Henny Porten Movies

An old count has been keeping an eye on the granddaughter of his lock-keeper for quite some time. But the young Maria is in love with the young...

An impoverished nobleman would rather chase after the local milkmaid than seek a wealthy match, to the chagrin of his family.

"The Bear Joseph", so named because of a fight with a bear, is rescued by Wally, a farmer's daughter, from a dangerous situation in a vulture's nest....

A farmer's wife decides to take her children and leave her gambling addict husband.

Countess Marlene, a young and impoverished widow, is set to marry an old and wealthy count when she falls for a painter.

In 1766, the young English princess Caroline Mathilde is sent to Denmark to marry the King Christian VII. The marriage is unhappy and Caroline...

An art student in love with her instructor poses for his sculpture. She leaves him and the world of art when she finds out he is married. The statue,...

Although she is known as a patron of the arts, a graceful duchess nevertheless refuses her nephew to marry an enterprising actress in this German...

Henny Porten plays the dual role of a rather indecorous Countess and her kitchen maid Karoline Blum, an amateur actress.

First feature film produced by the German pioneer Oskar Messter