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Helga is a young single lady who has a baby by a much older married man. After the older man tells Helga's father that he refuses to pay child support because he isn't the child's father, her father insists that Helga take him to court. On court day, just as the older married man is about to swear on the Bible that he is not the father of Helga's child, Helga suddenly tells the court that she's dropping the case because although the man did father her child, she doesn't want him to commit perjury, which is not only a serious crime but a mortal sin as well.Read moreLess
Helga is a young single lady who has a baby by a much older married man. After the older man tells Helga's father that he refuses to pay child support because he isn't the child's father, her father insists that Helga take him to court. On court day, just as the older married man is about to swear on the Bible that he is not the father of Helga's child, Helga suddenly tells the court that she's dropping the case because although the man did father her child, she doesn't want him to commit perjury, which is not only a serious crime but a mortal sin as well.
The story
Helga is a young single lady who has a baby by a much older married man. After the older man tells Helga's father that he refuses to pay child support because he isn't the child's father, her father insists that Helga take him to court. On court day, just as the older married man is about to swear on the Bible that he is not the father of Helga's child, Helga suddenly tells the court that she's dropping the case because although the man did father her child, she doesn't want him to commit perjury, which is not only a serious crime but a mortal sin as well.
Cast & crew
Greta AlmrothHelga
Lars HansonGudmund Erlandsson
Karin MolanderHildur
William LarssonHelga's Father
Georg BlomstedtHildur's Father
Jenny Tschernichin-LarssonHildur's Mother
Hjalmar SelanderGudmund's Father
Concordia SelanderGudmund's Mother
Gösta CederlundPer Månsson
Edla RothgardtPer Månsson's Wife
Nils AréhnJudgeExplore the crew
- Director
- Victor Sjöström
- Screenplay
- Ester Julin
- Director of Photography
- Henrik Jaenzon
- Screenplay
- Victor Sjöström
- Producer
- Charles Magnusson