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The Secret of the American Docks (1919)

The Secret of the American Docks poster
Original title
Das Geheimnis des Amerika-Docks
Directed by
Ewald André Dupont
Genre
silent film, crime film, detective film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 09m
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A detective investigates a mystery at an American dock. The silent film follows the case and the people involved.

mysterioussuspensefulold-fashionedintriguingstylizedquietmoodyslow-paced

What happens

The Secret of the American Docks (German: Das Geheimnis des Amerika-Docks) is a 1919 German silent mystery film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Max Landa, Gustav Botz, and Reinhold Schünzel. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert A. Dietrich. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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