
Fahrt ins Leben
The four sailing school cadets Gerhard, Fritz, Kurt, and Christian are close friends; there's hardly anything they don't do together. But when the charming Gerhard begins a romance with Charlotte, his comrade Christian's childhood sweetheart, a shadow falls over their close bond. Then, when the four young men are involved in an accident during a nighttime trip on the school ship's pinnace, their friendship is put to another severe test. While three of them manage to raise the money for the repairs, Kurt, unable to contribute his share, lies to his comrades, claiming he has already put the money into the communal kitty.
Director
Bernd HofmannCast

Hedwig Bleibtreu
Großmutter Wagner

Ruth Hellberg
Charlotte Faber

Ursula Herking
Liese

Herbert Hübner
Generaldirektor Hellgrewe

Karl John
Seekadett Gerhard Bartels

Karl Platen
Pfandleiher

Ernst Schröder
Seekadett Christian Wagner

Siegfried Schürenberg
1. Offizier

Paul Westermeier
Schiffsarzt

Auguste Prasch-Grevenberg
Blumenverkäuferin
Claire Reigbert
Frau Barthels
Hans Joachim Schaufuß
Seekadett Fritz Müller
Eduard Bornträger
Gast bei Charlotte Fabers Konzert
Viktor Carter
Kadett
Gustaf Dennert
Kellner im Ratskeller
Christa Dilthey
Musikstundentin vor der Prüfungskommission
Hildegard Fränzel
Kellnerin im Ehrlichen Seemann
Fred Goebel
Sekretär des Generaldirektors Hellgreve
Paula Lepa
Mädchen beim Pfandleiher

Alfred Maack
Konsul Barthels