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Fred Essler

Date of birth: 1895-02-13

Place of birth: Vienna, Austria-Hungary

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Fritz Essler

Fred Essler

Biography

Movie Credits

The Mask of Dimitrios
3.5

The Mask of Dimitrios

1944-06-23

A mystery writer is intrigued by the tale of notorious criminal Dimitrios Makropolous, whose dead bo

The Unsinkable Molly Brown
2.8

The Unsinkable Molly Brown

1964-06-11

The buoyant Molly Brown has survived the first crisis of her life—a flood. Sixteen years later she s

The Benny Goodman Story
3.1

The Benny Goodman Story

1956-02-02

Young Benny Goodman is taught clarinet by a music professor. He is advised to play whichever kind of

The Admiral Was a Lady
3

The Admiral Was a Lady

1950-08-04

Ex-WAVE encounters four fun-loving, work-hating men, all of whom want to marry her.

The Money Trap
2.4

The Money Trap

1965-09-07

When half a million dollars disappears from a doctor office's safe, the cops assigned to the burglar

Saratoga Trunk
2.9

Saratoga Trunk

1945-11-21

An opportunistic Texas gambler and the exiled Creole daughter of an aristocratic family join forces

Hot Rod Girl
2.1

Hot Rod Girl

1956-07-04

After his kid brother is killed in a street race, a champion drag-racer quits racing. However, a new

The White Tower
2.8

The White Tower

1950-06-24

Mountain climbers in the Swiss Alps mull over past problems while trying to conquer a perilous peak.

The Unwritten Code
2.8

The Unwritten Code

1944-10-26

A Nazi spy sneaks into the U.S., hoping to release hundreds of German prisoners. He fails, but not u

The I Don't Care Girl
3.3

The I Don't Care Girl

1953-01-14

This semi-film within a film opens in the office of producer George Jessel, who never saw a camera h

What Next, Corporal Hargrove?
2

What Next, Corporal Hargrove?

1945-11-21

An Army corporal and his con-man sidekick take a shortcut to heroism in World War II France.

My Gun Is Quick
2.7

My Gun Is Quick

1957-08-01

Detective Mike Hammer's investigation of a murder puts him in the middle between warring jewel thiev

My Man Godfrey
3.2

My Man Godfrey

1957-10-11

The eccentric Bullock household again need a new butler. Daughter Irene encounters bedraggled Godfre

Faithful in My Fashion
3.1

Faithful in My Fashion

1946-08-21

A U.S. Army sergeant is home on leave to reconnect with his girlfriend he hopes to marry. However, i

Scarlet Street
3.8

Scarlet Street

1945-12-25

Cashier and part-time starving artist Christopher Cross is absolutely smitten with the beautiful Kit

Every Girl Should Be Married
3

Every Girl Should Be Married

1948-12-25

Anabel Sims is determined to find the perfect husband. She thinks she's found her man in Madison Bro

Wintertime
1.8

Wintertime

1943-09-17

Nora and her uncle get railroaded into spending the night at a broken-down hotel in Canada. After No

Up in Arms
2.8

Up in Arms

1944-02-17

Hypochondriac Danny Weems gets drafted and accidentally smuggles his girlfriend aboard his Pacific-b

G.I. Blues
3.3

G.I. Blues

1960-11-23

Stationed in West Germany, soldier Tulsa McLean hopes to open up a nightclub when he gets out of the

Messenger of Peace
0

Messenger of Peace

1947-10-30

Poignant true story of Pastor Armin Ritter, who is sent to build a church in a backwoods community a

Around the World
2.5

Around the World

1943-11-27

Bandleader Kay Kyser takes his troupe of nutty musicians, goofball comics and pretty girl singers on

Behind the Rising Sun
2.9

Behind the Rising Sun

1943-08-01

A Japanese publisher urges his American-educated son to side with the Axis.

Mission to Moscow
2.6

Mission to Moscow

1943-04-29

Ambassador Joseph Davies is sent by FDR to Russia to learn about the Soviet system and returns to th

Address Unknown
3.2

Address Unknown

1944-06-01

When a German art dealer living in the US returns to his native country he finds himself attracted t

A Royal Scandal
3.5

A Royal Scandal

1945-03-26

Catherine the Great falls in love with an army officer who is plotting against her.

Captain Eddie
3

Captain Eddie

1945-06-18

WWI flyer Eddie Rickenbaker remembers his life which brought him from a car salesman, race driver an

Hotel Berlin
2.9

Hotel Berlin

1945-03-02

An assortment of diverse characters gather at the Hotel Berlin in World War II Germany as the Third

Riff-Raff
3.1

Riff-Raff

1947-06-28

A private detective foils the plans of villains attempting to take over Panamanian oil fields while

Giving Thanks Always
0

Giving Thanks Always

1953-11-20

During the many challenges in preparing for Thanksgiving holiday festivities, Anna and other family

Passage to Marseille
3.3

Passage to Marseille

1944-03-11

A freedom-loving French journalist sacrifices his happiness and security to battle Nazi tyranny.

Ten North Frederick
3.5

Ten North Frederick

1958-05-22

After her father's funeral, Ann Chapin thinks back over the last five years of his life, years of ap

The Toast of New Orleans
2.4

The Toast of New Orleans

1950-08-24

Snooty opera singer meets a rough-and-tumble fisherman in the Louisiana bayous, but this fisherman c

The Fabulous Irishman
0

The Fabulous Irishman

1957-06-27

Romanticized life story of Robert Briscoe, the first Jewish Lord Mayor of Dublin.