TRAGEDY OF THE STREET (Dirnentragödie) (1927):
Auguste is a prostitute who over time has become tired and apathetic. In spite of that, she reluctantly follows the orders of her pimp Anton, because she has given in to her fate. When one day she meets a man who has collapsed on the street from exhaustion, she takes him to her apartment, where both Anton and a younger colleague, Clarissa, live. The man's gratitude awakens feelings of love in Auguste and she decides to start a new life with him.
Auguste ist eine gealterte, mit den Jahren müde und gleichgültig gewordene Prostituierte. Zwar folgt sie nur widerwillig den Befehlen ihres Zuhälters Anton, doch im Grunde hat sie sich in ihr Schicksal ergeben. Als sie eines Tages einen jungen Mann trifft, der vor Erschöpfung auf der Straße zusammen gebrochen ist, nimmt sie ihn mit in ihre Wohnung, in der sie gemeinsam mit Anton und ihrer jungen Kollegin Clarissa lebt. Die Dankbarkeit des Mannes weckt Liebesgefühle in Auguste und sie fasst den Entschluß, mit ihm ein neues Leben zu beginnen.
DVD-r has German intertitles with switchable English subtitles. Approx. 75 mins. See film quality for audio and video quality!
MERRY GO ROUND (1923):
Life's merry-go-round goes full tilt for Agnes, a virtuous carny at Vienna's Prater just before the Great War. Her father is abused by their cruel boss Huber, who might force himself on Agnes. A Count who's engaged to the daughter of the Minister of Defense chats up Agnes one night while he's slumming; she thinks he's Franz, a necktie salesman, and falls in love with him. Is he using charm and guile to seduce her? Plus there's Bartholomew, a hunchback who's a barker at the Prater; his love for Agnes is unrequited. Are the fates blind or is there reward for virtue?
DVD-r has English intertitles with no subtitles. Approx. 113 mins. See film quality for audio and video quality!