''Blocked Signals'' (german: Blockierte Signale) is a 1948 German

thriller film Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre. ...

directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Heidi Kürschner,

Heinz Engelmann Heinz Engelmann (1911–1996) was a German film actor. He was married to the actress Gertrud Meyen. Selected filmography * ''D III 88'' (1939) * '' Drei Unteroffiziere'' (1939) * '' Congo Express'' (1939) * '' The Girl at the Reception'' (1940) * ...

, and

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.Bock & Bergfelder p. 305

Plot

The story takes place in the port of

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in 1947. The manager of a transport company is found dead, he has been murdered. The police investigation revealed that sinister business was being transacted through the company: Drugs and medicines in particular were trafficked or smuggled. The traffickers prove to be tough as nails in carrying out their unlawful activities. The young helmsman Klaus Kröger also feels this when he gets involved in the affair. But who is behind these machinations, who is the head of the gang? Bruno Kalpak and the forwarder Löllgen come under suspicion. Finally, the late returnee Kröger becomes active on his own initiative and helps the investigating police inspector Ostendorff to dig out the entire gang when the latter is about to rob an entire freight train on the banks of the Elbe. The murderer also falls into the clutches of the police.

Background

Blocked Signals was created in the film studios of

Hamburg-Volksdorf Volksdorf () is a quarter of Hamburg. It is situated in the north east of the city, about 15 km from the centre of the city. Volksdorf belongs to the borough of Wandsbek. It covers an area of 11.6 km² and has 20,685 inhabitants (as of ...

and Hamburg-Ohlstedt as well as in the port of Hamburg (outdoor shots). The film passed the Allied film censors in December 1948 and premiered on December 17, 1948 in

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. The Berlin premiere took place on September 16, 1949 in the west of the city. Friedrich Kurth took over the production management. Peter Röhrig designed the film structures.

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* 1948 films 1940s thriller films German thriller films West German films 1940s German-language films Films directed by Johannes Meyer Films set in Hamburg German black-and-white films 1940s German films {{1940s-thriller-film-stub