Overview
The nine-year-old orphan Therese has recently moved in with a family of gardeners. She continues to take loving care of her former foster mother, from whom she had to leave when she fell ill with a heart condition. With the help of old Jacob, the girl manages to grow a particularly beautiful rose. After some complications, this proves to be a stroke of luck, and not just for her.
Director and cast
- Harald Reinl Director
- Christine Kaufmann as Resli
- Otto Gebühr as Jakob
- Josefin Kipper as Herta Wieland
- Käthe Haack as Sorgemutter
- Paul Klinger as Dr. Schumann
- Katharina Mayberg as Christine Rohrbach
- Arno Assmann as Fred Rohrbach
- Olga Tschechowa as Frau von Weidersheim
- Gusti Wolf as Frau Neuhaus
- Walter Sedlmayr as Theo
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