
A Fortune Hunter
1921-03-14 · 95 min · ★ 7.0
Historical drama which features Gösta Ekman as the dashing rogue who steals the heart of the ethereal Mary Johnson.
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- Directors
- John W. Brunius
- Production companies
- AB Svensk Filmindustri
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- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Gösta EkmanLars Wiwalt
Mary JohnsonGertrud Wulffsdotter
Axel RingvallWulff Grijp
Hilda ForsslundLena Daa
Nils LundellClement
Vilhelm BrydeRönnow Bilde
Gösta CederlundNiels Kagg
Gull NatorpMrs. Margarete Grijp
Carlo Keil-MöllerErich Gyllenstierna
Semmy FriedmannHenri de Bresignac
Greta GarboMaid
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