Harbour policeman Hans and his companion rescue a young woman from water during their night watch, to find out she is connected with a jewel robbery in which a gangster now owner of an hippodrome, an out jailed one and his mistress now mixed up with an American millionaire weave some obscure plans..


Is it worth the time? Honestly, you should only watch this if you really like Hans Albers. Or if you have a weird obsession with 1930s German harbor police. It's a bit of a slow burn, and not always the good kind. People who like fast-paced modern thrillers will probably hate this within ten minutes. I watched this o...

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"Is it worth the time? Honestly, you should only watch this if you really like Hans Albers. Or if you have a weird obsession with 1930s German harbor police. It's a bit of a slow burn, and not always the good kind. People who like fast-paced modern thrillers will probably hate this within ten minutes. I watched this on a Tuesday when I couldn't sleep. The print I saw was grainy, which actually made the night scenes in the harbor look pretty cool. It has that foggy, old-world vibe that you just ..."

Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur
Franz Höllering, Richard Eichberg, Hans Höllering, Joseph Than
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