Cab No. 13 - 1926

The film starts with a woman on the run from her millionaire husband giving birth to a daughter in the home of a washerwoman. The woman dies in childbirth, but the baby survives. The washerwoman leaves the baby in a horsedrawn Parisian taxicab (No. 13). The paperwork of the birth is lost in a huge tome. Sixteen years pass. The tome is bought by a poor student. One day his bookshelf collapses, and the tome opens at the page where the paperwork has been hidden. The student realises that the paperwork relates to a millionaire who has spent the last sixteen years looking for his pregnant wife. The student traces the washerwoman, and he tricks her into confessing what she has done with the baby. Meanwhile, the baby has been adopted by the cab driver and his wife, and has grown into Lili Damita.

78min
1926
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating5.5/10

Cast

Jack Trevor profile pictureJack TrevorFrançois Tapin
Paul Biensfeldt profile picturePaul BiensfeldtJacques Carotin
Walter Rilla profile pictureWalter RillaLucien Rebout
Max Gülstorff profile pictureMax GülstorffL'antiquaire
Albert Paulig profile pictureAlbert PauligLe maître de ballet
Hermann Picha profile pictureHermann PichaMonsieur Coco

About Cab No. 13

Cab No. 13 Overview

The film starts with a woman on the run from her millionaire husband giving birth to a daughter in the home of a washerwoman. The woman dies in childbirth, but the baby survives. The washerwoman leaves the baby in a horsedrawn Parisian taxicab (No. 13). The paperwork of the birth is lost in a huge tome. Sixteen years pass. The tome is bought by a poor student. One day his bookshelf collapses, and the tome opens at the page where the paperwork has been hidden. The student realises that the paperwork relates to a millionaire who has spent the last sixteen years looking for his pregnant wife. The student traces the washerwoman, and he tricks her into confessing what she has done with the baby. Meanwhile, the baby has been adopted by the cab driver and his wife, and has grown into Lili Damita.

Runtime: 78min

Extra details

Original Title: Fiaker Nr. 13
Original Language: German
Directed By: Michael Curtiz
Production Companies
Sascha-FilmPhoebus-Film