Love and the First Railroad

Love and the First Railroad

Die Liebe und die erste Eisenbahn
🎞️ Movie 81 min DE
โ˜… 6.8 /10 1934

'Love and the First Railway' is what this movie's title would mean in English. This is one of those films that depicts fictional characters participating in an historic incident. The actual first railway was built in England, of course. But according to this movie, the first railway (in Germany, at least) was built from Berlin to Potsdam, in 1838. I haven't the faintest idea if that's correct, but the people who made this movie do seem to take a great deal of interest in historical accuracy, so I'll take their word for it. Anyway, a title at the beginning establishes that this movie is set in 1838.

Cast

๐Ÿ‘ค
Jakob Tiedtke
F.W. Eichmann, Posthalter in Zehlendorf
Ida Wüst
Ida Wüst
Helene, seine Frau
Karin Hardt
Karin Hardt
Brigitte, beider Tochter
๐Ÿ‘ค
Hans Schlenck
Ferdinand Miller, Dampfwagen-Ingenieur
Fritz Kampers
Fritz Kampers
Paul Kluthammer, sein Faktotum
๐Ÿ‘ค
Genia Nikolaieva
Nanette, Luftakrobatin
Max Gülstorff
Max Gülstorff
B.C. Fechner, Bankier in Berlin
Paul Westermeier
Paul Westermeier
Eckensteher Nante
Hans Zesch-Ballot
Hans Zesch-Ballot
Schelling, Agent bei Bankier Fechner
Ernst Behmer
Ernst Behmer
Der Postdamer Landbriefträger
๐Ÿ‘ค
Harald Böhmelt
Composer
๐Ÿ‘ค
Carl Drews
Cinematographer