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.
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Henny Porten
Anna
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Hansi Arnstaedt
Frau Kröger
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Frau Hellinger
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Paul Westermeier
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Peter Voß
Jürgen
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Wolfgang Keppler
Herr Petersen
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Elisabeth Wendt
Frau Petersen
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Werner Pledath
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Luise Morland
Frau Larsen
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Walter Steinbeck
Herr Hellinger
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Hans Steinhoff Director · Robert A. Stemmle Writer Friedrich Hebbel Story
First release January 4, 1934 · Produced in Germany · Original title Mutter und Kind
Production
Tofa-Film
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Germany
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Original title
Mutter und Kind
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · January 4, 1934
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No release date listed for United States.
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