A Fortune Hunter

A Fortune Hunter
Directed by	John W. Brunius
Written by	Sam Ask John W. Brunius
Based on	A Fortune Hunter by Harald Molander
Starring	Gösta Ekman Mary Johnson Axel Ringvall
Cinematography	Hugo Edlund
Production company	Svensk Filmindustri
Distributed by	Svensk Filmindustri
Release date	14 March 1921 (1921-03-14)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Sweden
Languages	Silent Swedish intertitles

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.[1] Future star Greta Garbo appears in a small role as a maid at a tavern.[2] 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

1. Gustafsson p.130
2. Payne p.45

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.

External links

• A Fortune Hunter at IMDb