war for playing a banned song. He journeys to the island of Guadelupe to try to ... See full summary »
Horror
1959
89 Minutes
Dr. Charles Girard
mad scientist creature castaway wife assistant servant dark chilling campy island laboratory philippines boat shipwreck science gone awry experiments man vs. beast supernatural creatures metamorphosis
A shipwrecked sailor (Richard Derr) finds a mad doctor (Francis Lederer) turning a panther into a human on Blood Island.
Horror
1958
77 Minutes
Count Dracula
Francis Lederer Norma Eberhardt Ray Stricklyn Jimmy Baird Greta Grandstedt Virginia Vincent
Gone to California without a passport, Dracula (Francis Lederer) poses as an artist and moves in with a family.
Romance
1935
76 Minutes
Sandro
A sweepstakes winner (Frances Dee) checks into a New York hotel and meets a prince (Francis Lederer) posing as a bellboy.
Mystery & Thriller
1953
88 Minutes
Claude Manelli
Francis Lederer Donald Buka Joan Camden Adrienne Gessner Inge Konrads Gisele Wilke Herman Erhard Egon von Jordan Manfred Inger
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1939
102 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson Francis Lederer George Sanders Paul Lukas Henry O'Neill Lya Lys Grace Stafford James Stephenson Sig Ruman Frederic Tozere Dorothy Tree
fbi agent nazi spy doctor melodramatic patriotic chilling united states europe germany new york state fbi espionage nazism confession pursuit wretched excess 1930s
FBI agent Ed Renard investigates the pre-War espionage activities of the German-American Bund.
Drama
USA
1950
83 Minutes
Barone Rocco de Graffi
Alan Ladd Wanda Hendrix Francis Lederer Celia Lovsky Angela Clarke Richard Avonde Joseph Calleia Roland Winters Frank Puglia Luis Alberni Jane Nigh
captain secret agent young man traitor love interest young woman intense gutsy patriotic milan small town battlefield family home world war ii secret mission betrayal reunion war crime military quest
A group of agents in the U.S. Office of Strategic Services (forerunner of the C.I.A.) are sent to Italy during World War II to spy on the Germans. Most of them are killed because of an ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1944
89 Minutes
Esteban, Manuel
A rope bridge over a gorge in the Peruvian Andes snaps, sending five people plunging to their deaths. A priest sets out to find out more about the life of each of the victims.
Mystery & Thriller
1948
72 Minutes
Alan Marker
Gene Raymond Stephanie Paull Francis Lederer
An embezzler (Gene Raymond) woos a widow (Stephanie Paull) in Hawaii, then loses his loot to a bad guy (Francis Lederer) and tries to get it back.
Drama
1929
110 Minutes
Alwa Schön
Louise Brooks Fritz Kortner Francis Lederer Carl Goetz Alice Roberts Daisy d'Ora Krafft-Raschig Michael v. Newlinsky Sig Arno Gustav Diessl
sexy woman publisher circus performer theatrical producer friend creepy intricate melodramatic family home ship train theater london infatuation love ambition wretched excess fall 1880s
G.W. Pabst's account of a young woman's downfall emphasizes years of her catering to her sexual appetite.
Comedy
1939
94 Minutes
Jacques Picot
Claudette Colbert Don Ameche John Barrymore Francis Lederer Mary Astor Elaine Barrie Hedda Hopper Rex O'Malley Monty Woolley Armand Kaliz Lionel Pape
showgirl taxi driver wealthy man socialite baroness playful crafty paris party disguise high society cheating schemes courtship love pursuit 1930s
A Paris cabby (Don Ameche) chases a chorus girl (Claudette Colbert) hired by a rich man (John Barrymore) to pose as a baroness.
Comedy, Drama
1946
86 Minutes
Joseph
Paulette Goddard Burgess Meredith Hurd Hatfield Francis Lederer Judith Anderson Florence Bates Irene Ryan Reginald Owen
A gold-digging chambermaid (Paulette Goddard) eyes her brooding master (Hurd Hatfield) and drives a valet to murder.
Mystery & Thriller
USA|Portugal
1956
90 Minutes
Seraphim
Ray Milland Maureen O'Hara Claude Rains Yvonne Furneaux Francis Lederer Percy Marmont Jay Novello Edward Chapman
femme fatale smuggler prisoner husband wife mysterious man tense witty thrilling melodramatic lisbon, portugal boat prison port smuggling murder plot inheritance iron curtain hidden agenda mission
High stakes battle of wits and morals between gentlemen crooks, set in beautiful Portugal. A smuggler is hired to kidnap the rich husband of an American woman who's just arrived in Lisbon, Portugal.