Harry Hertzsch

Winnie is desperate and doesn't know what to do next. She is about to marry her lover Paul, who has returned from war captivity. Both want to emigrate to America short after marriage. But the young woman has an illegitimate one-and-a-half-year-old son, whom she has kept secret from her fiancé. The short-tempered Paul would never understand that. When she is on her way to the orphanage, the grumpy senior civil servant Hieronymus Spitz and his little dog Tobby get into her train compartment. After a short observation, Winnie is certain that the misantrope actually has a good heart, because he lovingly takes care of his dog. Without further ado she leaves little Niki with the tax accountant and disappears from the train. Only a note with a request remains. The overwhelmed old gentleman initially wants to get rid of the child, but then takes it home and takes care of it together with his housekeeper. Both take the bundle of joy to their hearts. But then everything turns out differently.

Historia de uno de los muchos combates de la Gran Guerra, contada desde la perspectiva alemana. Frente a las pacifistas "Sin novedad en el frente" y "Westfront 1918" (1930), esta película da un punto de vista más favorable a Alemania. Fue un enorme éxito de taquilla en su estreno el 20 de febrero de 1934, y se basó en las memorias de guerra del propio director Zöberlein, "Der Glaube an Deutschland (La fe en Alemania)". Fue financiada por el gobierno nacional-socialista, y contó con la Wehrmacht y tropas de las SA como extras. Es minuciosamente realista y muchos de sus efectos no son tales, sino que se realizaron con munición real y explosivos. Fue prohibida en Alemania tras el fin de la II Guerra Mundial. (FILMAFFINITY)

Musical about a girl typist who leaves Berlin for Venice after winning a contest. A rich bachelor pretending to be poor takes a job with her and competes for her affections with a count and a tenor.