Blocked signals
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Blocked signals |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1948 |
| length | 97 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Johannes Meyer |
| script |
Edith Hamann Eberhard Keindorff based on an idea by Wolf Neumeister and Helmuth Schönnenbeck |
| production | Heinz Laaser |
| music | Hans-Martin Majewski |
| camera | Georg Bruckbauer |
| cut | Anneliese Schönnenbeck |
| occupation | |
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Blocked Signals is a German crime film from 1948, the first of the Western Zones. Directed by John Meyer play Heidi furrier , Heinz Engelmann and Wolfgang Lukschy the leading roles.
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The story takes place in the port of Hamburg in 1947. The authorized representative of a transport company is found dead, he has been murdered. The police investigations reveal that sinister business was carried out through the company: drugs and medication in particular are being moved or smuggled. The pushers prove to be tough in the implementation of their illegal activities. The young helmsman Klaus Kröger felt this when he was caught up in the affair. But who is behind these machinations, who is the head of the gang? Bruno Kalpak and the freight forwarder Löllgen come under suspicion. Finally, Kröger, a real late returnee, becomes active on his own and helps the investigating police inspector Ostendorff to dig up 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.
Production notes
Blocked signals originated in the film studios of Hamburg-Volksdorf and Hamburg-Ohlstedt as well as in the Hamburg harbor (exterior shots). The film passed the Allied film censorship in December 1948 and was premiered on December 17, 1948 in Göttingen. 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.
Reviews
In Der Spiegel 5/1949 it could be read: “With only a little raised index finger and almost free of debris, a contemporary large slide issue is being handled at high speed after a difficult start. With murder, drug smuggling trip on the Elbe, raid in the Hamburg harbor district, attack on a freight train and successful investigation by a smart detective inspector (Helmut Rudolf) [sic!]. Until the end, the viewer has the choice of mistaking Walter Franck or Wolfgang Lukschy for the perpetrator. Heinz Engelmann… a returnees who, for once, almost looks real, helps the good to win with a strong fist. "
"The first German crime film after 1945 tries to portray the time and milieu, but seems weakly constructed."
Individual evidence
- ↑ Critique in Der Spiegel from January 29, 1949
- ↑ Blocked signals in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed on July 1, 2019
Web links
- Locked signals in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Blocked signals at filmportal.de