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.
Henny Porten
Hansi Arnstaedt
Fita Benkhoff
Paul Westermeier
Hermann Picha
Peter Voß
Wolfgang Keppler
Elisabeth Wendt
Werner Pledath
Paul Westermeier
Luise Morland
Walter Steinbeck
Bruno Ziener
Gustav Püttjer
Ernst Rotmund
Marina von Ditmar