Movielogr
Mother and Child (1934)
Directed by Hans Steinhoff
Overview
Consul Petersen and his wife are desperate, because they lost their only child and can’t have another. At the same time, the maid Anna is expecting a child, whose father, Jurgen, works in a sawmill. When both of them lose their jobs, they fear they won’t be able to feed the newborn. Thus, they strike a deal with the Petersens, which works for both couples: Anna and Jurgen will receive a farm from the Petersens, free and clear; and the two will allow the Petersens to adopt the child. Anna and Jurgen marry and are quite happy; but when the child is finally born, Anna doesn’t wish to surrender him and flees with the child into the Wattenmeer.
Length 121 minutes
Actors
Henny Porten | Hansi Arnstaedt | Fita Benkhoff | Hermann Picha | Peter Voß | Wolfgang Keppler | Elisabeth Wendt | Werner Pledath | Paul Westermeier | Luise Morland | Walter Steinbeck | Bruno Ziener | Gustav Püttjer | Ernst Rotmund | Marina von Ditmar