Our Flags Lead Us Forward (1933)
"Hitlerjunge Quex: Ein Film vom Opfergeist der deutschen Jugend" (original title)

A Nazi propaganda film based upon the life and death of Hitler Youth Heini Volker, killed while distributing flyers in a Communist neighborhood.

Director:

Hans Steinhoff

Writers:

Bobby E. Lüthge, K.A. Schenzinger (novel),

Stars:

Jürgen Ohlsen, Heinrich George, Berta Drews

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jürgen Ohlsen	...	Heini Völker
Heinrich George	...	Vater Völker
Berta Drews	...	Mutter Völker
Claus Clausen	...	Bannführer Kaß (Brigade Leader Kass)
Rotraut Richter	...	Gerda
Hermann Speelmans	...	Stoppel
Hans Richter	...	Franz
Ernst Behmer	...	Kowalski
Hansjoachim Büttner	...	Arzt (doctor)
Franziska Kinz	...	Krankenschwester (nurse)
Rudolf Platte	...	Moritatensänger (carnival singer)
Reinhold Bernt	...	Ausrufer (barker)
Hans Deppe	...	Althändler (furniture dealer)
Anna Müller-Lincke	...	Eine Nachbarin Völkers (Völkers' neighbour)
Karl Meixner	...	Wilde

Storyline

A Nazi propaganda film based upon the life and death of Hitler Youth Heini Volker, killed while distributing flyers in a Communist neighborhood.

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Plot Keywords:

nazi propaganda | propaganda | hitler youth | hitlerjugend | nazism | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

19 September 1933 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Our Flags Lead Us Forward

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universum Film (UFA)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Herbert Norkus, born July 1916, was killed, stabbed six times, by German Communists on 24th January 1932, Berlin, as he delivered Nazi Propaganda leaflets. His martyred death became a role-model for the Hitler Youth, and too, exploited in the Nazi propaganda war machine.

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Quotes

Heini Völker: Hi, mother.
Mutter Völker: Hi, Heini.
Mutter Völker: Did you spend the night someplace? What did you do?
Heini Völker: It was wonderful mother.
Mutter Völker: Did you stay with Stoeppel and his boys?
Heini Völker: Stoeppel?
Mutter Völker: What then?
Heini Völker: No, I was with the others.
Mutter Völker: What others?
Heini Völker: Those with the crooked cross.
[...]

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Connections

Referenced in Life Goes On (2002)

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Soundtracks

"Das ist die Liebe der Matrosen"
(uncredited)
Written by Werner R. Heymann & Robert Gilbert
sang on the camping trip of the communists and later in the movie by a Hitlerjunge

User Reviews

of undeniable historic interest

In this film, communists are displayed as drunkards, only trying to win fascists over to there side through sex and not through arguments. Instead, the stupid non-arguments of the Nazis (their hair-raising twaddle about "Deutschland") are left without comment. However, today we see similar traits from the side of the lefties, who, as anti-fascists, physically attack the poor morons of today's Nazi-dome (all from working-class), instead of entering into debate with them. And, unfortunately, even today the connection to the booze is something that many lefties cannot swear themselves free from. In Sweden we called a lot of the lefties "red-wine-lefties" on account of this and these people, unlike real lefties, could never be trusted. The five stars are for the historic account of this film, which is not entirely without merit. The lefties have never seriously asked themselves why they failed against the Nazis before it was too late. One answer is for sure that the Nazis had much more money behind them (just see the beautiful uniforms, in a kid's eye, that all those young Nazis got, which, by the way, is most revealingly displayed in this film - another reason for giving it stars). Without the help of the establishment, among which there were probably even Jews, Hitler would hardly have risen to power. Still, however, the communists failed and seem to fail again at least among some of the working class today. Communist have not taken a decisive step against power (becoming anarchists) even today and are therefore not convincing enough against growing fascism. This film is worth seeing for at least touching upon why the lefties are failing amongst those, who should otherwise have everything to win if things changed and power amongst human beings was annihilated.