The First Right of the Child

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The First Right of the Child
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Directed by Fritz Wendhausen
Written by Thea von Harbou
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Franz Planer
Music by Franz Waxman
Production
company
R.N.-Filmproduktion
Distributed byDeutsche Lichtspiel-Syndikat
Release date
  • 22 October 1932 (1932-10-22)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryGermany
Language German

The First Right of the Child (German : Das erste Recht des Kindes) is a 1932 German drama film directed by Fritz Wendhausen and starring Hertha Thiele, Eduard Wesener and Helene Fehdmer. [1]

Contents

The film's sets were designed by the art director Erwin Scharf.

Synopsis

After becoming pregnant by her student boyfriend, a struggling secretary considers her options. These include suicide before she decides that every child has the right to be loved.

Reviews

Filmwoche (1932): "It's a women's film, but all men should see it too, the urgent demand is addressed to the entire German film audience: Watch this film and help make it a winner." [2]

Cast

References

  1. Bock & Bergfelder p. 182
  2. Wendtland, Carsten (2012), "Mietspiegel" , Grundsicherung für Arbeitsuchende, Nomos, pp. 161–162, doi:10.5771/9783845259918_161, ISBN   9783845259918 , retrieved 31 March 2022

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