''Death Over Shanghai'' () is a 1932

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

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

Rolf Randolf Rolf Randolf (born Rudolf Zanbauer; 15 January 1878 – 29 June 1941) was an Austrian actor, film producer and film director, director. Selected filmography Director * ''Das Geheimnis der Santa Margherita'' (1921) * ''Wallenstein (film), Wallens ...

and starring

Gerda Maurus Gerda Maurus (25 August 1903 – 31 July 1968) was an Austrian actress. She was of Croatian people, Croatian descent and initially made her name on stage in Vienna. While performing in the theatre, she was discovered by the director Fritz Lang du ...

Else Elster Else Elster (22 February 1910 – 28 March 1998) was a German actress who appeared in over forty films during the Weimar and Nazi eras. Selected filmography * '' The Blonde Nightingale'' (1930) * '' A Gentleman for Hire'' (1930) * '' Weekend in ...

and

Theodor Loos Theodor August Konrad Loos (18 May 1883 – 27 June 1954) was a German actor. The son of a watchmaker and instruments manufacturer, he left secondary school prematurely and worked for three years at an export firm for music instruments in Leipz ...

. The Chinese Ministry of Education requested that the German government have the film destroyed because they had received reports that it "ridiculed China and the Chinese people".Lu p. 41–42 The film's sets were designed by the

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Heinrich Richter Heinrich Richter (1884–1981) was a German painter and art director.Soister p.122 He designed the sets for more than a hundred films during his career. Selected filmography * '' The Confessions of the Green Mask'' (1916) * '' The Sensational Tr ...

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took place on the

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of the

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Cast

as Praxa, Besitzerin des Teehauses zur 'Mohnblüte' *

as Maud - Gouverneurs Tochter *

as James Biggers *

Peter Voß Peter Voß (29 June 1891 – 9 January 1979) was a German film actor. His acting career started in the late 1920s in the last years of the Silent film, silent film era and continued into the sound era until 1959. Partial filmography * ''Love an ...

as John Baxter *

Max Ralph-Ostermann Max or MAX may refer to: Animals * Max (American dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog * Max (British dog), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of the OBE) * Max (gorilla) (1 ...

as Gouverneur Harris * Robert Eckert as Mac Hover amerik. Marine-Attaché *

Ernst Pröckl Ernst Johann Pröckl (21 June 1888 – 26 November 1957) was an Austrian stage actor and director.Hardt p.219 He also appeared in numerous films, mainly German. Selected filmography * '' The Peruvian'' (1919) * '' Judith Trachtenberg'' (1920) * '' ...

as William - Biggers Sekretär *

Georg John Georg John (born Georg Jacobsohn; 23 July 1879 – 18 November 1941) was a German stage and film actor. Early life Georg Jacobsohn was born into a Jewish household in Schmiegel, Province of Posen, Imperial Germany. Career John began his c ...

as Lutsin - Praxas Diener * Mammey Terja-Basa as Baxters Gehilfe *

Aruth Wartan Aruth Wartan (or ''Haruth Vartan'', ; 23 June 1880 – 14 April 1945) was a German film actor of Armenian origin who appeared in around ninety films during his career, generally in supporting roles. Life and career Born Arutjun Wartanian in Nakh ...

as Corner * Otto Kronburger as Kommandant der 'Washington' *

Fritz Alberti Fritz Alberti (born Friedrich Wilhelm Alberti; 22 October 1877 – 15 September 1954) was a German actor. Selected filmography * ''People in Ecstasy'' (1921) * ''The Other Woman (1924 film), The Other Woman'' (1924) * ''The Blackguard'' (1925) * ...

as Dr. Brown, Polizeichef * Egon Kaiser as Kapellmeister & sein Orchester

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* 1932 films German thriller films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Rolf Randolf Films set in Shanghai Films of the Weimar Republic German black-and-white films 1930s thriller films 1930s German films Films scored by Leo Leux {{1930s-Germany-film-stub