''Thomas Graal's Ward'' (Swedish: ''Thomas Graals myndling'') is a 1922 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

Gustaf Molander Gustaf Harald August Molander (18 November 1888 – 19 June 1973) was a Swedish actor and film director. His parents were director Harald Molander, Sr. (1858–1900) and singer and actress Lydia Molander, ''née'' Wessler, and his brother was th ...

and starring

Einar Axelsson Einar Axelsson (February 25, 1895–October 30, 1971) was a Swedish stage and film actor. Biography Einar Rickard Axelsson was born at Lund in Skåne, Sweden. He was the son of actors Konstantin and Amelie Axelsson. He was the brother of journa ...

Vera Schmiterlöw Alice Vera Cecilia Charlotta Schmiterlöw (19 July 1904, Varberg – 9 September 1987, Stockholm) was a Swedish actress. She studied drama at the Dramaten from 1921 to 1924, where she met classmate Greta Garbo with whom she grew a lifelong frie ...

and

Nils Aréhn Nils is a Scandinavian given name, a chiefly Norwegian, Danish, Swedish and Latvian variant of Niels, cognate to Nicholas. People and animals with the given name * Nils Bergström (born 1985), Swedish ice hockey player * Nils Björk (1898–1989) ...

.Gustafsson p.63

Cast

as Paul *

as Babette *

as Thomas Graal *

Carl Browallius Carl Browallius (born Carl Andersson; 7 June 1868 – 7 November 1944) was a Swedish stage and film actor.Goble p.37 Selected filmography * ''His Lordship's Last Will'' (1919) * ''Karin Daughter of Ingmar'' (1920) * '' The Eyes of Love'' (1922) ...

as Elias Jesperson *

Olof Molander Olof Johan Harald Molander (8 October 1892 – 26 May 1966) was a Swedish theatre and film director. He was most notable for his many Strindberg and Shakespeare productions. Biography Molander was born in Helsinki. He was the son of the dire ...

as Baron Zoll *

Torsten Winge Torsten Winge (10 May 1886 – 6 May 1969) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1917 and 1961. Selected filmography * ''Robinson i skärgården'' (1920) * '' Thomas Graal's Ward'' (1922) * '' Where the Lighthouse ...

as Student * Harry Roeck Hansen as Student *

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 Student * Eugen Nilsson as Head Waiter *

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 Valle ...

as Policeman *

Josua Bengtson Josua Bengtson (10 January 1882 – 15 December 1958) was a Swedish stage and film actor.Steene p.393 He appeared prolifically as a character actor in the theatre and in Swedish cinema following his debut during the silent era. Some of his final ...

as Conductor *

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 Lady with Piano *

Georg Fernqvist Georg may refer to: * ''Georg'' (film), 1997 *Georg (musical), Estonian musical * Georg (given name) * Georg (surname) * , a Kriegsmarine coastal tanker See also * George (disambiguation) George may refer to: People * George (given name) * ...

as Servant *

Ragnar Arvedson Ragnar Arved Arvedson, (4 December 1895 – 2 October 1973) was a Swedish actor, director, writer and producer. Arvedson appeared in about 50 roles in films between 1920 and 1970 and directed about 20 films between 1935 and 1949. Selected filmog ...

as Restaurant Guest *

Tekla Sjöblom Tekla Sjöblom (21 July 1878 – 30 May 1967) was a Swedish actress. She appeared in more than 30 films between 1916 and 1961. Selected filmography * '' Thomas Graal's Ward'' (1922) * ''Sealed Lips'' (1927) * '' Modern Wives'' (1932) * '' T ...

as Landlady * Waldemar Wohlström as Landlady's Husband * Hilda Castegren as Woman with a Sheep * Gösta Alexandersson as Rowdy Boy *

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 hi ...

as Restaurant Guest * John Westin as Restaurant Guest

References

Bibliography

* Gustafsson, Tommy. ''Masculinity in the Golden Age of Swedish Cinema: A Cultural Analysis of 1920s Films''. McFarland, 2014. * Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.

External links

* 1922 films 1922 drama films Swedish drama films Swedish silent feature films Swedish black-and-white films Films directed by Gustaf Molander 1920s Swedish-language films Silent drama films 1920s Swedish films {{1920s-Sweden-film-stub