A retired rail official and his wife Amalie purchase a disused railroad wagon to convert it into a villa in the countryside. One day, Amalie discovers more
A retired rail official and his wife Amalie purchase a disused railroad wagon to convert it into a villa in the countryside. One day, Amalie discovers 25,000 Marks hidden behind a picture in the rail car. The money was put there by a Dutch couple, who tried to smuggle the money across the border during the train’s last journey. Sorely tempted to keep the money, Amalie turns it over to the authorities. The smugglers, who finally find the rail car after a long search, will be turned over to the cops, too. close
Melodrama about lineage and property questions. Nikhilesh (Barua) loves heiress Indira (Jamuna). A poor orphan girl, Radha (Menaka Devi), arrives claiming more
Melodrama about lineage and property questions. Nikhilesh (Barua) loves heiress Indira (Jamuna). A poor orphan girl, Radha (Menaka Devi), arrives claiming to be Indira's stepsister and therefore part inheritor of the family estate. Indira agrees to share her inheritance but then Radha makes a play for Nikhilesh. Ultimately, Radha turns out to be the real and sole heir. Love proves to be stronger than material possession as Indira and Nikhilesh get married and Radha finds happiness with Ratan, a man she had known and loved during her days of poverty. As each character returns to the class of his/her birth, the message hammered home is a warning to people never to transcend their social status. close
The simple-minded Rajat (Barua) loves neighbour Jayanti (Menaka Devi). He is advised on how to court her by his streetsmart cousin Bishwanath (Sanyal) more
The simple-minded Rajat (Barua) loves neighbour Jayanti (Menaka Devi). He is advised on how to court her by his streetsmart cousin Bishwanath (Sanyal) and Bishwanath's friend Samir (Bannerjee). Bishwanath and Samir try to get Rajat's miserly guardian Bagalcharan (Choudhury) to loan them money so that Samir can make a 'European-style art film'. The guardian is admitted to the clinic of a doctor Gajanan where he falls into the clutches of two professional crooks Natoraj (Indu Mukherjee) and Supta (Molina Devi). Supta wants Rajat and they try to kidnap her... close
1918, Artois. A train packed with soldiers advances under bombardment. The path is ruined. It's being repaired. But it'll take an hour. Soldier Paul Marchand more
1918, Artois. A train packed with soldiers advances under bombardment. The path is ruined. It's being repaired. But it'll take an hour. Soldier Paul Marchand notices that the train stopped near his home village, where his father, mother and fiancée Marie live, from whom he has not received news for two months. Paul begs his friend and direct commander, Sergeant Lecker, for an hour of freedom. He runs to the village, finds his mother in church, and learns that his fiancée no longer lives with her. Marie now works in a soldier's tavern, whose owner Auguste hangs out with her. She no longer wants to see Paul and says she hates his cowardice. She didn't get a single letter from him. Gradually, Paul realizes that his mother is to blame: she hid his letters and chased Marie away. She did not want her son to marry a girl from an orphanage. Paul is trying to get Marie's forgiveness. Auguste out of jealousy summons the gendarmes, and they come to arrest Paul. Paul fights with Auguste and thinks he killed him. Marie's trying to keep him from showing up. Bombing's starting. Wounded Auguste is littered under the rubble of his cafe's warehouse. Paul jumps into his train at the last minute, which is already on its way. close
Miss Annemarie Tessmer is a clerk in the house of the manufacturer Herman Schilling and she is indispensable. She is exploited by all the family members more
Miss Annemarie Tessmer is a clerk in the house of the manufacturer Herman Schilling and she is indispensable. She is exploited by all the family members and her own life is completely in the background. Herman Schilling wants his daughter Thea merry with the representative for foreign affairs Dr. Richard Rauch. However, after a number of dramatic complications, Richard chooses for the good, selfless and hardworking Annemarie. close