Vingar kring fyren

Just before the young Anna is getting married to the lighthouse keeper Holmstrand, she meets the Norwegian sailor John. He falls in love with her, but leaves her when he is told she is engaged.

Cast

Lars Hanson

as Knut Holmstrand

Karin Ekelund

as Anna Holmstrand

Alfred Maurstad

as John Anker

Hilda Borgström

as Mother Holmstrand

Knut Frankman

as Frisk

Anna Lindahl

as Salvation Army Officer

Robert Ryberg

as The Doctor (uncredited)

Valborg Svensson

as The Doctor's Wife (uncredited)

Ingrid Sandahl

as Midwife (uncredited)

Hjördis Gille

as Woman at the Bar in the Pub (uncredited)

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