The Girl from the Marsh Croft

Overview

Helga is a young single lady who has a baby by a much older married man. After the older man tells Helga's father that he refuses to pay child support because he isn't the child's father, her father insists that Helga take him to court. On court day, just as the older married man is about to swear on the Bible that he is not the father of Helga's child, Helga suddenly tells the court that she's dropping the case because although the man did father her child, she doesn't want him to commit perjury, which is not only a serious crime but a mortal sin as well.

Details

Cast

Greta Almroth

Helga

Lars Hanson

Gudmund Erlandsson

Karin Molander

Hildur

William Larsson

Helga's Father

Thekla Borgh

Helga's Mother

Georg Blomstedt

Hildur's Father

Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson

Hildur's Mother

Hjalmar Selander

Gudmund's Father

Concordia Selander

Gudmund's Mother

Gösta Cederlund

Per Månsson

Edla Rothgardt

Per Månsson's Wife

Nils Aréhn

Judge

Josua Bengtson

Constable

Thure Holm

Juryman

Eric Lindholm

Juryman

Sigurd Wallén

Man at courthouse yard

Gösta Gustafson

Courtroom audience

Emil Fjellström

Courtroom audience / Wedding guest

Artur Rolén

Courtroom audience

Albin Erlandzon

Courtroom audience