68 minutos
The story is wacky – a gypsy is cursed by her father, so that she has to deny her illegitimate son in order for him to have a successful life. She gives him to a well-to-do lady who has lost her own child. Later, he has grown up to be a politician who wants to become the foreign minister. He doesn’t know that his real mother is the famous Madame de Thebes, the fortuneteller who all politicians make sure to visit! This information falls into the hands of a rival, who tries to use it to ruin his career. Meanwhile, the rival’s attractive daughter is attacked by a ruffian and needs to be rescued… There are a lot of striking images in this film. You can see the beauty of them even if the state of the print is far from perfect. The Norwegian actress Ragna Wettergreen gives a haunting performance as Madame de Thebes, with wisdom and regret – and quite a few melodramatic gestures. Understatement was not the norm in those days.
Ragna Wettergreen
Ayla
John Ekman
Ayla's father
Märta Halldén
Countess Julie
Nicolai Johannsen
Count Robert
William Larsson
Max
Albin Lavén
von Volmar
Karin Molander
Louise von Volmar
Doris Nelson
Young Ayla
Carl Apolloff
Member of Parliament
Albert Ståhl
Member of Parliament
Thure Holm
Member of Parliament
Otto Malmberg
Member of Parliament
Ernst Eklund
Robert's friend
Georg Fernquist
Audience member at parliament
