Incest

1929 · 74 min · Drama

Martin Hollmann, a young gardener meets his significantly older wife's daughter from her first marriage. Liesbeth Kröger is from his generation and they both get along well straight away. Shortly after his wife's death, Martin brings Liesbeth into his house as a housekeeper, and they both fall in love. The couple live together and soon decide to get married when Liesbeth becomes pregnant by Martin. But now the tragedy begins, because when registering at the registry office, Martin and Liesbeth, in the form of a strict bailiff, are officially declared that they have committed incest in accordance with Section 173 of the Criminal Code.

Director: James Bauer
Writers: Herbert Juttke, Georg C. Klaren
Released: October 16, 1929
Language: German

Cast

Walter Rilla
Martin Hollman
Erna Morena
Hedwig Hollman seine Frau
Olga Tschechowa
Lisbeth Kröger, deren Tochter aus erster Ehe
Olga Limburg
Margot Stein
Grete Graal
Edith Hollman deren Tochter
Paul Otto
Rolf van Heynen
Theodor Loos
Pastor
Paul Henckels
Amtmann
Ekkehard Arendt
Gärtnergehilfe

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