The Good Hope (1934)

Fisherman’s widow Kniertje urges her two younger sons to set sail on the ‘Op hoop van zegen’, a heavily insured floating wreck which duly goes down in a storm. Kniertje is left behind, alone and lonely. Based on Herman Heijermans’ socialist-inspired Dutch theatre classic.

Released: Dec 21, 1934

Runtime: 105 minutes

Genre: Drama

Stars: Esther de Boer-van Rijk, Philip Dorn, Jan Van Ees, Annie Verhulst, Willem van der Veer, Sophie de Vries-de Boer

Crew: Cor Lemaire (Music), Louis Saalborn (Director), Henk Alsem (Cinematography), Daaf Monnikendam (Music), Herman Heijermans (Writer), Alex Benno (Director)