Love and the First Railroad (1934)

5.8/10 81 min Comedy History

Overview

'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

Jakob Tiedtke

F.W. Eichmann, Posthalter in Zehlendorf

Ida Wüst

Helene, seine Frau

Karin Hardt

Brigitte, beider Tochter

Fritz Kampers

Paul Kluthammer, sein Faktotum

Max Gülstorff

B.C. Fechner, Bankier in Berlin

Paul Westermeier

Eckensteher Nante

Genia Nikolaieva

Nanette

Anna Müller-Lincke

Josefine Dora

Klaus Pohl

Hans Zesch-Ballot

Schelling, Agent bei Bankier Fechner

Ernst Behmer

Der Postdamer Landbriefträger

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