Consul Petersen and his wife are desperate, because they lost their only child and can’t have another. At the same time, the maid Anna is expecting a child, whose father, Jurgen, works in a sawmill. When both of them lose their jobs, they fear they won’t be able to feed the newborn. Thus, they strike a deal with the Petersens, which works for both couples: Anna and Jurgen will receive a farm from the Petersens, free and clear; and the two will allow the Petersens to adopt the child. Anna and Jurgen marry and are quite happy; but when the child is finally born, Anna doesn’t wish to surrender him and flees with the child into the Wattenmeer.
as Anna
as Frau Kröger
as Frau Hellinger
as Larsen, Tischlermeister
as Rippe
as Jürgen
as Herr Petersen
as Frau Petersen
as Dr.Fiedler
as Larsen
as Frau Larsen
as Herr Hellinger
as Diener
as Fiete Larsen
as Großmutter Larsen
as Rippe, Landbriefträger
as Zofe bei Petersen
