Der feldgraue Groschen

Summary

Advertising film for the 6th war bond. Mother Froehlich receives a hundred mark bill for her watch at the gold collection point. Mother Froehlich has the streetcar conductor Lehmann give her pennies for 20 marks. At home, she puts the pennies in a field post packet and sends it to her son, who is at the front. In the dugout he opens the parcel and reads the letter from his mother. Suddenly, a French fire attack occurs. After the attack, Lieutenant Hochstedt visits the shot-up dugout and finds a penny, which he pockets for good luck. On a dispatch ride he is hit by the bullet of a scattered Frenchman. In the military hospital it turns out that the lucky penny saved his life, whereupon he sends it to his bride. Mieze Lehmann receives 100 marks as wages in the munitions factory. Mother Froehlich sells donation cards in front of the "iron Hindenburg" at the Victory Column, which Lieutenant Hochstedt's bride pays for with the lucky penny. With her savings stocking, Mother Froehlich goes to her neighbor Mieze Lehmann and exchanges her penny for the hundred mark bill, which she now uses to subscribe to war bonds.

Source: Bundesarchiv