Der Kahn der fröhlichen Leute

German documentary short about the life on board the passenger ship Wilhelm Gustloff.

When the bank clerk Klaus Helwig is arrested on suspicion of embezzlement, his son Heintje, whose mother died at birth, comes to his grumpy grandfather's house. Heintje manages to win his heart and prove his father's innocence..

Documentary short by the German Labour Front (Deutsche Arbeitsfront) about the construction and launching of the cruise ship "Wilhelm Gustloff".