Karl Platen
Date of birth: 1877-03-05
Place of birth: Halle an der Saale, Germany
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Carl Platen
Biography
Movie Credits
Catherine the Great
1920-10-22
The film was an epic portrayal of the life of Catherine the Great of Russia.
Der Henker von Sankt Marien
1920-09-17
Miss Liselott
1934-09-27
Aimless Bohemians are encouraged to find their salvation in Arbeit (Work) in this propagandistic Naz
Gilgi: One of Us
1932-10-03
A young woman born illegitimately comes to terms with the challenge of getting married.
Destiny
1921-10-06
As a young couple stops and rests in a small village inn, the man is abducted by Death and is seques
Die Perücke
1925-01-23
Ein Ausgestoßener: 1. Teil
1913-03-14
Robert Lambard, son of a respected Parisian banker, seduces Marguerite Walser, the sister of Guy Wal
Polish Blood
1934-10-24
The daughter of a landowner helps save an aristocratic neighbor from ruin, in this operetta adaptati
Warning Shadows
1923-10-16
During a dinner given by a wealthy baron and his wife, attended by four of her suitors in a 19th cen
Romance in a Minor Key
1943-06-25
A grieving husband tries to uncover the truth behind his wife's suicide, leading him to discover a t
I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg
1926-07-13
The title alludes to the popular 1925 song I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg composed by Fred Raymond wi
Des Königs Befehl
1926-08-01
Rosen blühen auf dem Heidegrab
1929-12-25
Deutsche Helden in schwerer Zeit
1924-01-01
Das Lied der Schwarzen Berge
1933-01-19
German adventurers discover the cultural and natural riches of Yugoslavia regions, their own careles
Children of No Importance
1926-09-06
If watching a fellow facing indifference/rejection in the slums of Berlin didn't convey enough patho
Husbands or Lovers
1924-11-21
A wife, bored by her overweight slob of a husband, gives in to the temptation of a slickly seductive
Schatten der Weltstadt
1925-11-16
Patience
1920-04-16
Film by Paul Leni and Felix Basch
Rivals
1923-02-23
Using his marauding robot and other futuristic weapons, power-crazed scientist Professor Ravello car
Two Souls
1930-12-22
Gustav Froehlich and Charlotte Susa play Rochus and Judith, the zwei menschen (two humans) of the ti
Der Barbier von Filmersdorf
1915-06-11
Asphalt
1929-03-12
Starring Betty Amann in her most famous leading role, Joe May's Asphalt is a luxuriously produced Ge
Robert Koch, der Bekämpfer des Todes
1939-12-30
Country Dr. Robert Koch is desperate: a tuberculosis epidemic is decimating the children in his dis
Salon der Meerungeheuer
1930-01-01
A show booth owner presents "Udine" the mermaid and animals of the sea.
Wie werde ich reich und glücklich?
1930-09-30
The permanent lack of money is giving Kibis a real headache. The rent has been overdue for seven mon
Eva and the Grasshopper
1927-06-10
Mary and Eva are best friends, although they couldn't be more different. Armand, Mary's fiancee, fal
The Great Passion
1930-08-24
This is a real curiosity; at best a reasonable film, but also a charming little gem. There is a stor
The Golden Butterfly
1926-07-31
A restaurant cashier, who has a mutual attraction to the restauranteur, has a secret passion for dan
Express Train of Love
1925-05-06
Silent romantic comedy set on a train.
Her Dark Spot
1929-01-19
When registering in a Berlin hotel, the beautiful Lilian realizes that she apparently has a doppelga
The Old Fritz II
1928-01-28
Silent epic on the final years of Frederick II.
Des Lebens Würfelspiel
1925-08-21
a silent movie by Heinz Paul
Anna Boleyn
1920-12-03
The story of the ill-fated second wife of the English king Henry VIII, whose marriage to the Henry l
Student Life in Merry Springtime
1930-12-01
a music movie by Heinz Paul
Paul und Pauline
1936-03-13
a movie by Heinz Paul
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933-04-21
After a detective is assaulted by thugs and placed in an asylum run by Professor Baum, he observes t
Das Spiel mit dem Feuer
1921-05-19
A method actress likes living out the roles she is playing in real life. To prepare for her new play
Die Geliebte
1927-02-10
In Vienna, Anna von Ziska is the beautiful daughter of an upper-class family that has lost its wealt
Madame DuBarry
1919-09-18
The story of Madame DuBarry, the mistress of Louis XV of France, and her loves in the time of the Fr
The Buddenbrooks
1923-08-30
Four-generation story-saga dealing with the decline of a middle-class Lübeck family. The first adapt
Faded Melody
1938-02-25
After an emergency plane landing in the desert, the actress Barbara gets to know the industrialist T
The Unknown
1936-11-12
The body of an unknown beautiful woman is fished out of the river and leaves the policemen wondering
Petermann ist dagegen
1938-01-14
Experiences during a voyage with a KDF-steamer (Kraft Durch Freude = Power Through Joy, a nazi campa
Dreams of Love
1935-10-17
The film depicts the composer Franz Liszt and takes its name from his 1850 piano work of the same ti
Barbarina, the King's Dancer
1932-09-07
Prussian King Frederick II was keen to hire the dancer Barberina, who had already enjoyed great succ
Ferryman Maria
1936-01-07
A beautiful young drifter comes to a small village and battles Death itself to save the man she love
The Catwalk
1915-04-26
A Modern Dubarry
1927-01-24
Anna and Elizabeth
1933-04-12
The two main people in the story are Anna, a young girl, who is thought of having the ability to hea
Luther
1928-02-16
German silent film about the life of Martin Luther
Wenn du einmal dein Herz verschenkst
1929-11-20
Free Land
1946-10-18
After World War II, scores of refugees leave in search of a new home. They now stand in the hall of
The Trombonist
1949-12-23
The Trombonist is a 1949 comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Paul Dahlke, Sabine Peters
Love's Carnival
1930-08-31
Due to an intrigue spun by his grandmother and two cousins, the engagement between the officer Hans
A Student's Song of Heidelberg
1930-08-27
A long time ago, John Miller emigrated from Germany to America. Now he wants his daughter Elinor to
Glück im Schloß
1933-10-19
A Bavarian baron has invited his three illegitimate children to come on a visit. Suddenly, happines
Die Durchgängerin
1928-04-18
Die Wiskottens
1926-04-08
Im Kampf mit dem unsichtbaren Feind
1922-06-27
We're Dancing Around the World
1939-12-22
Der Vierte kommt nicht
1939-03-09
Menschen, Tiere, Sensationen
1938-12-23
The Man in the Saddle
1945-01-01
Kollege kommt gleich
1943-11-02
Der ewige Klang
1943-06-18
Die keusche Geliebte
1940-12-27
Brand im Ozean
1939-12-19
Tom Finberg and Nick Dorland, two highly competent divers working for the Caribbian Oil Company, hav
Sonntagskinder
1941-12-19
Du und ich
1938-09-14
Melodrama about an entrepreneur and his family.
Tanz mit dem Kaiser
1941-12-19
The young emperor Joseph II of Austria and Hungary is not interested in romance and marriage, and ev
Fahrt ins Leben
1940-04-29
Du gehörst zu mir
1943-03-02
Professor Dr. Burkhardt is a much celebrated surgeon. Obsessed with his career, he is always availa
Meine Frau Teresa
1942-12-29
Lady Hamilton
1921-10-19
The married Lady Emma Hamilton has an ill fated romance with Admiral Horatio Nelson.
Steuerlos
1924-04-13
Du sollst nicht begehren
1933-10-31
1933 German film.
Seine stärkste Waffe
1928-10-24
"His Best Force" - Harry Petersen has just made a big invention: the lamp without electrical supply.
The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yoghi
1921-10-22
Ayan, Maharajah of Eschnapur, believes that his wife, Princess Savitri, has been unfaithful to him w
Gabriele eins, zwei, drei
1937-09-09
Gabriele Bordersen, a woman from a good home, wants to see what real life is like among the common f
The Young Count
1935-12-09
A young woman poses as a boy to ingratiate herself better with her strict aristocratic grandfather a
M
1931-05-11
In this classic German thriller, Hans Beckert, a serial killer who preys on children, becomes the fo
Eins + Eins = Drei
1927-12-09
Paul and Peter share a garret flat. Paul is smitten with Anni, but her father forbids their match. T
An Ideal Husband
1935-09-05
Sir Robert Chiltern is a successful Government minister, well-off and with a loving wife. All this i
Liebelei
1927-03-01
Film by Jacob and Luise Fleck.
Morgenröte
1929-08-19
A young student, Stephan, inherits shares in a coal mine from his father. The mine is no longer prof
Aufforderung zum Tanz
1934-12-04
Fridericus
1937-02-08
In 18th century Europe, King Friedrich II of Prussia leads his army through the seven-years-war with
The Beggar Student
1936-08-06
To take a revenge on countess Laura, who slapped him at his proposal, the Governor of the occupied P
The War Sofa
1915-01-13
Before leaving Pillkallen in East Prussia for Berlin, Schnirpel hides the money he is saving for his
The Boy in Blue
1919-07-01
A man searches for a cursed emerald belonging to his ancestor. Lost film, minor fragments survive
Das törichte Herz
1919-08-01
So ein Flegel
1934-02-13
The great Dr. Pfeiffer plays the little Primaner Pfeiffer. As the successful playwright Dr. Hans Pfe
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
1922-04-27
Dr. Mabuse and his organization of criminals are in the process of completing their latest scheme, a
Man soll es nicht für möglich halten ...
1922-06-01
Der weisse Pfau
1920-08-12
Graf Sylvains Rache
1920-03-05
Comedy about dare devil Emile who falls in love with Madeleine. The consequences are devastating.
Artistentreue
1919-01-01
Narkose
1929-09-09
Young Angélique has a crush on the famous writer René Vernon. One night she follows him, sleeps with
People Among Us
1926-04-03
Gerhard Lamprecht sketches a cross-section of Germany's new post-war society, with its winners, soci
Knockout – Ein junges Mädchen, ein junger Mann
1935-03-01
Marianne is an accountant, but since she is so pretty the employment agency sends her to the theater
Das Opfer der Ellen Larsen
1921-04-22
Ellen, the secretary to General Manager Rasmussen, marries her fiancé Norbert Larsen, who also works
An der Schönen Blauen Donau
1926-08-16
Der letzte Kampf
1923-03-23
The industrialist's daughter has been kidnapped by the mad inventor Ravello, but Harry Peel stays ho
Road to Rio
1931-01-15
A young woman causes a fatal accident. She flees the country, only to get caught in the net of Brasi
The Sweet Girl
1926-10-08
The Sweet Girl (German: Das Süße Mädel) is a 1926 German silent film directed by Manfred Noa.
Love's Carnival
1929-02-15
Ball at the Metropol
1937-01-26
At a ball at the Metropol, the married Margit gives a harmless kiss to a one-time friend from her ch