Love and the First Railroad
movie

Released November 27, 1934
Genres:
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
as
F.W. Eichmann, Posthalter in Zehlendorf

Ida Wüst
as
Helene, seine Frau

Karin Hardt
as
Brigitte, beider Tochter

Fritz Kampers
as
Paul Kluthammer, sein Faktotum

Max Gülstorff
as
B.C. Fechner, Bankier in Berlin

Paul Westermeier
as
Eckensteher Nante

Genia Nikolaieva
as
Nanette

Anna Müller-Lincke

Josefine Dora

Klaus Pohl
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Hans Schlenck
as
Ferdinand Miller