Drama based on a play by Friedrich Wolf. Hete is pregnant, hoping to have a family with her fiancé Paul. When the factory where she and Paul work sacks all striking workers, she tries to find a legal abortion. But there is only the illegal option - the eponymous cyanide.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Grete MosheimHete Fent | Hete Fent |
 Josefine DoraFrau Klee | Frau Klee |
 Margarete KupferFrau Heye | Frau Heye |
| PPaul HenckelsDr.Meyer | Dr.Meyer |
 Paul KempKuckuck | Kuckuck |
 Blandine EbingerHinterhofsängerin | Hinterhofsängerin |
| HHerma FordFrau Fent | Frau Fent |
 Nico TuroffPaul, Hetes Bräutigam | Paul, Hetes Bräutigam |
 Claus ClausenMax, Pauls Freund | Max, Pauls Freund |
| LLudwig AndersenDr. Moeller | Dr. Moeller |
 Louis RalphProsnick, Hausverwalter | Prosnick, Hausverwalter |
 Hermann VallentinKommissar | Kommissar |
| EElse HellerFrau Witt | Frau Witt |
 Alexander MurskiHerr Witt | Herr Witt |
| HHella HartwichDame beim Arzt | Dame beim Arzt |
| PPaul HenckelsDr. Meyer | Dr. Meyer |