The Prisoners of Shanghai

The Prisoners of Shanghai (German: Die Gefangene von Shanghai) is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Géza von Bolváry and Augusto Genina and starring Carmen Boni, Jack Trevor, and Bernhard Goetzke.[1] [2] The film's sets were designed by the art director István Szirontai Lhotka. It focuses on similar themes to the subsequent Hollywood films Shanghai Express (1932) and The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933).

The Prisoners of Shanghai
German film poster
GermanDie Gefangene von Shanghai
Directed by
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyHans Karl Gottschalk
Production
company
Distributed byBavaria Film
Release date
  • 22 September 1927 (1927-09-22)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguagesSilent
German intertitles

Synopsis

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Mary, the wife of a British consul Ralph Sinclair, is detained by Chinese General Hai Lung. He offers to spare her husband from execution if she will become his lover.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Grange, William (2008). Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. p. 265. ISBN 978-0-8108-5967-8.
  2. ^ Trumpbour p.144

Bibliography

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  • Trumpbour, John. Selling Hollywood to the World: US and European Struggles for Mastery of the Global Film Industry, 1920-1950. Cambridge University Press, 2007.
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