''A Wild Bird'' or ''Her Adopted Son'' (Swedish: ''En vildfågel'') is a 1921 Swedish silent

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directed by John W. Brunius and starring

Tore Svennberg Olof Teodor "Tore" Svennberg (28 February 1858 – 8 May 1941) was a Swedish people, Swedish actor and theatre director whose career spanned more than five decades. Biography Born in Stockholm, Tore Svennberg made his stage debut at the Fol ...

, Pauline Brunius and Paul Seelig. It was shot at the Filmstaden situated in Råsunda, in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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s Vilhelm Bryde and Axel Esbensen.

Cast

as Richard Brenner * Pauline Brunius as Bertha Brenner * Paul Seelig as Paul Hennings *

Renée Björling Renée Björling (10 July 1898 – 4 March 1975) was a Swedish film actress. She was born in Lovö, Sweden and died in Täby. Partial filmography * ''Tre indvendige Jomfruer'' (1914) - Daughter * ''The Downy Girl'' (1919) - Anne-Marie Ehi ...

as Alice Brenner * Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson as Old Hanna * Nils Lundell as Old Man * Bror Berger as First Mate *

Edvin Adolphson Gustav Edvin Adolphson (25 February 1893 – 31 October 1979) was a Sweden, Swedish film actor and director who appeared in over 500 roles. He made his debut in 1912. He appeared with Ingrid Bergman in ''Only One Night (1939 film), Only One ...

as Guest *

Gösta Cederlund Gösta Cederlund, ''Gustaf ("Gösta") Edvard Cederlund'', (6 March 1888 – 4 December 1980) was a Sweden, Swedish actor and film director. He was a popular character actor from the 1930s to the 1950s. He married to actress Anna-Lisa Ryding s ...

as Guest * Arthur Natorp as Guest * Gull Natorp as Guest

References

Bibliography

* Sadoul, Georges. ''Dictionary of Film Makers''. University of California Press, 1972.

External links

* 1921 films 1921 drama films Swedish silent feature films Swedish black-and-white films Films directed by John W. Brunius 1920s Swedish-language films Silent Swedish drama films 1920s Swedish films {{1920s-Sweden-film-stub