Incest

1h 14min

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.

Cast

Walter Rilla

Walter Rilla

Martin Hollman
Erna Morena

Erna Morena

Hedwig Hollman seine Frau
Olga Tschechowa

Olga Tschechowa

Lisbeth Kröger, deren Tochter aus erster Ehe
Olga Limburg

Olga Limburg

Margot Stein
Grete Graal

Grete Graal

Edith Hollman deren Tochter
Paul Otto

Paul Otto

Rolf van Heynen
Ekkehard Arendt

Ekkehard Arendt

Gärtnergehilfe

Release date

16th Oct 1929

Status

Released

Spoken languages

No Language