The Bordello in Rio

1927 film by Hans Steinhoff

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The Bordello in Rio

Dutch release poster

Directed by| Hans Steinhoff
Written by|

* Norbert Jacques (novel)
* Bobby E. Lüthge

Produced by| Georg Jacoby
Starring|

* Vivian Gibson
* Albert Steinrück
* Hans Stüwe
* Suzy Vernon

Cinematography| Franz Planer
Music by| Pasquale Perris

Production
company

Georg Jacoby-Film

Distributed by| Messtro-Orplid

Release date

* 16 September 1927 (1927-09-16)

Running time

| 60 minutes
Country| Germany
Languages|

* Silent
* German intertitles

The Bordello in Rio or The Women's House of Rio (German: Das Frauenhaus von Rio) is a 1927 silent drama film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Vivian Gibson, Albert Steinrück and Hans Stüwe. It was based on a novel by Norbert Jacques which was remade twice as Blondes for Export (1950) and Final Destination: Red Lantern (1960).[1] In the United States, the film was re-edited by Bud Pollard and released as Girls for Sale.

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studio in Berlin and on location in Hamburg.

## Synopsis

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A gang of white slavers lure young women to Rio de Janeiro to work as nightclub performers then force them to work as prostitutes.

## Main cast

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* Vivian Gibson as Frau Schwarz-Lopez
* Albert Steinrück as Paul Schröder
* Hans Stüwe as Ernst Verloost
* Ernst Deutsch as Plüsch
* Robert Scholz as Alfredo
* Else Reval as Frau Garcia
* Suzy Vernon as Kordula Schröder
* Julia Serda as Frau Schröder, Kordula's mother
* Anna von Palen as Frau Gold
* Eugen Neufeld as Schiffs Kapitän
* Gertrud Walter as Gertrud
* Kurt Gerron as Kastilio
* Lissy Arna as Josepha, Alfredos Frau

## References

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1. ^ Goble p. 242

## Bibliography

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* Goble, Alan (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-095194-3.

## External links

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* The Bordello in Rio at IMDb

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Films directed by Hans Steinhoff

* Clothes Make the Man (1921)
* Biribi (1922)
* The False Dimitri (1922)
* Inge Larsen (1923)
* Man Against Man (1924)
* Countess Maritza (1925)
* The Man Who Sold Himself (1925)
* The Master of Death (1926)
* Vienna – Berlin (1926)
* Sons in Law (1926)
* Family Gathering in the House of Prellstein (1927)
* The Tragedy of a Lost Soul (1927)
* The Bordello in Rio (1927)
* The Countess of Sand (1928)
* Angst (1928)
* The Three Kings (1929)
* The Alley Cat (1929)
* Everybody Wins (1930)
* Love's Carnival (1930)
* My Leopold (1931)
* The True Jacob (1931)
* Headfirst into Happiness (1931)
* The Paw (1931)
* Scampolo (1932)
* Madame Wants No Children (1933)
* Love Must Be Understood (1933)
* Hitler Youth Quex (1933)
* Decoy (1934)
* Enjoy Yourselves (1934)
* The Island (1934)
* Mother and Child (1934)
* The Valley of Love (1935)
* The Old and the Young King (1935)
* A Woman of No Importance (1936)
* Yesterday and Today (1938, short)
* Dance on the Volcano (1938)
* Robert Koch (1939)
* The Vulture Wally (1940)
* Uncle Krüger (1941)
* Rembrandt (1942)
* Gabriele Dambrone (1943)
* Melusine (1944)

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