''The Prisoners of Shanghai'' (german: Die Gefangene von Shanghai) is a 1927 German silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Géza von Bolváry Géza von Bolváry (born Géza Gyula Mária Bolváry Zahn, german: Géza Maria von Bolváry-Zahn; 26 December 1897 – 10 August 1961) was a Hungarian actor, screenwriter, and film director, who worked principally in Germany and Austria. Biog ...

and

Augusto Genina Augusto Genina (28 January 1892 – 18 September 1957) was an Italian film pioneer. He was a movie producer and director. Biography Born in Rome, Genina was a drama critic and wrote comedies for the ''Il Mondo'' Magazine, under advise of Aldo ...

and starring Carmen Boni,

Jack Trevor Anthony Cedric Sebastian Steane (14 December 1893 – 19 December 1976), known by the stage name Jack Trevor, was a British film actor of the silent and early sound era. Based in Weimar (and later Nazi) Germany, he acted in 67 films between ...

, and

Bernhard Goetzke Bernhard Goetzke (5 June 1884 – 7 October 1964) was a German stage and film actor. He appeared in 130 films between 1917 and 1961. Selected filmography * ''Fear'' (1917) * '' The Last Sun Son'' (1919) * ''The Japanese Woman'' (1919) * '' The ...

Cast

* Carmen Boni as Maria *

as Ralph Sinclair, English consul *

as General Hai Lung * Kurt Vespermann as Teddy Knickerbocker, reporter *Agnes Petersen-Mozzuchinowa as Chinese Li *Nien Soen Ling as General's adjutant

References

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* Films of the Weimar Republic German drama films German silent feature films 1927 drama films Films directed by Géza von Bolváry Films directed by Augusto Genina Films set in Shanghai German black-and-white films Films produced by Seymour Nebenzal Nero-Film films Bavaria Film films 1920s German-language films Silent drama films 1920s German films {{1920s-Germany-film-stub