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Mother and Child (1934)

Mother and Child (1934)

Drama
Release Date: 1934, January 4
Directors: Hans Steinhoff
Countries: Germany
Production: Tofa-Film
Cast: Peter Voß, Werner Pledath, Fita Benkhoff, Elisabeth Wendt, Paul Westermeier, Henny Porten, Hansi Arnstaedt, Walter Steinbeck, Luise Morland, Bruno Ziener, Wolfgang Keppler, Hermann Picha

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.