''The Secret of St. Pauli'' (German: ''Das Geheimnis von St. Pauli'') is a 1926 German

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when ...

directed by

Rolf Randolf Rolf Randolf (born Rudolf Zanbauer; 15 January 1878 – 29 June 1941) was an Austrian actor, film producer and director. Selected filmography Director * ''Das Geheimnis der Santa Margherita'' (1921) * ''Wallenstein'' (1925) * '' What the Stones ...

and starring

Maria Matray Maria Matray (born Maria Charlotte Stern; 14 July 1907 – 30 October 1993) was a German screenwriter and film actress. Matray became a star of late Weimar cinema. Biography Following the Nazi takeover in 1933, Matray, who was Jewish, went into ...

, Hanni Weisse and Ernst Rückert.Gerhard Lamprecht. ''Deutsche Stummfilme, Volume 8'' p.573 The film's sets were designed by the

art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...

Robert A. Dietrich.

Cast

* Hanni Weisse * Ernst Rückert *

Carl de Vogt Carl de Vogt (14 September 1885 – 16 February 1970) was a German film actor who starred in four of Fritz Lang's early films. He attended the acting school in Cologne, Germany. Together with acting he was also active as a singer and recorded sev ...

* Hertha von Walther *

Julius Brandt Julius Brandt (5 March 1873, in Olmütz – 26 December 1949, in Vienna) was an Austrian stage and film actor, film director and screenwriter. Selected filmography * '' The Gentleman Without a Residence'' (1915) * ''Pogrom'' (1919) * ''The Priso ...

Emmerich Hanus Emmerich Hanus (24 August 1884 – 20 November 1956) was an Austrian actor and film director. He appeared in 22 films between 1913 and 1949. His older brother was actor and film director Heinz Hanus. Selected filmography * ''The Other'' ( ...

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* 1926 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Rolf Randolf German silent feature films Films set in Hamburg German black-and-white films {{Germany-silent-film-stub