The Secret of Delft
The young poacher Hendrik van Norden has seriously wounded a game-keeper, who has not recognized him. However, there was one witness to Hendrik's misstep, the old sea captain Van Oort, but for the sake of Hendrik's old mother he promises to keep silent. Five years later Hendrik has become a lighthouse-keeper and is courting Annie, the housekeeper of the miser Van der Meulen. Van Oort, one of the miser's few friends, is also trying to win Annie's affections - in vain. One evening, when he sees Annie and Hendrik embracing, Van Oort, in an access of jealousy, reminds Hendrik of what he knows about his past as a poacher.
Maurits Binger
Director
Casts & Crew
Louis H. Chrispijn
Van der Meulen
Coen Hissink
Van Oort
Greta Gijswijt
Margaretha
Willem van der Veer
Hendrik van Norden
Esther de Boer-van Rijk
Mevr. van Norden / Mrs. van Norden
Jan van Dommelen
Prof. Van der Velde
Henny Schroeder
Mevr. van Maerle / Mrs. van Maerle
Annie Bos
Van der Meulen's huishoudster / Van der Meulens' housekeeper
Willem Faassen
Willem van der Meulen
Christine van Meeteren
Mevr. van der Velde / Mrs. van der Velde
Jaap Van der Poll
Visser / Fisherman
Alex Benno
Smokkelaar / Smuggler
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