Catherine Hessling

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Charleston Parade
5.9

Charleston Parade

Mar. 19, 1927

Charleston Parade

Shot in three days, this surreal, erotic silent short shows a native white girl teaching a futuristic African airman the Charleston dance. ...
Whirlpool of Fate
6.8

Whirlpool of Fate

Mar. 20, 1925

Whirlpool of Fate

Jean Renoir’s directional debut and first silent film stars his wife, Catherine Hessling, as a young girl who manages to turn her tragic ...
Sea Fever
6.7

Sea Fever

Nov. 18, 1927

Sea Fever

The ill-fated romance of a brow-beaten seaport slum café waitress and a young man with a possessive mother, who dreams of going out to sea. ...
The Little Match Girl
7.1

The Little Match Girl

Jun. 07, 1928

The Little Match Girl

A young match girl falls into a dream state in which she enters a kind of giant toy shop, and interacts with the toys, including the captain of ...
High and Low
6.8

High and Low

Dec. 08, 1933

High and Low

The intersecting lives of neighbors in a courtyard apartment building in Vienna,including a football player related to the concierge,a new blonde ...
Nana
6.8

Nana

Jun. 25, 1926

Nana

A government official, Count Muffat, falls under the spell of Nana, a young actress. She becomes his mistress, living in the sumptuous apartment ...
Crime and Punishment
7.0

Crime and Punishment

May. 17, 1935

Crime and Punishment

Pierre Chenal’s adaptation of Dostoyevsky’s novel, starring Pierre Blanchar and Harry Baur. Bears the influence of German ...
Backbiters
6.3

Backbiters

Dec. 01, 1924

Backbiters

Interesting first (silent) movie from Renoir he realized so his wife could have the leading role of Catherine. The movie became an object of ...