A Maid Among Maids (Swedish: En piga bland pigor) is a 1924 Swedish silent comedy drama film directed by John W. Brunius and starring Magda Holm, Georg Blomstedt and Margit Manstad. It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ragnar Brattén. It was inspired by the 1914 book of the same title by Ester Blenda Nordström.
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Plot
Alice and Sven are engaged but they have somewhat different interests and approach to life. Alice is interested in having fun and dancing. Sven gets upset by her behavior. Things come to a head and they break off the engagement. Alice finds work as a maid on a farm.
Interesting fact
In the 1910s, the writer Ester Blenda Nordström was a young journalist in Stockholm, seeking employment as a maid on a rural farm. Her motivation was to present an accurate picture of the hardships faced by the maids and the stark realities of the agricultural lifestyle. She spent a month working as a maid on a farm. Later she wrote about her experience, initially in a series of newspaper articles series and later in the popular book which inspired this film.
Cast
Magda Holm as Alice Halling
Georg Blomstedt as Per Olof Berg
Nils Lundell as August
Ella Lennartsson as Lotta
Margit Manstad as Karin Halling
Ester Halling as Anna
Carlo Keil-Möller as Sven Bille
Ragnar Arvedson as Faustino della Novarro
Hugo Tranberg as Matts Stengårdh
Ingeborg Strandin as Farmerwife
Gustav Runsten as Second Farm-hand
Rosa Tillman as Guest at ladyparty