Children of the Streets
Encyclopedia
Children of the Streets is a 1914
Swedish
silent
drama film
directed by Victor Sjöström
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1914 in film
The year 1914 in film involved some significant events, including the debut of Cecil B. DeMille as a director.-Events:*The 3,300-seat Mark Strand Theatre opens in New York City....
Swedish
Cinema of Sweden
Swedish cinema is known as producing many critically acclaimed movies, and during the 20th century was the most prominent of Scandinavia. This is largely due to the popularity and prominence of the directors Ingmar Bergman, Victor Sjöström, and more recently Lasse Hallström and Lukas...
silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Victor Sjöström
Victor Sjöström
Victor Sjöström was a Swedish actor, screenwriter, and film director.- Biography:Born in Silbodal, in the Värmland region of Sweden, he was only a year old when his father, Olof Adolf Sjöström, moved the family to Brooklyn, New York. His mother died when he was seven years old in 1886...
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Cast
- Lili BechLili BechLili Bech was a Danish silent film actress. She appeared in 27 films between 1911 and 1917. She was married to film director Victor Sjöström.-Selected filmography:* The Gardener...
- Jenny - Emil Bergendorff
- Stina BergStina BergStina Berg was a Swedish silent film actress. She appeared in 48 films between 1912 and 1931.-Selected filmography:* Laughter and Tears directed by Victor Seastrom* Children of the Streets...
- Guest - Sven Bergvall - Young Journalist
- Gustaf Callmén
- John EkmanJohn EkmanJohn Ekman was a Swedish silent film actor. He appeared in 81 films between 1912 and 1949.-Selected filmography:* A Ruined Life * The Gardener * The Voice of Passion...
- Gunnar TolnæsGunnar TolnæsGunnar Tolnæs was a Norwegian-born film actor who worked for most of his career in Denmark.-Career:Tolnæs's film credits, all silent films, include:* Children of the Streets * One of the Many...
- Karl Sterner - Jenny Tschernichin-LarssonJenny Tschernichin-LarssonJenny Tschernichin-Larsson was a Swedish silent film actress. She appeared in 46 films between 1913 and 1933.-Selected filmography:* The Conflicts of Life * The Miracle * Judge Not...
- Wife