| The First Right of the Child | |
| Director: | Fritz Wendhausen |
| Music: | Franz Waxman |
| Cinematography: | Franz Planer |
| Studio: | R.N.-Filmproduktion |
| Distributor: | Deutsche Lichtspiel-Syndikat |
| Runtime: | 79 minutes |
| Country: | Germany |
| Language: | German |
The First Right of the Child (de|'''Das erste Recht des Kindes''') is a 1932 German drama film directed by Fritz Wendhausen and starring Hertha Thiele, Eduard Wesener and Helene Fehdmer.[1]
The film's sets were designed by the art director Erwin Scharf.
After becoming pregnant by her student boyfriend, a struggling secretary considers her options. These include suicide before she decides that every child has the right to be loved.
Filmwoche (1932): "It's a women's film, but all men should see it too, the urgent demand is addressed to the entire German film audience: Watch this film and help make it a winner."