His Lordship's Last Will
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His Lordship's Last Will ( and also known as His Grace's Last Testament) is a 1919
Swedish
silent
drama film
directed by Victor Sjöström
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1919 in film
The year 1919 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*February 5 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists...
Swedish
Cinema of Sweden
Swedish cinema is known as producing many critically acclaimed movies, and during the 20th century was the most prominent of Scandinavia. This is largely due to the popularity and prominence of the directors Ingmar Bergman, Victor Sjöström, and more recently Lasse Hallström and Lukas...
silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Victor Sjöström
Victor Sjöström
Victor Sjöström was a Swedish actor, screenwriter, and film director.- Biography:Born in Silbodal, in the Värmland region of Sweden, he was only a year old when his father, Olof Adolf Sjöström, moved the family to Brooklyn, New York. His mother died when he was seven years old in 1886...
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Cast
- Karl Mantzius - His Lordship
- Carl Browallius - Wickberg
- Greta AlmrothGreta AlmrothGreta Almroth was a Swedish silent film actress. She appeared in 31 films between 1912 and 1940.-Selected filmography:* The Voice of Passion * Judge Not * Daughter of the Peaks...
- Blenda - Tyra Dørum - Mrs. Enberg
- Georg Blickingberg - Toni
- Semmy Friedmann - Jacob
- Augusta Lindberg - Mrs. Hyltenius
- Sture Baude - Roger Hyltenius
- Nils AhrénNils AhrénNils Ahrén was a Swedish silent film actor. He appeared in 27 films between 1913 and 1928.-Selected filmography:* The Conflicts of Life * Judge Not * The Outlaw and His Wife...
- Mayor Bjoerner - Josua Bengtsson - Jonsson
- Sigurd WallénSigurd WallénSigurd Wallén was a Swedish actor, film director and singer.-Selected filmography:* His Lordship's Last Will * June Nights...
- School Inspector - Carl Borin - Teacher
- Emil Fjellström - Mailman
- Olof Ås - Farmhand
- Georg Ahl - Per Hyltenius