The Child (1938)
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.
Director: Rasmus Breistein
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Eva Sletto as Milja |
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Harald Heide Steen as Julius |
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Ragnhild Hald as Hønse-Lovisa |
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Tove Bryn as Petrina |
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Astrid Sommer as Krestena |
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Agnethe Schibsted-Hansson as Gurina |
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Hans Bille as Doktoren |
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Hauk Aabel as Krestoffer |
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Hauk Gisti as Engebret |
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Liv Uchermann Selmer as Lagreta, mor til Julius |
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Signe Ramberg as Olina |
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Maj Nielsen-Sæther as Sesjant-Petra |
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Ellinor Borg as Pasient |
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Ellen Bugge as Pasient |
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Bjarne Bø as Pasient |
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Helge Essmar as Olaf |
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Marie Hedemark as En arbeiderkone |
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Joachim Holst-Jensen as En kelner |
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Ole Leikvang as Pasient |
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Kirsten Monrad-Aas as En vestkantfrue |
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Pehr Qværnstrøm as En resturatør |
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Guri Stormoen as Pasient |
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Jan Vaage as Pasient |
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Kåre Wicklund as Elias |
| Directing | Rasmus Breistein | Director |
| Sound | Anton Holme | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Gunnar Nilsen-Vig | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Oskar Braaten | Novel |
| Production | Johs. Jensen | Production Manager |