Shadows over St. Pauli (1938)
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.
Director:
Fritz Kirchhoff
Writers:
Ernst Hasselbach, Per Schwenzen.
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Marieluise Claudius as Hanna Carstens |
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Gustav Knuth as Oschi Rasmus |
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Hellmuth Bergmann as Heinrich Lafrenz |
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Theodor Loos as John Carstens |
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Klaus Detlef Sierck as Hummel |
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Maria Koppenhöfer as Frau Lafrens |
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Walter Werner as Ohm Timmer |
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Erich Dunskus as Ewermann |
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Margot Erbst as Frau Ewermann |
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Ernst Sattler as Müller |
| Writing | Ernst Hasselbach | Screenplay |
| Sound | Wolfgang Zeller | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Fritz Kirchhoff | Director |
| Editing | Walter Wischniewsky | Editor |
| Writing | Per Schwenzen | Screenplay |
| Writing | Harald Baumgarten | Novel |
| Production | Fred Lyssa | Producer |
| Camera | Fritz Arno Wagner | Director of Photography |