''The People of Simlang Valley'' (Swedish: ''Folket i Simlångsdalen'') is a 1924 Swedish silent

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directed by Theodor Berthels and starring

Mathias Taube Mathias ″Mattis″ Taube (21 September 1876 – 23 June 1934) was a Swedish actor and artist. Taube made his film debut in 1916, and came to participate in more than 20 films. Biography Mathias Taube was born in Lindesberg on 21 September 1 ...

Greta Almroth Greta Almroth (15 April 1888 – 24 July 1981) was a Swedish silent film actress. She appeared in 31 films between 1912 and 1940. Almroth studied at theatre school and made her stage debut in 1908. She was one of the first major stars of S ...

and

Paul Seelig Paul Seelig (5 October 1900 – 5 August 1931) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in about 15 roles in films 1913 and 1931. His film debut was in Mauritz Stiller's film ''En pojke i livets strid'' in 1913, when he was thirteen years old. He was the ...

.Wallengren p.226 The film's sets were designed by the

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Bertil Duroj Bertil Duroj (1893–1967) was a Swedish art director. Active in the Swedish film industry he designed the sets for more than a hundred productions during his career. These included ''The Yellow Clinic'' (1942).Laura p.96 Selected filmography * ...

Cast

as Sig Folkeson *

as Ingrid * Elly Holmberg as Marit * Ida Schylander as Skog-Börta * Theodor Berthels as Lars Brand *

as Sven Brand * Semmy Friedmann as Tattar-Jan *

Georg Blomstedt Georg Blomstedt (1872–1933) was a Swedish stage and film actor.Cowie p.211 Selected filmography * ''The Lass from the Stormy Croft'' (1917) * ''Thomas Graal's Ward'' (1922) * '' Boman at the Exhibition'' (1923) * '' The People of Simlang Valley ...

as Policeman *

Fridolf Rhudin Fridolf Rhudin (10 October 1895 – 6 March 1935) was a Swedish actor and comedian. Filmography * ''Simon of Backabo'' (1934) * '' Secret Svensson'' (1933) * '' Fridolf in the Lion's Den'' (1933) * ''Jolly Musicians'' (1932) *'' Pojkarna på S ...

as Alarik *

Gösta Gustafson Gösta Gustafson (15 November 1886 – 19 January 1963) was a Swedish stage and film actor. Steene p.287 He acted prolifically in the theatre and on screen for several decades. Selected filmography * '' The People of Simlang Valley'' (1924) * '' ...

as Wallenbeck * Carl Wallin as Sibelius

References

Bibliography

* Wallengren, Ann-Kristin. '' Welcome Home Mr Swanson: Swedish Emigrants and Swedishness on Film''. Nordic Academic Press, 2014.

External links

* 1924 films 1924 drama films Swedish drama films Swedish silent feature films Swedish black-and-white films Films based on Swedish novels Films directed by Theodor Berthels Silent drama films 1920s Swedish films {{1920s-Sweden-film-stub