''A Fortune Hunter'' (Swedish: ''En lyckoriddare'') is a 1921 Swedish silent

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directed by John W. Brunius and starring

Gösta Ekman Hans Gösta Gustaf Ekman (; 28 July 1939 – 1 April 2017) was a Swedish actor, comedian, and director. Career Ekman was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and was the son of the director Hasse Ekman and Agneta (née Wrangel). Ekman represented t ...

, Mary Johnson and

Axel Ringvall Axel Ringvall (1860–1927) was a Swedish stage actor and comedian. Towards the end of his career he appeared in several films.Pensel p.80 Selected filmography * '' Lady Marion's Summer Flirtation'' (1913) * '' A Fortune Hunter'' (1921) * '' Li ...

. Future star

Greta Garbo Greta Garbo (born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson; 18 September 1905 – 15 April 1990) was a Swedish-American actress. Regarded as one of the greatest screen actresses, she was known for her melancholic, somber persona, her film portrayals of tragedy, ...

appeared in a small role as a

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at a

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.Payne p.45 The film's sets were designed by the

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s Gustaf Hallén and

Vilhelm Bryde Vilhelm Bryde (8 April 1888 – 24 April 1974) was a Swedish actor, film producer, and art director. Biography From 1909 to 1911, he was a student at Dramaten. Bryde was an actor at Svenska Teatern in Stockholm (1913-1919). He was director of t ...

. It is now considered a

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Cast

as Lars Wiwalt * Mary Johnson as Gertrud Wulffsdotter *

as Wulff Grijp * Hilda Forsslund as Lena Daa *

Nils Lundell Nils Lundell (23 December 1889 – 11 July 1943) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1917 and 1943. Selected filmography * ''Karin Daughter of Ingmar'' (1920) * '' The Mill'' (1921) * ''A Wild Bird'' (1921) * ''A ...

as Clement *

as Rönnow Bilde *

Gösta Cederlund Gösta Cederlund, ''Gustaf ("Gösta") Edvard Cederlund'', (6 March 1888 – 4 December 1980) was a Swedish actor and film director. He was a popular character actor from the 1930s to the 1950s. Selected filmography * '' A Dangerous Wooing'' ( ...

as Niels Kagg *

Gull Natorp Gull Natorp (10 January 1880 – 30 April 1962) was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in more than 70 films between 1913 and 1956. Selected filmography * ''Skottet'' (1914) - Maid * ''Hans hustrus förflutna'' (1915) - Countess Flemming ...

as Mrs. Margarete Grijp * Carlo Keil-Möller as Erich Gyllenstierna *

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as Andreas Anundi *

Semmy Friedmann Semmy Friedmann (14 September 1891 – 13 January 1964) was a Swedish actor. He had roles in multiple films between the years 1916 and 1963. Filmography * ''Ålderdom och dårskap'' (1916) - Kaj * '' Hans nåds testamente'' (1919) - Jacob * ' ...

as Henri de Bresignac *

as Maid * Alva Garbo as Girl in Tavern *

Alfred Lundberg Alfred Lundberg (5 April 1852 – 11 April 1935) was a Swedish stage and silent film actor. He appeared in 24 films between 1914 and 1930. He was the father of the actress Signe Lundberg-Settergren. Selected filmography * ''The Strike'' (19 ...

as Priest

References

Bibliography

* Gustafsson, Tommy. ''Masculinity in the Golden Age of Swedish Cinema: A Cultural Analysis of 1920s Films''. McFarland, 2014. * Sadoul, Georges. ''Dictionary of Film Makers''. University of California Press, 1972.

External links

* 1921 films 1921 drama films Swedish silent feature films Swedish black-and-white films Films directed by John W. Brunius 1920s Swedish-language films Swedish historical drama films 1920s historical drama films Films set in the 17th century Silent historical drama films 1920s Swedish films {{1920s-Sweden-film-stub