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Karin Ingmarsdotter (1920)
Character: N/A
Karin Daughter of Ingmar is a 1920 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström. It is the second part in Sjöström's large-scale adaption of Selma Lagerlöf's novel Jerusalem, following Sons of Ingmar from the year before, and depicting chapter three and four from the novel. The critical reception was however unenthusiastic and Sjöström decided to not direct any more parts.
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Madame de Thèbes (1915)
Character: Max
The story is wacky – a gypsy is cursed by her father, so that she has to deny her illegitimate son in order for him to have a successful life. She gives him to a well-to-do lady who has lost her own child. Later, he has grown up to be a politician who wants to become the foreign minister. He doesn’t know that his real mother is the famous Madame de Thebes, the fortuneteller who all politicians make sure to visit! This information falls into the hands of a rival, who tries to use it to ruin his career. Meanwhile, the rival’s attractive daughter is attacked by a ruffian and needs to be rescued… There are a lot of striking images in this film. You can see the beauty of them even if the state of the print is far from perfect. The Norwegian actress Ragna Wettergreen gives a haunting performance as Madame de Thebes, with wisdom and regret – and quite a few melodramatic gestures. Understatement was not the norm in those days.
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Hämnaren (1915)
Character: Landowner von Sterner
Hämnaren (The Avenger) was made in 1915, and was rediscovered in Berlin in 2001. It begins with a woman named Ester, who is reading a letter and crying. The letter says that a man named George won't marry her, because he knows his father would never allow him to marry a Jewish woman. Ester dies of childbirth, and possibly a broken heart. Her suitor Jakob takes care of her son, who is named Josef, and sends George a note, accusing him of causing her death
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Den moderna suffragetten (1913)
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Lili and her friend attends a conference, where the English suffragette Miss Spratt. Bursting with enthusiasm they form a feminist cell.
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Den okända (1913)
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A rich young man falls for a beautiful girl and meets with trouble. An adaptation of Hugo von Hofmannsthal's Das fremde Mädchen.
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I lifvets vår (1912)
Character: Incipient at theater
A motherless child has a tumultuous existence, but she eventually becomes a famous international opera singer. Past and present meet when she performs in her original home town.
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Bodakungen (1920)
Character: Farmer at market
It's the beginning of the 1800s. A feud between the people of Ödemo and Rävgården has been going on since the dawn of time and now it's worse than ever.
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För hemmet och flickan (1925)
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When the old fisherman Boman drowns on a storm night, his widow and daughter Gerd is left alone in their cabin. Lost.
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Dolken (1915)
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Mr Bernhard has financial difficulties. He has fallen into the hands of broker Mr Pouzer. In desperation, Bernhard's daughter Julia visit Pouzer to ask for mercy for her father. Yes, Pouzer replies, if I get you in return.
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När kärleken dödar (1913)
Character: Konstsamlare
After a harsh argument between her and her father, a young girl with artistic talent leaves home for a new life.
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På livets ödesvägar (1913)
Character: N/A
The son of a poor fisherman and the daughter of a wealthy landlord fall in love, but meet with obstacles to being together. Their happiness meets with objection by her father, who intends to permanently separate them.
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Hälsingar (1923)
Character: N/A
Sweden in the 1870s. In Hälsingland the brothers Olov and Jonas own the home of Övergården.
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Skottet? (1914)
Character: Brandt, godsägare
During a duck hunt the local land owner Brandt has told his ranger and his son to sit in a boat and collect ducks as they are shot down. When Brandt's dog gets in the water he commands the ranger's son to jump in the water to save the dog but the boy drowns.
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Livets konflikter (1913)
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The old friends Otto Berner and Charles Von Barton stands on separate sides in a political conflict.
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De lefvande dödas klubb (1914)
Character: N/A
The suicidal gambler Tom Haget receives an invitation to The Club of the Living Dead, whose members apparently see it as their task to help each other to "end this empty earthly existence" according to a lottery system. At the same time, an acquaintance of Tom Haget, Lieutenant Dick Huntley, receives an assignment from his superiors to go to a distant destination with a large sum of money. However, Huntley is hit by a car, unconscious and without ID documents he ends up in a hospital, is reported missing, and it is widely suspected that he ran away with the money. Confused and desperate Huntley meets Haget and gets an invitation to the Club of the Living Dead.
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Halvblod (1914)
Character: Baron von Wüler
Cavalry captain von Stahl is in love with dancer Marianne Rizetskis, but when he suddenly finds himself completely destitute he takes off to South America, leaving Marianne heartbroken. Arriving im America, von Stahl finds work at the estate of a man wanted by the local government, and gets romantically involved with his daughter Soledad. When Marianne arrives as well, von Stahl finds himself torn between the two women.
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En pojke i livets strid (1913)
Character: The Judge
A 13 year old boy is hired as a delivery boy, and when his mother dies he is forced to take care of himself. Eventually he finds his way and grow up to become a good man.
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Kammarjunkaren (1914)
Character: The valet
A romantic couple's happiness is threatened when the girl's father, a forester, decide to marry her off to a much older man, a valet.
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En förvillelse (1915)
Character: Gustaf Bille
Hedvig Rehmer, a widow with a young daughter, marries bank manager Wilhelm Hagberg. But her character is put in question when her daughter's father shows up alive.
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Kärlekens irrfärder (1916)
Character: Squire Born
Childhood friends Captain Weiden and Squire Born were both in love with the same girl, Lucille, but Weiden was the one to marry her. When Weiden is forced leave for military service, Born promises to look after Lucille.
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I elfte timmen (1916)
Character: Brandt
A band of gypsy thieves breaks into an estate, knowing that no men are home.
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Sin egen slav (1917)
Character: Rickardo the lazzarone
Professor Soriano is a successful Italian scientist. Together with a colleague Doctor Ibrahim, he has produced a serum to cure spinal cord suffering. Soriano is visited by his fiancée, the beautiful marquee Savorelli.
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Skuggan av ett brott (1917)
Character: Professor Buchwald
Scientist Paul Förster poison his rich uncle to get money for his research that applies to a serum. But Förster who believes that he killed his uncle is affected by severe qualifiers, leaves the research and goes to sea. Later it turns out that the uncle survived.
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Värdshusets hemlighet (1917)
Character: Lorrat
Unscrupulous innkeeper Felix Maillon uses his foster daughter Trude to get customers. When the wealthy Count Maillon dies, a battle for his inheritance awaits.
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Chanson triste (1917)
Character: Leonard Angelot
The landowner William Dennison lives with his wife Leonora on the beautiful estate Dennison Hill. However, a curse rests heavily on the house: Williams' passion for gambling.
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Hårda viljor (1923)
Character: Levion
Fredrik Mack (Gustav Ranft) owns a glue factory in northern Norway and Ove Rolandsen (Eugen Skjønberg), a great womanizer, works for him. When Mack's beautiful daughter Elise (Lilla Bye) returns from studies, Ove immediately flirts with her.
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Hans hustrus förflutna (1915)
Character: N/A
The international criminal Helene Voigt, who calls herself Countess Montigno, is on the run from the law.
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Vägen till mannens hjärta (1914)
Character: Lilli's father
Cousins Axel and Lilli are supposed to get married. Lilli is however much more interested in reading than doing a wife's chores.
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Miljonarvet (1917)
Character: Gerald Weston
Young Michael Martin is about to marry his fiancée Asta, when his foster father, Captain Weston, announces the term of his will -- in order to inherit the family fortune Michael will have to remain a bachelor.
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Jungeldrottningens smycke (1917)
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Despite her youth, Princess Lara Rispala has managed to get her kingdom Leskapur to move towards a new heyday. But one day, a catastrophe occurs in her life. She loses the "Sun Mirror", the symbol of the dignity and security of the old royal family. Lara confides in the young European and engineer Rudolf Corvin, who has long been her confidant. Together they go to the fakir Rahu. The fakir has the ability to read out all the secrets of the universe in his well. He sees that the Sun Mirror has been stolen by the prince in the neighboring kingdom of Valpur.
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Guldspindeln (1916)
Character: Chief Lepinault
Jeanne, A.K.A. The Golden Spider, a Parisian criminal, kidnaps the daughter of the chief of police, Lepinault, in order to have her companion Charles Coudriet released from prison.
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Den levande mumien (1917)
Character: Leonard Nachem
Professor Ernest Wearnkeal has problems with repeated thefts at his Egyptian museum. For help, he turns to the famous detective and author Oswald Read. Read arrives at the museum under the disguise of a Dr. Kearn who will study the museum's art treasures. As Dr. Kearn, he is also introduced to the professor's beautiful daughter Ester.
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Thomas Graals bästa film (1917)
Character: Marsey
Thomas Graal's a screenwriter, is very fond of his secretary Bessie. Overtaken by a kiss by Thomas she runs away. In his misfortune Thomas writes a screenplay inspired by Bessie. But she has not been really honest with him. 31 minutes of runtime are missing and presumed lost.
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Dunungen (1919)
Character: Crofter
The mayor's son Mauritz Fristedt, has become deeply in love with the baker's daughter Dunungen. The mayor applauds the engagement because Mauritz will to try to foist a pack of worthless shares from his uncle to his father-in-law.
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Kärlekens ögon (1922)
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The criminal couple Louise Kent and Charles Zukor stages a coup in the luxury restaurant Oriental. In the midst of a dance number goes suddenly all the lights out. In the confusion that arises one of the elegant guests is deprived of her jewelry.
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Dömen icke (1914)
Character: Buse
Helder is a happy family man, but one day his wife receives a letter from her brother Albert, who managed to escape from prison.
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Berg-Ejvind och hans hustru (1918)
Character: Bjarni Sveinbjörnsson
A stranger comes to work at widow Halla's farm. Halla and the stranger fall in love, but when he is revealed as Eyvind, an escaped thief forced into crime by his family's starvation, they flee and become two of the many outlaws of Iceland's mountains.
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Vem dömer (1922)
Character: Man at the inn
At the end of the middle ages, Ursula is accused of having poisoned her own husband. She claims she is innocent, but to prove it, she must submit to a ritual: trial by fire, walking on fire along a path leading directly to a crucifix. A film that has been much commended for the visual creativity shown by the director in successive blending in of images involving Ursula, her husband, the Virgin Mary, and Jesus Christ. Much applauded, also: the performance of Jenny Hasselqvist, thus described by French director René Clair: “We shall never forget her flaming eyes, the severity of her spirit, her abrupt and alarmed expressions, like an animal under threat.”
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Mästerman (1920)
Character: Shipmaster
About loaner Master Samuel, based on a writings by Hjalmar Bergman
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Prästen (1914)
Character: Marias far
Maria lives with her alcoholic father in a cabin the forest. One day she is seduced by the local land owner after he gives her a ring. Shortly afterwards he decides to leave the area and travel to Stockholm.
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Terje Vigen (1917)
Character: Den nye mannen i Terjes stuga / Officer på den engelska korvetten (uncredited)
Terje Vigen, a sailor, suffers the loss of his family through the inflexibility of another man. Years later, when his enemy's family finds itself dependent on his benevolence, Terje must decide whether to avenge himself.
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Ingeborg Holm (1913)
Character: A. Sjögren - Länsman
After Ingeborg Holm's husband becomes sick and dies, the family's small grocery store fails, Ingeborg becomes bankrupt, and she is forced to move to the workhouse. Her three children go to foster homes. Ingeborg simply must see them again.
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Tösen från Stormyrtorpet (1917)
Character: Helga's Father
Helga is a young single lady who has a baby by a much older married man. After the older man tells Helga's father that he refuses to pay child support because he isn't the child's father, her father insists that Helga take him to court. On court day, just as the older married man is about to swear on the Bible that he is not the father of Helga's child, Helga suddenly tells the court that she's dropping the case because although the man did father her child, she doesn't want him to commit perjury, which is not only a serious crime but a mortal sin as well.
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Högfjällets dotter (1914)
Character: Wermers kamrat
A young doctor is found unconscious in the mountains and is brought to a Sami village.
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