William Dieterle Movies

An industrialist and a pianist meet on a trip and fall in love. Through a quirk of fate, they are reported dead in a crash though they weren't on the...

Die Weber (1927), a rousing German tale of the 1844 weavers’ revolution.

Story of a South African diamond mine watched over by a sadistic policeman tasked with looking out for smugglers.

Mary Marshall, serving a six year term for accidental manslaughter, is given a Christmas furlough from prison to visit her closest relatives, her...

True story of the doctor who considered it was not immoral to search for a drug that would cure syphilis.

Madame Rinaldi, owner of a bordello, helps thief Mario Forni locate an ancient buried treasure.

Special prosecutor John Conroy hopes to combat organized crime in his city and appoints his cop father Matt as chief investigator. John doesn't...

A prim psychology professor fights to hide a murder she committed in self-defense.

A female editor of a magazine falls in love with her male secretary.

"The Bear Joseph", so named because of a fight with a bear, is rescued by Wally, a farmer's daughter, from a dangerous situation in a vulture's nest....

The wealthy von Wellingens are shocked when the father of their son Fred's fiancée Lia juggles desserts at a formal dinner. They encourage...

Director William Dieterle's film biography of classical composer Richard Wagner stars Carlos Thompson, Yvonne De Carlo, Rita Gam, Alan Badel and...

A true story about Louis Pasteur, who revolutionized medicine by proving that much disease is caused by microbes, that sanitation is paramount and...

Hafiz, a rascally beggar on the periphery of the court of Baghdad, schemes to marry his daughter to royalty and to win the heart of the queen of the...

Two sisters fall in love with the same man. After the wedding, the new husband realizes he may have married the wrong sister.

In the second screen version of The Maltese Falcon, a detective is caught between a lying seductress and a lady jewel thief.

Young peasant Paul's life is one of poverty and hardship from an early age. His lifelong struggle as he is forced to take on the responsibility of...