Mother and Child

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Henny PortenAnna

Hansi ArnstaedtFrau Kröger

Fita BenkhoffFrau Hellinger

Paul WestermeierLarsen, Tischlermeister

Hermann PichaRippe

Peter VoßJürgen

Wolfgang Keppler

Wolfgang KepplerHerr Petersen

Elisabeth WendtFrau Petersen

Werner PledathDr.Fiedler

Paul WestermeierLarsen

Luise Morland

Luise MorlandFrau Larsen

Walter SteinbeckHerr Hellinger