Docks of Hamburg

Docks of Hamburg
Directed by	Erich Waschneck
Written by	Bobby E. Lüthge Erich Waschneck
Produced by	Alfred Zeisler
Starring	Jenny Jugo Willy Fritsch Fritz Rasp Wolfgang Zilzer
Cinematography	Friedl Behn-Grund
Production company	UFA
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	10 October 1928 (1928-10-10)
Running time	114 minutes
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

Docks of Hamburg or The Carmen of St. Pauli (German : Die Carmen von St. Pauli) is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Jenny Jugo, Willy Fritsch, and Fritz Rasp. ^[1] It was made by UFA at their Babelsberg Studio with location shooting in Hamburg. Art direction was by Alfred Junge. The film was released in the United States in 1930.

Premise

A merchant sailor catches a thief at the port, who turns out to be attractive young woman. She works in a St. Pauli beer hall and is not averse to smuggling. He becomes involved with her, and gets sucked into a life of crime.

Cast

• Jenny Jugo as Jenny Hummel
• Willy Fritsch as Klaus Brandt
• Fritz Rasp as The doctor
• Wolfgang Zilzer as The nipper
• Tonio Gennaro as Gentle Heinrich
• Otto Kronburger  [ de ] as Karl the pilot
• Walter Seiler as Randy Alfred
• Charly Berger as The captain
• Fritz Alberti as Shipowner Rasmussen
• Max Maximilian as Rasmussen's old servant
• Betty Astor as Klaus fiancee
• Friedrich Benfer as Racing cyclist
• Alfred Zeisler

References

1. Bock, p. 180.

Bibliography

• Bock, Hans-Michael; Töteberg, Michael, eds. (1994) [1992]. Das Ufa-Buch: Kunst und Krisen, Stars und Regisseure, Wirtschaft und Politik (in German). Frankfurt: Zweitausendeins. ISBN   978-3-86150-065-0.

External links

• Docks of Hamburg at IMDb