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.
In this comedy, a civilian singer of opera is obliged to fulfill his duty and perform six weeks of military service.
In 'The Mad Bomberg,' a deranged individual causes chaos with bombs, resulting in a series of comedic mishaps and misunderstandings. As the situation escalates, the characters find themselves in increasingly absurd situations, adding to the hilarity.
A 1934 film directed by Heinz Hille.
First of several filmed versions of a popular period operetta, in which an early 18th century noblewoman in Poland falls in love with a revolutionary student activist.
In the small village of Germany in the 1930s, a forbidden love affair takes place between two individuals from different social classes. Their relationship sparks tension and conflicts within the community, leading to tragic consequences.
French revolutionaries had swept into Prussia to wreak havoc, and now Napoleon marches in to inflict sad defeats on the Queen's troops, in the conflict between 1806 and 1807.
Karl Kramer is a waiter in a beach hotel on the Baltic Sea. But he has completely different plans in mind for the future. Before he marries Grete Wernicke, the daughter of the hotel manager, he wants to have enough money himself.
Film by Fred Sauer.