Laila (1929)

Director
George Schnéevoigt

Main cast
Mona MÃ¥rtenson; Tryggve Larssen; Harald Schwenzen; Peter Malberg; Cally Monrad

Genres
Romance, Drama

Description
Ranged across several generations, the story begins with a wealthy merchant, Lind, and his wife travelling in the coldest depths of winter to christen their baby daughter. Attacked by wolves, they lose the baby, which is found by the Lapp Jaampa (a dominating performance by Tryggve Larssen) and subsequently raised by a rich reindeer herder,


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