On the Reeperbahn at Half Past Midnight (1929 film)

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On the Reeperbahn at Half Past Midnight
Directed by Fred Stranz
Written by
Produced by Max W. Kimmich
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Distributed byDeutsche Universal-Film
Release date
  • 12 April 1929 (1929-04-12)
Running time
71 minutes
CountryGermany
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On the Reeperbahn at Half Past Midnight (German : Auf der Reeperbahn nachts um halb eins) is a 1929 German silent adventure film directed by Fred Stranz and starring Eddie Polo, Lydia Potechina, and Harry Nestor. [1] The film takes its name from the 1912 song of the same name, which refers to the Reeperbahn in Hamburg. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Moldenhauer. It was made by the German subsidiary of the Hollywood studio Universal Pictures.

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  1. Waldman, p. 246.

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