Große Freiheit Nr. 7 (aka Port Of Freedom) (1944)

An ex-sailor (Hans Albers) works as an entertainer in a nightclub. Although he has sworn never to return to his former life, the call of the sea proves difficult to resist. When he meets a young girl (Ilse Werner) and falls in love, he feels he can put his former life behind him. But he has a rival (Hans Sohnker) for her love who threatens to ruin his plans. Directed by Helmut Kautner (BLACK GRAVEL). Shot in 1943, due to the war the film was made in Prague in what was then Czechoslovakia rather than Germany. Although shot (in Agfacolor) at the height of WWII, this is strictly a romantic drama with music and not a war propaganda film. As cinema, it's actually pretty decent and contains a lovely performance by Ilse Werner. The movie has a realistic ending as opposed to a "happy" ending. Curiously, the film was banned in Nazi Germany (not Third Reich enough?) and wasn't released in Germany until after the war's end. With Hilde Hildebrand and Gustav Knuth.