''The Suitor from the Highway'' (Swedish: ''Friaren från landsvägen'') is a 1923 Swedish silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Sigurd Wallén Sigurd Richard Engelbrekt Wallén (1 September 188420 March 1947) was a Swedish actor, film director, and singer.Edvin Adolphson Gustav Edvin Adolphson (25 February 1893 – 31 October 1979) was a Swedish film actor and director who appeared in over 500 roles. He made his debut in 1912. He appeared with Ingrid Bergman in ''Only One Night'' (1939), and is noted for his ...

, Jenny Hasselqvist and

Gösta Alexandersson Gösta Alexandersson (16 November 1905 – 17 March 1988) was a Swedish actor best known for his roles in ''Bomans pojke'' and ''Friaren från Landsvägen''.Gösta Alexandersson atSvensk Filmdatabas - section 3 Filmography * '' Thomas Graal's W ...

.Qvist & Von Bagh p.151

Cast

Edvin Adolphson Gustav Edvin Adolphson (25 February 1893 – 31 October 1979) was a Swedish film actor and director who appeared in over 500 roles. He made his debut in 1912. He appeared with Ingrid Bergman in ''Only One Night'' (1939), and is noted for his ...

as Sten Selling * Jenny Hasselqvist as Astrid Löwen *

as Gösta Lind *

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 ...

as Binge *

Sigurd Wallén Sigurd Richard Engelbrekt Wallén (1 September 188420 March 1947) was a Swedish actor, film director, and singer.John Ekman John Ekman (15 November 1880 – 22 November 1949) was a Swedish film actor. Biography He first trained as an artist under Richard Bergh (1858-1919). He was employed by various theater companies; Swedish Biograft Theater in Kristianstad (19 ...

as Jonas Råsten

References

Bibliography

* Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.

External links

* 1923 films 1923 drama films Swedish silent feature films Swedish black-and-white films Films directed by Sigurd Wallén 1920s Swedish-language films Silent Swedish drama films 1920s Swedish films {{1920s-Sweden-film-stub