Mother and Child

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

Henny Porten Anna Hansi Arnstaedt Frau Kröger Fita Benkhoff Frau Hellinger Paul Westermeier Larsen, Tischlermeister Hermann Picha Rippe Peter Voß Jürgen Wolfgang Keppler Herr Petersen Elisabeth Wendt Frau Petersen Werner Pledath Dr.Fiedler Paul Westermeier Larsen Luise Morland Frau Larsen Walter Steinbeck Herr Hellinger

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