That Won't Keep a Sailor Down

That Won't Keep a Sailor Down

1958 · 94 min · ★ 7.0 · Comedy, Drama

German sailor Peter Hille arrives in Copenhagen to see his beloved Hannah. But she has died in childbirth, leaving Peter with an eight-month-old baby. The young father is left with the entire burden of caring for the child. But he would never have been able to cope with his worries if the ordinary people he encounters had not helped him.

Directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt · Written by Grete Frische

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