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Matheson Lang (left) and Victor Sjöström.
Photograph: Silent Era image collection.
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Eld Ombord!
(Fire on Board!)
Also known as The Hell Ship in the USA
(1922) Sweden
B&W : Five reels
Directed by Victor Sjöström Victor Seastrom
Cast: Jenny Hasselqvist [Ann-Britt Steen], Matheson Lang [Jan Steen], Victor Sjöström [Dick], Maria de Zazzo [Lill-Britt], Meggie Abanesi, Ida Gavell-Blumenthal [Ann-Britt’s mother], Thecla Åhlander [Dick’s mother], Julia Cederblad [Eulalia], Josua Bengtsson [Roff], Nils Lundell [the detective], Arthur Nathorp [the cook], John Norrman [a café patron], Kurt Welin [the fat sailor], Bror Berger [a crewman], Sven Quick [a crewman], Gustaf Salzenstein [a crewman], Erik Stocklassa [a crewman], Wanda Rothgardt
[?] Aktiebolaget Svensk Filmindustri or Svensk Filminspelning? production; distributed by [?] Aktiebolaget Svensk Filmindustri? / Scenario by Victor Sjöström and Hjalmar Bergman. Art direction by Axel Esbensen. Unit managers, Nils Elffors and Olof Ås. Cinematography by J. Julius (Julius Jaenzon). Assistant cameraman, C.A. Söderström (Carl-Axel Söderström). / Released 5 February 1922. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Sjöström’s last Swedish film before going to Hollywood. The film was released in the USA in 1928.
Drama.
Survival status: Print exists.
Current rights holder: (unknown) [Sweden]; Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 14 August 2024.
References: Bardèche-History p. 178; Forslund-Sjöström p. 278; McIlroy-Sweden p. 12 : Website-IMDb.
Home video: DVD.
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