Mother and Child (1934 film)

Mother and Child
Directed by	Hans Steinhoff
Produced by	Guido Bagier
Written by	Friedrich Hebbel (poem) Robert A. Stemmle
Starring	Henny Porten Peter Voß Elisabeth Wendt Wolfgang Keppler
Music by	Richard Ralf
Cinematography	Karl Puth
Edited by	Ludolf Grisebach
Production company	Tofa-Film
Release dates	4 January 1934
Running time	121 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

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.^[1] Franz Schroedter worked as art director on the film.

Cast

• Henny Porten as Anna
• Peter Voß as Jürgen
• Elisabeth Wendt as Frau Petersen
• Wolfgang Keppler as Herr Petersen
• Hansi Arnstaedt as Frau Kröger
• Werner Pledath as Dr. Fiedler, Arzt
• Paul Westermeier as Larsen, Tischlermeister
• Luise Morland as Frau Larsen
• Dörte Kühne as Fiete Larsen
• Alexandra Schmitt as Großmutter Larsen
• Fita Benkhoff as Frau Hellinger
• Walter Steinbeck as Herr Hellinger
• Hermann Picha as Rippe, Landbriefträger
• Ilse Nast as Zofe bei Petersen
• Bruno Ziener as Diener bei Petersen

References

1. Bock & Bergfelder p.372

Bibliography

• Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

• Mother and Child at the Internet Movie Database