Nils Asther
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Nils Anton Alfhild Asther (17 January 1897 - 13 October 1981) was a Danish-born Swedish actor active in Hollywood from 1926 to the mid 1950s, known for his beautiful face and often called "the male Greta Garbo". Between 1916 and 1963 he appeared in over 70 feature films, 16 done in the silent era. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nils Anton Alfhild Asther, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Bluebeard
as Inspector LefevreYoung female models are being strangled. Will law enforcement be able to stop the crime wave...
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The Bitter Tea of General Yen
as General YenAn American missionary is gradually seduced by a courtly warlord holding her in Shanghai.
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Son of Lassie
as OlavLaddie (Son of Lassie) and his master are trapped in Norway during WW2 - has he inherited his...
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A Trip to Mars
as Martian citizenThe navy captain Avanti Planetaros is inspired by his astronomer-father to travel through outer...
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Alaska
as Thomas LerouxA man who has been framed on a murder charge is placed in the custody of a crooked U.S. marshal,...
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Letty Lynton
as Emile RenaulSocialite Letty Lynton is returning to New York, abandoning one-time lover Emile Renaul in South...
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Night Monster
as Agor SinghKurt Ingston, a rich recluse, invites the doctors who left him a hopeless cripple to his...
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The Cossacks
as Prince Olenin StieshneffStirring romance, hard riding, desperate fighting with the Cossacks playing their game of war...
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The Norrtull Gang
as uncreditedA collective of office girls and their tribulations in the male world, female solidarity, the...
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Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer
as Self (archive footage)A journey through Swedish queer film history.
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The Hour Before the Dawn
as Kurt van der BreughelA beautiful Austrian refugee in England--who is also a Nazi agent--marries a scholarly English...
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By Candlelight
as Prince Alfred Von RommerA beautiful woman mistakes a Prince's butler for the Prince.
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Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
as Constanzo LabardiA variety of predicaments arise to distract Dr. Kildare from his wedding to Nurse Mary Lamont.
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Dream of Love
as Prince MauritzA duke has deposed Prince Mauritz's father, so Mauritz spends his time in affairs with a...
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Mystery Broadcast
as Ricky MorenoA radio detective sets out to solve an old murder case, with the help of her sound man and...
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Flying Blind
as Eric KarolekA spy steals a secret military device, then hijacks an airliner to get away. The airliner...
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Lady in White
as Simon EkA ghost called Vita Frun (White Lady) is accused of several murders. Detective Hillman is...
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Love Time
as Franz SchubertRomaticized biopic about the life of composer Franz Schubert.
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Laugh, Clown, Laugh
as Count Luigi RavelliA despairing clown suffering a broken heart and a self-indulgent count who uncontrollably laughs...
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The Single Standard
as Packy CannonA bored socialite finds fleeting romance with an artist.
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Submarine Alert
as Dr. Arthur HunekerNazi spies use a stolen shortwave transmitter prototype to broadcast top secret shipping info to...
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Our Dancing Daughters
as NormanA flapper sets her hat for a man with a hard-drinking wife.
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Sweater Girl
as Prof. Henri MenardCollege students attempt to solve a series of murders on campus while also trying to put...
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The Night of January 16th
as Bjorn FaulknerAccused of killing her employer, financier Bjorn Faulkner, Kit is championed by wisecracking...
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The Sea Bat
as CarlThe sister of a sponge diver killed by a stingray loves an escaped convict posing as a priest.
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The Man in Half Moon Street
as Dr. Julian KarellA British doctor and painter must kill for the glands he needs to stop the aging process.
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Storm at Daybreak
as Capt. Geza PeterySarajevo June 28, 1914. Dushan, the Serbian mayor of a Hungarian town, has come to see the...
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Madame Spy
as Capt. FranckMaria is married to Captain Franck of German Intelligence. He does not know she is a Russian...
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Sorrell and Son
as Christopher 'Kit' SorrellStephen Sorrell, a decorated war hero, raises his son Kit alone after Kit's mother deserts...
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The Night Before the Divorce
as Victor RoselleMarital comedy with a dash of murder.
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Wild Orchids
as Prince de GaceA prince in J... tries to seduce his visitor's wife, but he's discovered.
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Abdul the Damned
as Kadar Pasha, Chief of PoliceIn 1908, Sultan Abdul Hamid rules the Turkish Empire, but he is faced with the threat of revolt...
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When Darkness Falls
as Vicar Tord EkstedtYoung Elisabeth comes to Västlinge to meet her old relative, the vicar and and his young...
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The Washington Masquerade
as Henri BrennerAn honest, talented and well respected attorney defeats a corrupt incumbent U.S. Senator. After...
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But the Flesh Is Weak
as Prince PaulA poor-but-charming father and son try to enter high society by marrying rich English widows.
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The Wings
as Aspiring actorThe story is that of a conniving countess coming between a gay sculptor, Claude Zoret, and his...
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The Right To Romance
as Dr. Helmuth HepplingAgainst her better judgment, a dedicated and hard-working plastic surgeon (Ann Harding) finds...
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The Feathered Serpent
as Paul EvansIn order to learn the location of a fabled Aztec treasure, a professor kidnaps his colleague,...
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The Blue Danube
as Erich von StatzenMarguerite, the beauty of an Austrian village, loves the poverty-stricken Baron Erich von...
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Jealousy
as Peter UrbanA female cabbie is suspected of killing her drunken husband.
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Svenska Floyd
as Vincent MitellaThe world-famous Swedish boxer Flosse travels to Italy to fight for the world boxing title. In...
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The Gyurkovics Boys
as Bandi GyurkovicsMr. and Mrs. Gyurkovics have a dozen children the oldest of which, the twins Géza and Bandi,...
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Topsy and Eva
as George ShelbyTopsy, a Black slave girl who "jes' growed" is auctioned but nobody will bid. A young girl named...
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Love's Crucible
as ApprenticeAt the end of the middle ages, Ursula is accused of having poisoned her own husband. She claims...
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Wrath of the Seas
as Torpedooffizier Günther AdenriedThe film portrays the Imperial German Navy during the First World War, particularly the Battle...
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That Man from Tangier
as HenriMary Ellen travels abroad and ends up marrying a Count while she is intoxicated. The Count...
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The Man Who Lost Himself
as Peter RansomeJohn Evans encounters his lookalike, Malcolm Scott. When Scott is killed in an accident, Evans...
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Loves of an Actress
as Raoul DuvalRachel becomes the leading actress in the Comédie Française through the patronage of three...
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If I Were Free
as Tono CasanoveA recently divorced interior decorator falls in love with a married barrister.
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Do You Remember?
as (archive footage)Compilation film with scenes from different Swedish silent films, many of the films have since...
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The Golden Butterfly
as Andy McFarlandA restaurant cashier, who has a mutual attraction to the restauranteur, has a secret passion for...
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Gudrun
as Mr. RoscoeDanish drama about a young woman's rites of passage in finding romance.
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The Crime Doctor
as Gary PattenWhen he finds out that his wife is having an affair, a criminologist commits the perfect...
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The Cardboard Lover
as AndreA ditzy American girl visiting Monte Carlo is hired by a tennis champ to be his "cardboard...
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Love, Honor and Goodbye
as Tony LinnardA lawyer's wife walks out on him, then poses as a French nurse to spy on him.
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Screen Snapshots (Series 12, No. 2)
as HimselfA Columbia Pictures promotional short which explains how a movie is made.
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Forced Landing
as Col. Jan GolasOn faraway Mosaque, an American pilot finds that he is in a desperate struggle with a military...
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Carl XII:s kurir
as Stanislaus, Potockis nevöAdjutant general Axel Roos is selected by King Charles XII to deliver a message to the court...
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