A Fortune Hunter

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A Fortune Hunter

1921

1h 35m

7.0(1 votes)

Drama

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Overview

Historical drama which features Gösta Ekman as the dashing rogue who steals the heart of the ethereal Mary Johnson.

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14 members

Acting

Gösta Ekman

Lars Wiwalt

Acting

Mary Johnson

Gertrud Wulffsdotter

Acting

Axel Ringvall

Wulff Grijp

Acting

Hilda Forsslund

Lena Daa

Acting

Nils Lundell

Clement

Art

Vilhelm Bryde

Rönnow Bilde

Acting

Gösta Cederlund

Niels Kagg

Acting

Gull Natorp

Mrs. Margarete Grijp

Writing

Carlo Keil-Möller

Erich Gyllenstierna

Acting

Arthur Natorp

Andreas Anundi

Acting

Semmy Friedmann

Henri de Bresignac

Acting

Greta Garbo

Maid

Acting

Alva Garbo

Girl in Tavern

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Alfred Lundberg

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