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Thomas Graal's Best Child
Frau Bessie, once a madcap, aristocratic and modern Swedish fraulein, has become now a whimsical and conservative Swedish burgess after her marriage to Herr Thomas Graal. The destabilization of the marriage begins right at the wedding (which contains some hilarious incidents) when Frau Bessie announces the first Graal child must be a girl, creating a terrible conflict with her husband who is hoping for a boy. It takes a scandal to finally end the war between man and wife.
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Frau Bessie, once a madcap, aristocratic and modern Swedish fraulein, has become now a whimsical and conservative Swedish burgess after her marriage to Herr Thomas Graal. The destabilization of the marriage begins right at the wedding (which contains some hilarious incidents) when Frau Bessie announces the first Graal child must be a girl, creating a terrible conflict with her husband who is hoping for a boy. It takes a scandal to finally end the war between man and wife.
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Genre:Comedy, Romance
Written By:Gustaf Molander, Mauritz Stiller
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Runtime:89 minutes
Studio:Svenska Biografteatern
Cast
Mauritz Stiller
Director
Victor Sjöström
Thomas Graal
Karin Molander
Bessie Douglas
Josef Fischer
Alexander Douglas
Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson
Clotilde Douglas
Torsten Winge
Rudolf P.
Edvin Adolphson
Guest at the wedding
Hugo Björne
Guest at the wedding
Kotti Chave
Brides maid
Axel Nilsson
John
Walerie Alexandrow-Höök
Bridesmaid
Carl Apolloff
Guest
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