Allt hämnar sig
About Allt hämnar sig
Louis Berger has Henry Rogers sent to prison for an embezzlement he did not commit. In the prison quarry Henry befriends Allan, the young son of warden Williams, who believes him and helps him escape. The search fails, and the authorities decide the prisoner drowned. Fifteen years later Henry is rich from years abroad and comes back to help Allan, now deep in gambling debts.
Cast & crew
More about Allt hämnar sig
Konrad Tallroth directed and plays Henry Rogers. Bertil Malmberg wrote the script under the name Georg Bodmer. Hugo Edlund photographed it at the Svenska Biografteatern studio on Lidingö, with exteriors at Brunkebergstorg in Stockholm, in 1916. Swedish censors passed it on February 28, 1917, as number 17255, for viewers 15 and older, at an original length of 879 meters. They disliked the title because it hinted at a murder in the third act. The premiere was October 1, 1917, at Kungsholmsbio in Stockholm, listed at 43 minutes.
Themes
Look
Hugo Edlund shot the Lidingö studio prison, including the quarry, and the Stockholm exteriors at Brunkebergstorg.
Preservation
A print survives. The Swedish Film Institute records a 1998 screening, and a viewing copy runs just under the 43-minute release length.
Notes
- Albin Lavén plays Louis Berger. Greta Almroth plays Eva, Berger's niece.
- Ragnar Widestedt plays Allan. Alfred Lundberg plays warden Williams. Josua Bengtson plays Daniels, Berger's confidant.
- Release copies measured about 793 to 804 meters, shorter than the 879-meter negative the censors measured.
- The Swedish Film Database records another showing on November 7, 1998.
- The literal title is closer to "everything avenges itself" than to a promise that each man will have his turn.
Scenes
- Allan meets Henry in the prison quarry and decides he is innocent.
- After the escape, the search is called off because Henry is thought to have drowned.
- Fifteen years later Henry returns rich and finds Allan in gambling debt.
Also available
- Swedish Film Institute
