F.P.1 Antwortet Nicht (aka F.P.1 Doesn't Answer) (1932)

A dashing pilot (Hans Albers) wants to help his friend (Paul Hartmann) whose designs for an air station in the middle of the ocean languish away at a major factory. While bringing attention to his friend's design, he falls in love with the sister (Sybille Schmitz) of the brothers who run the company. But his ambition gets in the way of the romance and fate deals the three of them a major blow. Based on the novel by Kurt Siodmak (DONOVAN'S BRAIN) and directed by Karl Hartl. Simultaneously filmed in French (with Charles Boyer in the Albers role) and English (with Conrad Veidt in the Albers role) as well as German. It's an enterprising mixture of romance, science fiction and disaster movie. I liked how the movie didn't go the obvious route with its romantic triangle and Albers is an early example of the antihero, something Humphrey Bogart would perfect in the 1940s. Creative and visually imaginative, it provides enough entertainment value to keep you invested. With Peter Lorre and Hermann Speelmans.