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Thomas Graal's Best Child

19181h 29mMauritz Stiller

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"Marriage a la mode"

Frau Bessie, once a madcap, aristocratic and modern Swedish fraulein, has become now a whimsical and conservative Swedish burgess after her marriage to Herr Thomas Graal. The destabilization of the marriage begins right at the wedding (which contains some hilarious incidents) when Frau Bessie announces the first Graal child must be a girl, creating a terrible conflict with her husband who is hoping for a boy. It takes a scandal to finally end the war between man and wife.

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What is Thomas Graal's Best Child (1918) about?

Frau Bessie, once a madcap, aristocratic and modern Swedish fraulein, has become now a whimsical and conservative Swedish burgess after her marriage to Herr Thomas Graal. The destabilization of the marriage begins right at the wedding (which contains some hilarious incidents) when Frau Bessie announces the first Graal child must be a girl, creating a terrible conflict with her husband who is…

Who stars in Thomas Graal's Best Child?

Thomas Graal's Best Child stars Victor Sjöström (Thomas Graal), Karin Molander (Bessie Douglas), Josef Fischer (Alexander Douglas), Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson (Clotilde Douglas), Torsten Winge (Rudolf P.). The film was directed by Mauritz Stiller.

How long is Thomas Graal's Best Child?

Thomas Graal's Best Child has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1918.

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