After Ingeborg Holm's husband becomes sick and dies, the family's small grocery store fails, Ingeborg becomes bankrupt, and she is forced to move to the workhouse. Her three children go to foster homes. Ingeborg simply must see them again.
Hilda Borgström
Ingeborg Holm
Georg Grönroos
Kommissarie på fattighuset
William Larsson
A. Sjögren - Länsman
Aron Lindgren
Sven Holm - Ingeborgs man /Sonen Erik som vuxen
Erik Lindholm
Bodbiträde
Richard Lund
Läkare på fattighuset
Hugo Björne
Bonde som gömmer Ingeborg
Bertil Malmstedt
Erik som barn
Thure Holm
Ledamot av fattigvårdsstyrelsen
After Ingeborg Holm's husband becomes sick and dies, the family's small grocery store fails, Ingeborg becomes bankrupt, and she is forced to move to the workhouse. Her three children go to foster homes. Ingeborg simply must see them again.
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