The People of the Borderland

The People of the Borderland

8 mins | Drama, War, History | March 18, 1927

FRAGMENT | The Family Steffensen lives on a farm in Southern Jutland. The area has been under German rule for 60 years, when WW I suddenly breaks out. The possibility of regaining the lost land brings new hope to the border people, but the poor Steffensen's farm is threatened by compulsory sale. Secretly, the youngest son runs off to Denmark to get money, but he doesn't make it back before his parents are forced out of their home. Surprisingly, the family's farm laborer has come into money and acquires the farm. The restored film is only a fragment of the original film. The fragment consists of the film's ending, where it's exposed who the mystical farm laborer really is. (stumfilm.dk)

The People of the Borderland

8 mins | Drama, War, History | March 18, 1927

The People of the Borderland
FRAGMENT | The Family Steffensen lives on a farm in Southern Jutland. The area has been under German rule for 60 years, when WW I suddenly breaks out. The possibility of regaining the lost land brings new hope to the border people, but the poor Steffensen's farm is threatened by compulsory sale. Secretly, the youngest son runs off to Denmark to get money, but he doesn't make it back before his parents are forced out of their home. Surprisingly, the family's farm laborer has come into money and acquires the farm. The restored film is only a fragment of the original film. The fragment consists of the film's ending, where it's exposed who the mystical farm laborer really is. (stumfilm.dk)
Producers Fotorama
Original title Grænsefolket
Directors Eduard Schnedler-Sørensen
Writers Hans Hartvig Seedorff, Laurids Skands

Cast

Elith Reumert

as Steffen Steffensen, ejer af Enggaarden

Clara Schønfeld

as Ane, Steffensens hustru

Randi Michelsen

as Karen, smedens datter

Svend Kornbeck

as Lorens Lorensen, smed

Peter Malberg

as Peter Kryk, karl på Enggaarden

Karl Jørgensen

as Erik, Steffensens søn

Emil Bruun

as Holger, Steffensens søn

Peter Nielsen

as Kaptajn Sternmayer, amtsforstander

Grete Bendix

as Hedwig, Stermayers datter

Alex Suhr

as Heinrich, Sternmayers søn