Francis Lederer

A doctor performs operations on Panther to turn him into a man-creature.

A doctor performs operations on Panther to turn him into a man-creature.

When an American businessman gets murdered while hailing his taxi, Viennese cab driver Toni (Donald Buka) steals the dead man's passport and identity in the hopes of escaping Austria and getting to the United States. But soon, Toni finds himself ensnared in a web of deceit and betrayal involving a concert pianist, the killer's wife and a cunning frame-up. Joan Camden and Francis Lederer co-star in this thriller from director Gunther von Fritsch.

Paulette Goddard stars in director Jean Renoir's tale of Célestine, a chambermaid who decides to use her charms to snare a rich patron. But her attempts to seduce her new employer -- henpecked Monsieur Lanlaire (Reginald Owen) -- go awry. Celestine then aims for Lanlaire's son, Georges (Hurd Hatfield), but unstable valet Joseph (Francis Lederer) and eccentric neighbor Mauger (Burgess Meredith) also compete for her affections.