His Lord's Will
About His Lord's Will
Baron Roger Bernhusen de Sars (Karl Mantzius) means to read his will on his 65th birthday at Rogershus. His sister and her two sons are angling for the estate. He plans to leave it to his illegitimate daughter Blenda (Greta Almroth) when she marries Jakob. Blenda instead falls for one of the nephews, Per. After the tangle, the baron rewrites the will.
Cast & crew
More about His Lord's Will
Victor Sjöström directed and, with Hjalmar Bergman, adapted Bergman's 1910 novel Hans nåds testamente. Charles Magnusson produced. Henrik Jaenzon photographed the Lidingö studio scenes and the exteriors at Sandemar. Rudolf Sahlberg wrote the music. It opened on 3 November 1919. The Swedish title is Hans nåds testamente. English titles also include His Lordship's Last Will and His Grace's Last Testament.
Themes
Making
Jaenzon shot the interiors on Lidingö and the exteriors at Sandemar Castle outside Dalarö.
Look
Henrik Jaenzon shot the studio work on Lidingö and the Sandemar exteriors.
Music
Rudolf Sahlberg composed the music for the silent film. The Swedish release used Swedish intertitles.
Notes
- Augusta Lindberg plays Mrs. Hyltenius. Sture Baude plays Roger Hyltenius. Georg Blickingberg plays Toni and Semmy Friedmann plays Jacob.
- Sigurd Wallén is the school inspector. Emil Fjellström is the mailman.
- IMDb lists it as the only surviving comedy Sjöström directed. The Swedish Film Institute's tradition files it as a drama.
Scenes
- The baron reads, then rewrites, the birthday will after Blenda chooses Per.
Influenced by
- Hans nåds testamente (Hjalmar Bergman, 1910)
Also available
- Internet Archive (silent-his-graces-last-testament)
