The Parson's Widow

The Parson's Widow

7.2

Oct 04 1920

2h 34m

Comedy, Drama

A young man is elected by a small village to be its parson. As part of his duties, he is required to marry the widow of the parson before him. This poses two problems--first, the widow is old enough to be his grandmother, and second, he is already engaged to another woman.

Hildur Carlberg

Hildur Carlberg

Dame Margarete

Einar Röd

Einar Röd

Sofren Ivarson

Greta Almroth

Greta Almroth

Mari - His Sweetheart

Olav Aukrust

Olav Aukrust

First Candidate

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