Sir Arne's Treasure

Sep 18, 1919

1h 46m

★ 7.1

Overview

Three Scottish officers, including Sir Archi, murder Sir Arne and his household for a coffin filled with gold. The only survivor is Elsalill, who moves to relatives in Marstrand. There she meets a charming young officer- Sir Archi- and she soon understands that he was one of the murderers.

Genres

History

Drama

Production Companies

Svenska Biografteatern

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Cast

Sir Archi

Richard Lund

Herr Arne

Hjalmar Selander

Herr Arne's Wife

Concordia Selander

Elsalill

Mary Johnson

Berghild

Wanda Rothgardt

Torarin

Axel Nilsson

Sir Filip

Erik Stocklassa

Sir Donald

Bror Berger

Priest

Gösta Gustafson

Landlady

Stina Berg

Shipmaster

Gustav Aronson

Katri

Jenny Öhrström Ebbesen

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