A Fortune Hunter

A Fortune Hunter (Swedish: En lyckoriddare) is a 1921 Swedish silent historical drama film directed and cowritten by John W. Brunius and starring Gösta Ekman, Mary Johnson and Axel Ringvall. Future star Greta Garbo appears in a small role as a maid at a tavern. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gustaf Hallén and Vilhelm Bryde. It is now considered a lost film.

Cast

• Gösta Ekman as Lars Wiwalt
• Mary Johnson as Gertrud Wulffsdotter
• Axel Ringvall as Wulff Grijp
• Hilda Forsslund as Lena Daa
• Nils Lundell as Clement
• Vilhelm Bryde as Rönnow Bilde
• Gösta Cederlund as Niels Kagg
• Gull Natorp as Mrs. Margarete Grijp
• Carlo Keil-Möller as Erich Gyllenstierna
• Arthur Natorp as Andreas Anundi
• Semmy Friedmann as Henri de Bresignac
• Greta Garbo as Maid
• Alva Garbo as Girl in Tavern
• Alfred Lundberg 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.

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