The Österman Brothers' Virago (1925 film)

The Österman Brothers' Virago
Directed by	William Larsson
Written by	Thure Alfe
Based on	The Österman Brother's Virago by Oscar Wennersten
Starring	Frida Sporrong Georg Blomstedt Carl-Ivar Ytterman
Cinematography	Arthur Thorell
Production company	Filmindustri AB Triumvir
Release date	3 January 1925 (1925-01-03)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Sweden
Languages	Silent Swedish intertitles

The Österman Brothers' Virago (Swedish: Bröderna Östermans huskors) is a 1925 Swedish silent comedy film directed by William Larsson and starring Frida Sporrong, Georg Blomstedt and Carl-Ivar Ytterman.[1] It is one of several films based on the 1913 play of the same title by Oscar Wennersten.[2]

Synopsis

The Österman brothers advertise for a maid to help with the housework on their farm. However when the attractive but domineering Anna arrives they come to regret this.

Cast

• Frida Sporrong as Anna Söderberg
• Georg Blomstedt as Lars Österman
• Carl-Ivar Ytterman as Karl Österman
• Nils Lundell as Nils Österman
• Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson as Helena Vestman
• Eric Engstam as Jan Vestman
• Edit Rolf as Ella Vestman
• Paul Seelig as Axel Ohlsson
• Valborg Hansson as Countess Lejonflyckt
• Georg af Klercker as Count Lejonflyckt

References

1. Gustafsson p.106
2. Larsson & Marklund p.124

Bibliography

• Gustafsson, Tommy . Masculinity in the Golden Age of Swedish Cinema: A Cultural Analysis of 1920s Films. McFarland, 2014.
• Larsson, Mariah & Marklund, Anders (ed.). Swedish Film: An Introduction and Reader. Nordic Academic Press, 2010.

External links

• The Österman Brothers' Virago at IMDb