Overview
Attorney Krogh and his wife, Gerda, are distraught about their only son, Kai, a wastrel and ne’er-do-well with no aim or direction in life. Kai again asks his mother for money and Gerda cannot refuse, even selling her jewellery when her son falls deep into debt. Can Kai be steered away from the abyss that awaits him? (stumfilm.dk)
Fun facts
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Johan Ankerstjerne
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Poul KnudsenWriter
- Original title
- Sønnen
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 16, 1916
- Original language
- Danish
- Countries
- Denmark
Production
Cast
Carl LauritzenSagfører Krogh
Betty NansenFru Gerda Krogh
Arne WeelKaj, Kroghs søn- Gyda AllerMaja
- Peter NielsenVeksellerer Wullf
Torben MeyerGrosserer Grøn- Erik HolbergBankdirektør Mørch
Marie DinesenFru Mørch, bankdirektørens hustru
Ingeborg Bruhn BertelsenStuepige- Peter Jørgensen
Robert Schyberg- Thorleif Lund
- Ingeborg Spangsfeldt
- Preben J. Rist
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