Robert A. Stemmle
Die Pyramide des Sonnengottes
Mexico, 1864. The country is divided by the struggle against the French occupation and emperor Maximilian. The German doctor Karl Sternau and his friend Andreas Hasenpfeffer come to love the country and support the cause of the proud Mexicans.
Der Schatz der Azteken
Dr. Karl Sternau, the personal physician of the count Bismarck, who spent much of his youth in Mexico, is sent back to that country during the occupation by French troops in the service of the Austrian 'Emperor' Maximilian, to carry an encouraging letter from U.S. President Lincoln to the nationalist Mexican president Benito Juarez.
Old Shatterhand
Renegades trying to get the army to abandon their fort get the Indians addicted to whiskey, then convince them to attack and drive out the soldiers.
Die Gruft mit dem Rätselschloss
Mobsters conspire to loot another criminal's treasure secured in an enormous booby-trapped vault.
Das Ungeheuer von London-City
Then the spirit of Jack the Ripper seems to be very much alive in 1960s London as a series of brutal slayings by the Monster of London City has Scotland Yard baffled. In a macabre coincidence, a new play about the famous murderer is about to become a major West End hit... and the leading man is rapidly becoming the prime suspect!
Der Henker von London
A group of hooded vigilantes hang wrong-doers with a rope stolen from Scotland Yard's Black Museum.
Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse
Dr. Mabuse has been locked away for years in an insane asylum. Suddenly crimes start occurring and no one knows the culprit. A detective goes to visit the Doctor to find some sort of clues to the robberies.
Almost Angels
Despite his father's opinions, a working-class Austrian boy joins the Vienna Boys' Choir and proves to be unusually talented. However, the head chorister becomes jealous and will do everything in his power to ruin his rival's performance.
Die seltsame Gräfin
Strange fortune hunters are behind a girl's murder in this Edgar Wallace tale.
Der letzte Zeuge
Courtroom drama about the murder of a four-month-old baby. Police almost immediately arrest the mother Ingrid, who is the mistress of the father, a rich business VIP married to someone else. His position and wealth keep him insulated from suspicion.
Affaire Blum
Dr. Blum, a Jewish manufacturer, is falsely accused of a murder. Even when the real killer’s identity becomes evident, the state prosecutor refuses to accept Blum’s innocence.
Der Mann, der Sherlock Holmes war
Two dubious characters disguise themselves as Holmes and Watson to gain attention and end up chasing counterfeiters and stolen stamps.
La kermesse héroïque
Flanders, Hispanic Monarchy, 1616. The inhabitants of the small town of Boom are busy organizing the annual local festivities when the arrival of the Duke of Olivares, who rules the country on behalf of the King Philip III of Spain, is announced.