House Slaves (Swedish: Hemslavinnor) is a 1923 Swedish silent comedy film directed by Ragnar Widestedt and starring Dagmar Ebbesen, Agda Helin and Karin Swanström.[1] It was based on a 1920 Danish play which first appeared in Sweden in 1921. It was shot at studios in Kungsholmen in Stockholm with location shooting at Ränneslätt.
| House Slaves | |
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| Directed by | Ragnar Widestedt |
| Written by | Christian Bogø (play) Axel Frische (play) Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius Sam Ask |
| Produced by | Stellan Claësson Karin Swanström |
| Starring | Dagmar Ebbesen Agda Helin Karin Swanström |
| Cinematography | Ragnar Westfelt |
| Edited by | Ragnar Westfelt |
Production company | Bonnierfilm |
| Distributed by | Svenska Filmkompaniet |
Release date | 24 September 1923 |
Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
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The plot revolves around Grethe, a young woman who heads to Stockholm to find work as a domestic servant. Ebbesen reprised the role of Kristina in the 1933 remake House Slaves, in the 1942 film We House Slaves as well as over five hundred times on stage.[2]
Cast edit
- Dagmar Ebbesen as Kristina Mikkelsen
- Agda Helin as Grethe
- Elvin Ottoson as Palle Rasmussen
- Karin Swanström as Mathilde Rasmussen
- Erik Hoffman as Josef
- Olav Riégo as Sophus Sörensen
- Lia Norée as Anna Sörensen
- Fritz Strandberg as Tobias Klementsen
- Josua Bengtson as Carpenter
- Tyra Dörum as Carpenter's Wife
- Elsa Ebbesen as Job seeking girl
- Hartwig Fock as Vacuum cleaner salesman
- Karl Hellgren as Einar - Grethe's fiancé
- Torsten Lennartsson as Customer at employment office
- Emma Meissner as Fru Stjernholm
- August Tollquist as Anselm - Kristiana's brother
References edit
Bibliography edit
- Freiburg, Jeanne Ellen. Regulatory Bodies: Gendered Visions of the State in German and Swedish Cinema. University of Minnesota, 1994.
- Qvist, Per Olov & Von Bagh, Peter . Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
External links edit
- House Slaves at IMDb
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