Afgrunden
(The Abyss)
Also known as The Woman Always Pays in the USA
(1910) Denmark
B&W : Three reels / 750 metres
Directed by Hjalmar Davidsen and Peter Urban Gad
Cast: Asta Nielsen [Magda Varig], Robert Dinesen [Ingenieur Knud Svane, Magda’s fiancé], Poul Reumert [Rudolf Stern], Hans Neergaard [Pastor Peder Svane], Hulda Didrichsen [Frau Svane], Emilie Sannom [Varietésängerin Lilly d’Estrelle, Magda’s rival], Oscar Stribolt [Kellner, a waiter], Arne Weel [a guest in the garden], Johannes Fønss [a gurest in the garden], Torben Meyer
Kosmorama production. / Produced by Hjalmar Davidsen. Scenario by Peter Urban Gad. Cinematography by Alfred Lind. / Premiered 12 September 1910. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Nielsen’s film debut. The listed length is approximately two-and-a-half reels. The film was released in the USA by Motion Picture Distributing & Sales Company on 18 April 1912.
Drama.
Survival status: Print exists.
Current rights holder: (unknown) [Denmark]; Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Circuses
Listing updated: 12 October 2014.
References: Bardèche-History p. 56; Ceram-Arch p. ?; Mottram-Danish pp. 2, 3, 9, 40, 61, 71-72, 81-82, 83-84, 85, 87, 88, 91, 103, 105, 106, 110, 117, 127, 128; Shipman-Cinema pp. 44, 56 : Website-IMDb.
Home video: DVD.
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