Love and the First Railway
Love and the First Railway (German: Die Liebe und die erste Eisenbahn) is a 1934 German historical comedy film directed by Robert Neppach and starring Jakob Tiedtke, Ida Wüst, and Karin Hardt.[1] The plot revolves around the construction of the railway line between Berlin and Potsdam in the 1830s, the first in the Kingdom of Prussia.
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| Directed by | Robert Neppach |
| Produced by | Alfred Zeisler |
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| Music by | Harald Böhmelt |
| Cinematography | Carl Drews |
Production company | R.N.-Filmproduktion |
| Distributed by | UFA |
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| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Guelstorff.
Main cast
- Jakob Tiedtke as F.W. Eichmann, Posthalter in Zehlendorf
- Ida Wüst as Helene, seine Frau
- Karin Hardt as Brigitte, beider Tochter
- Hans Schlenck as Ferdinand Miller, Dampfwagen-Ingenieur
- Fritz Kampers as Paul Kluthammer, sein Faktotum
- Genia Nikolaieva as Nanette, Luftakrobatin
- Max Gülstorff as B.C. Fechner, Bankier in Berlin
- Paul Westermeier as Eckensteher Nante
- Hans Zesch-Ballot as Schelling, Agent bei Bankier Fechner
- Ernst Behmer as Der Potsdamer Landbriefträger
References
- Waldman, p. 81.
Bibliography
- Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.
- Waldman, Harry (2008). Nazi Films in America, 1933–1942. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3861-7.
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