The President

A judge sees his illegitimate daughter face trial for infanticide. He's certain that she will receive the death sentence.

Cast

Halvard Hoff

as Karl Victor von Sendlingen, court president

Elith Pio

as Franz Victor von Sendlingen, Karl's father

Carl Walther Meyer

as von Sendlingen's grandfather

Jacoba Jessen

as Maika

Hallander Helleman

as Franz, in service with the president

Fanny Petersen

as Brigitta, maid to the president

Olga Raphael-Linden

as Victorine Lippert, Karl's daughter

Betty Kirkeby

as Hermine Lippert, Victorine's mother

Axel Madsen

as Werner, vice president

Richard Christensen

as Georg Berger, defense attorney

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