Toxi (1952)
Synopsis
This German slice-of-life drama is based on a very real postwar dilemma. At the time the film was made, there were over 3000 children living in Germany who'd been fathered by African American GIs. Referred to as "mischlings," these children were often treated as outcasts because of their illegitimacy and skin color. One such mischling is Toxi (played by herself), who is sent to live with her American father when her mother dies. At first, Toxi is welcomed with opened arms, but the father, who already has two children, has neither the time nor the money to care for the girl. Toxi is then bundled off to an orphanage, sparking a serious rift in her father's family. By concentrating on a highly fictionalized plotline, Toxi tends to ignore the thousands of other mischlings whose lives are far more complex and tragic than that of the film's central character.
Release Date: 1952-08-15
Runtime: 79 minutes
Director: Robert A. Stemmle
Top Cast
- Elfie Fiegert as Toxi
- Paul Bildt as Grossvater Rose
- Johanna Hofer as Grossmutter Helene
- Carola Höhn as Charlotte Jenrich
- Elisabeth Flickenschildt as Tante Wally
- Ernst Waldow as Übelhack
- Erika von Thellmann as Frau Übelhack
- Katharina Brauren as Vorsteherin
- Lotte Brackebusch as Frau Berstel
- Willy Maertens as Inspektor Plaukart
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