The Child

Oct 6, 1938

1h 40m

★ 6.5

Overview

The classic movie from 1938 is an adaptation of Oscar Braatens play. Eva Sletto plays the young factory worker Milja, and Harald Heide Steen as her unfaithful boyfriend Julius.Milja and Julius are a happy couple working at the factory, and everything is good until Petrina shows up at the arena. Julius is bewitched by the girl, who gets him to drink and steal.Milja is soon left alone with the shame - and a bastard child. The child is placed with Hønse-Lovisa while Milja is at the factory, but a doctor casts his eyes on Milja`s young. He's looking for children to adopt to rich westside people. In her desperation, Milja gives away the dearest thing she owns, for the kid to have better conditions than she manages to give him.It is Hønse-Lovisa that convinces her that the material benefits can never compensate for real love and care.

Genres

Drama

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Cast

Milja

Eva Sletto

Julius

Harald Heide Steen

Hønse-Lovisa

Ragnhild Hald

Petrina

Tove Bryn

Krestena

Astrid Sommer

Gurina

Agnethe Schibsted-Hansson

Doktoren

Hans Bille

Krestoffer

Hauk Aabel

Engebret

Hauk Gisti

Lagreta, mor til Julius

Liv Uchermann Selmer

Olina

Signe Ramberg

Sesjant-Petra

Maj Nielsen-Sæther

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