
September 10, 1907 · 118 years old
Tala Birell, born Natalie Bierle, was a Romanian-American stage and screen actress. She made her debut in a hit Berlin stage production of the operetta "Madame Pompadour" and doubled for Marlene Dietrich in the musical revue, "Es liegt in der luft" (1928).

While trying to secure a $1 million donation for his museum, a befuddled paleontologist is pursued by a flighty and often irritating heiress and her pet leopard, Baby.

A young man is haunted by the murder of a neighborhood pawn broker and hounded by the local police inspector who suspects that he is guilty.

A stage mentalist involved in a mysterious death and a discredited plastic surgeon are among the assorted characters involved in mysterious goings-on in an eerie wax museum.

This is the story of the crew of a downed bomber, captured after a run over Tokyo, early in the war. Relates the hardships the men endure while in captivity, and their final humiliation: being tried and convicted as war criminals.

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