Hermine Straßmann-Witt

Scherben uses a single intertitle and is distinguished by the extended use of a moving camera, especially in long tracking shots along railway ties. This movement contrasts sharply with the stationary plot, the slow movement of the actors, and the long-held, still shots. (FilmReference.com)

John, a young man raised by his aunt, is in love with Anna, a servant girl who is going to have his baby. (imdb)