Mother and Child (1934)
2h 1m
Running Time
January 4, 1934Release Date
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Hansi Arnstaedt
Frau Kröger
Henny Porten
Anna
Peter Voß
Jürgen
Fita Benkhoff
Frau Hellinger
Wolfgang Keppler
Herr Petersen
Hermann Picha
Rippe
Elisabeth Wendt
Frau Petersen
Hans Steinhoff
Director
Details.
Wiki.
Mother and Child (German: Mutter und Kind) is a 1934 German drama film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Henny Porten, Peter Voß, and Elisabeth Wendt. It is a sound remake of the 1924 silent film Mother and Child which had been a major hit for Porten. Franz Schroedter worked as art director on the film.