Love and the First Railroad 1934 Directed by Hasso Preiß Die Liebe und die erste Eisenbahn
'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
Hans Schlenck
Ferdinand Miller