Torgus

Story

Synopsis

John, a young man raised by his aunt, is in love with Anna, a servant girl who is going to have his baby. He is willing to marry her but his stern aunt wants him to marry a rich girl. To separate the lovers, she arranges for her nephew to be enrolled at a university in a distant town. She then has Anna sent away to live with Torgus the coffin maker and his mother where she will be secluded until the birth of the child. Torgus, a clumsy golem-esque sort of fellow, is immediately charmed by the beautiful girl and takes pity on her. Meanwhile, Anna anxiously awaits John's return.

Director

Hanns Kobe

Writers

Carl Mayer

Language

German

Country

Germany

Release date

20 October 1921

Ensemble

Cast

• Gerd Fricke

  John

• Ferdinand Gregori

  Vormund Johns

• 

  Eugen Klöpfer

  Torgeir

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  Marija Leiko

  Anna

• Käthe Richter

  Gudrun

• 

  Adele Sandrock

  Turid

• Hermine Straßmann-Witt

  Groah, die Hebamme