John, a young man raised by his aunt, is in love with Anna, a servant girl who is going to have his baby. He is willing to marry her but his stern aunt wants him to marry a rich girl. To separate the lovers, she arranges for her nephew to be enrolled at a university in a distant town. She then has Anna sent away to live with Torgus the coffin maker and his mother where she will be secluded until the birth of the child. Torgus, a clumsy golem-esque sort of fellow, is immediately charmed by the beautiful girl and takes pity on her. Meanwhile, Anna anxiously awaits John's return.

Cast

Eugen Klöpfer

Torgeir

Marija Leiko

Anna

Adele Sandrock

Turid

Gerd Fricke

John

Ferdinand Gregori

Vormund Johns

Kaethe Richter

Gudrun

Hermine Straßmann-Witt

Groah, die Hebamme