''The Heart of a German Mother'' (german: Das deutsche Mutterherz) is a 1926 German silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Géza von Bolváry Géza von Bolváry (born Géza Gyula Mária Bolváry Zahn, german: Géza Maria von Bolváry-Zahn; 26 December 1897 – 10 August 1961) was a Hungarians, Hungarian actor, screenwriter, and film director, who worked principally in Germany and Aust ...

and starring

Margarete Kupfer Margarete Kupfer (born Margarete Kupferschmid; 10 April 1881 – 11 May 1953) was a German actress. Partial filmography * '' The Canned Bride'' (1915) * '' Frau Eva'' (1916) * ''The Queen's Secretary'' (1916) * '' When Four Do the Same'' (1917) ...

Heinz Rühmann Heinrich Wilhelm "Heinz" Rühmann (; 7 March 1902 – 3 October 1994) was a German film actor who appeared in over 100 films between 1926 and 1993. He is one of the most famous and popular German actors of the 20th century, and is considered a Ge ...

, and Julius Messaros. The film marked Rühmann's debut, beginning a screen career that lasted until his death in 1994.

Cast

as Witwe Erdmann *

as Oscar *Julius Messaros as Julius *

Ellen Kürti Ellen Kürti (Born Erzsébet Kürthy) was a Hungarian-born film actress known for her roles in German cinema.Schildgen p.33 Selected filmography * '' The Wheels of Destiny'' (1923) * ''Girls You Don't Marry'' (1924) * ''Slaves of Love'' (1924) * ...

as Kellnerin *

Vera Voronina Vera Voronina ( 1904 – 1942?) was a Russian actress. Biography Voronina was born in Odessa, then part of the Russian Empire, but her family fled after the Russian Revolution of 1917. She starred in films in several countries including German ...

Helene von Bolváry Helene von Bolváry (born Ilona Fraknói; 1892–1943) was a Hungarian actress. She was the wife of the film director Géza von Bolváry. Selected filmography * '' The Village Rogue'' (1916) * ''White Rose'' (1919) * ''The Way to the Light'' (1 ...

Carl Walther Meyer Carl Walther Meyer was a German stage and film actor and film editor. Meyer appeared in more than fifty productions during the silent and early sound eras.Giesen & Hobsch p.66 Selected filmography * '' Women Who Fall by the Wayside'' (1925) * '' ...

Leon Epp Leon Epp (born 29 May 1905 in Vienna; died 21 December 1968 in Eisenstadt) was an Austrian music director, theatre director and actor. Career In 1928, aged 22, Epp featured in ''Endangered Girls'' (Gefährdete Mädchen), a 1928 Austrian silent ...

*Max Weydner

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* Films of the Weimar Republic 1926 drama films German silent feature films Films directed by Géza von Bolváry German black-and-white films Silent German drama films 1920s German films 1920s German-language films {{Germany-silent-film-stub