The First Right of the Child | |
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Directed by | Fritz Wendhausen |
Written by | Thea von Harbou |
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Starring | |
Cinematography | Franz Planer |
Music by | Franz Waxman |
Production company | R.N.-Filmproduktion |
Distributed by | Deutsche Lichtspiel-Syndikat |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
Country | Germany |
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]
The film's sets were designed by the art director Erwin Scharf.
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.
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]
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