Walpurgis Night
Lena Bergström works in an office and is unhappily in love with her boss, Johan Borg. She decides to quit. Borg's wife won't have any children, and when she becomes pregnant she has an illegal abortion. For some reason, Lena's father believes that it is Lena who has had an abortion.
Casts & Crew
Lars Hanson
Ingrid Bergman
Victor Sjöström
Karin Kavli
Erik 'Bullen' Berglund
Sture Lagerwall
Marie-Louise Sorbon
Georg Rydeberg
Georg Blickingberg
Linnea Hillberg
Stig Järrel
Torsten Winge
Olof Widgren
Carl-Gunnar Wingård
Anders Henrikson
Gabriel Alw
Aino Taube
Allan Bohlin
Torsten Hillberg
Helge Hagerman
George Fant
Richard Lund
Also Directed by Gustaf Edgren
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