Crime · Germany · 1938 · 1h 21m

Shadows over St. Pauli

Schatten über St. Pauli

Shadows over St. Pauli poster
Director
Fritz Kirchhoff
Cast
Marieluise Claudius as Hanna Carstens Gustav Knuth as Oschi Rasmus Hellmuth Bergmann as Heinrich Lafrenz Theodor Loos as John Carstens Klaus Detlef Sierck as Hummel Maria Koppenhöfer as Frau Lafrens
Crew
Fritz Arno Wagner — Director of Photography Walter Wischniewsky — Editor Wolfgang Zeller — Original Music Composer Ernst Hasselbach — Screenplay Per Schwenzen — Screenplay Harald Baumgarten — Novel
Synopsis

Old John Carstens sells his marine‐equipment firm to Lafrenz, unaware it’s now a fuel‐smuggling front. Living above the showroom with daughter Hanna and son Jochen, he resists Lafrenz’s pressure. When Hanna falls for bargeman Oschi Rasmus, Lafrenz demands John either give up Hanna or settle his debts. John defies him and dies. Oschi clears John’s debts, but Lafrenz soon plots against the young couple.

Mood & Themes
smuggling (contraband)
Key Collaborators
Fritz Kirchhoff Director Fritz Arno Wagner Director of Photography Walter Wischniewsky Editor Wolfgang Zeller Original Music Composer Ernst Hasselbach Screenplay Per Schwenzen Screenplay Harald Baumgarten Novel Fred Lyssa Producer
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