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This is a list of films produced in Sweden and in the Swedish language in the 1920s.
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This is a list of films produced in Sweden and in the Swedish language in the 1920s.
| English Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Swedish Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 [1] | ||||||
| Bodakungen | Gustaf Molander | Egil Eide, Winifred Westover, August Palme, Wanda Rothgardt | Drama | Bodakungen | [2] | |
| Erotikon | Mauritz Stiller | Anders de Wahl, Tora Teje | Comedy | Erotikon | ||
| How Not to Dress | Ragnar Ring | Olga Andersson, Erick Fröander, Greta Garbo, Ragnar Widestedt | Herr och fru Stockholm | |||
| Karin, Daughter of Ingmar | Victor Sjöström | Nils Aréhn, Josua Bengtson, Bror Berger | Drama | Karin Ingmarsdotter | ||
| A Lover in Pawn | Victor Sjostrom | Victor Sjostrom, Concordia Selander | Drama | Mästerman | ||
| The Monastery of Sendomir | Victor Sjöström | Tore Svennberg, Tora Teje, Richard Lund | Drama | Klostret i Sendomir | ||
| The Parson's Widow | Carl Theodor Dreyer | Einar Rød, Hildur Carlberg, Greta Almroth | Comedy, drama | Prästänkan | ||
| Thora van Deken | John W. Brunius | Pauline Brunius, Hugo Björne, Gösta Ekman | Drama | Thora van Deken | ||
| English Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Swedish Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 [3] | ||||||
| A Fortune Hunter | John W. Brunius | Gösta Ekman, Mary Johnson, Axel Ringvall | Historical | En lyckoriddare | ||
| Johan | Mauritz Stiller | Mathias Taube, Jenny Hasselquist, Urho Somersalmi | Drama | Johan | ||
| The Mill | John W. Brunius | Anders de Wahl, Emmy Albiin, Gösta Cederlund | Drama | Kvarnen | ||
| The Phantom Carriage | Victor Sjöström | Victor Sjöström, Hilda Borgström, Astrid Holm | Horror | Körkarlen | ||
| A Wild Bird | John W. Brunius | Tore Svennberg, Pauline Brunius, Renée Björling | Drama | En vildfågel | ||
| English Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Swedish Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 [4] | ||||||
| Andersson's Kalle | Sigurd Wallén | Gösta Alexandersson, Dagmar Ebbesen, Stina Berg | Comedy | Anderssonskans Kalle | ||
| The Eyes of Love | John W. Brunius | Gösta Ekman, Pauline Brunius, Vilhelm Bryde | Drama | Kärlekens ögon | ||
| Thomas Graal's Ward | Gustaf Molander | Einar Axelsson, Vera Schmiterlöw, Nils Aréhn | Drama | Thomas Graals myndling | ||
| Witchcraft Through The Ages | Benjamin Christensen | Clara Pontoppidan, Oscar Stribolt, Astrid Holm | Horror, pseudo-documentary | Häxan | ||
| English Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Swedish Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 [6] | ||||||
| Charles XII's Courier | Rudolf Anthoni | Gösta Ekman, Renée Björling, Nils Asther | Adventure | Carl XII:s kurir | ||
| The Counts at Svansta | Sigurd Wallén | Hugo Björne, Magda Holm, Inga Tidblad | Drama | Grevarna på Svansta | ||
| Life in the Country | Ivan Hedqvist | Axel Ringvall, Mona Mårtenson, Axel Hultman | Drama | Livet på landet | ||
| A Maid Among Maids | John W. Brunius | Magda Holm, Georg Blomstedt, Margit Manstad | Comedy | En piga bland pigor | ||
| The People of Simlang Valley | Theodor Berthels | Mathias Taube, Greta Almroth, Paul Seelig | Drama | Folket i Simlångsdalen | ||
| The Saga of Gosta Berling | Mauritz Stiller | Greta Garbo, Lars Hanson, Gerda Lundequist | Drama, romance | Gösta Berlings saga | ||
| Where the Lighthouse Flashes | Ivar Kåge | Gösta Hillberg, Ester Julin, Edvin Adolphson | Drama | Där fyren blinkar | ||
| English Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Swedish Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 [9] | ||||||
| The Devil and the Smalander | Erik A. Petschler | Thor Modéen, Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson, Emmy Albiin | Drama | Hin och smålänningen | ||
| The Ghost Baron | Gustaf Edgren | Fridolf Rhudin, Karin Swanström, Enrique Rivero | Drama | Spökbaronen | ||
| His English Wife | Gustaf Molander | Lil Dagover, Gösta Ekman, Karin Swanström | Drama | Hans engelska fru | Co-production with Germany | |
| A Perfect Gentleman | Vilhelm Bryde, Gösta Ekman | Gösta Ekman, Karin Swanström, Hans Albers | Drama, comedy | En perfekt gentleman | ||
| The Queen of Pellagonia | Sigurd Wallén | Vera Schmiterlöw, Stina Berg, Gustaf Lövås | Comedy | Drottningen av Pellagonien | ||
| Sealed Lips | Gustaf Molander | Mona Mårtenson, Fred Louis Lerch, Sandra Milovanoff | Drama | Förseglade läppar | ||
| English Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Swedish Title | Notes | |
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| 1928 [10] | ||||||
| Black Rudolf | Gustaf Edgren | Fridolf Rhudin, Inga Tidblad, John Ekman | Drama | Svarte Rudolf | ||
| Gustaf Wasa | John W. Brunius | Gösta Ekman, Edvin Adolphson, John Ericsson | Historical | Gustaf Wasa | ||
| Jansson's Temptation | Sigurd Wallén | Oscar Byström, Margita Alfvén, Edvin Adolphson | Comedy | Janssons frestelse | ||
| Parisiennes | Gustaf Molander | Margit Manstad, Ruth Weyher, Miles Mander | Drama | Parisiskor | Co-production with Germany | |
| The Poetry of Ådalen | Theodor Berthels | Mathias Taube, Hilda Borgström, Jessie Wessel | Drama | Ådalens poesi | ||
| Sin | Gustaf Molander | Lars Hanson, Elissa Landi, Gina Manès | Drama | Synd | Co-production with Germany and UK | |
| English Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Swedish Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 [11] | ||||||
| Artificial Svensson | Gustaf Edgren | Fridolf Rhudin, Brita Appelgren, Weyler Hildebrand | Comedy | Konstgjorda Svensson | ||
| The Realm of the Rye | Ivar Johansson | Mathias Taube, Margit Manstad, Eric Laurent | Drama | Rågens rike | ||
| Say It with Music | Edvin Adolphson | Håkan Westergren, Elisabeth Frisk, Stina Berg | Musical | Säg det i toner | ||
| The Strongest | Axel Lindblom, Alf Sjöberg | Bengt Djurberg, Anders Henrikson, Gösta Gustafson | Drama | Den starkaste | ||
| The Triumph of the Heart | Gustaf Molander | Carl Brisson, Lissy Arna, Edvin Adolphson | Drama | Hjärtats triumf | ||
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