Liebe, Tod und Teufel

1934
1h 45m

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Heinz Hilpert, Brigitte Horney, Albin Skoda, Reinhart Steinbicker, Käthe von Nagy, and Siegfried Karl Trieb in Liebe, Tod und Teufel (1934)

Young sailor Kiwe buys a mysterious bottle which fulfills all his wishes for material wealth. The down side: From now on his soul belongs to the devil. Kiwe soon realizes his predicament and... Read allYoung sailor Kiwe buys a mysterious bottle which fulfills all his wishes for material wealth. The down side: From now on his soul belongs to the devil. Kiwe soon realizes his predicament and desperately tries to resell the bottle.Young sailor Kiwe buys a mysterious bottle which fulfills all his wishes for material wealth. The down side: From now on his soul belongs to the devil. Kiwe soon realizes his predicament and desperately tries to resell the bottle.

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7.1/10

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So oder so ist das Leben
Music by Theo Mackeben
Lyrics by Hans Fritz Beckmann
Sung by Brigitte Horney

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Classic song, worthless story

'Liebe, Tod und Teufel' is nothing more than a creaky melodrama. It has dated terribly, boosts lackluster performances and a so-so story. The cheap film is not worth remembering.

Well, in all fairness, the whole show comes to live for around five minutes, when utterly beautiful Brigitte Horney croons Theo Mackeben's great song 'So oder so ist das Leben'. With her earthy charm, prominent cheekbones and deep, sultry voice Miss Horney created quite a sensation in 1934. In the right hands, with good directors and handsome production values she might have become bigger than Dietrich. Alas, her considerable talent was wasted in second banana roles and third-rate melodramas.

In later years Miss Horney played cameos in big budget WW II epics like the superior, much, much underrated 'Nacht fiel ueber Gotenhafen' and found work in mindless Edgar Wallace adaptations.