Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-12-21
GENUINE SWEDISH
MOVIES COMING
Swedish Biograph Corporation In
wade. U. S. Movie


sand dollar syndicate, the Swedish
Biograph Company of Stockholm,
Sweden, has decided to invade the
American Film market, offering to
the motion picture public the pick of
the cinema productions that are pro-
duced in the Scandinavian countries
by this company.
Perhaps due to the recent German
invasion of the United States with
films having encouraged the Swedish
producers and directors who are con-
ceded to be the foremost in dramatic
detail, and are now determined to ex-
plot and offer to the American public
some of their larger and superspe-
cial motion picture film productions
Mr.. Nils Boveng, the head of the
Swedish Biograph Company of Stock
holm, Sweden, arrived in this coun-
try from London some eight months
ago, where after an extensive stay. he
introducing the product of the Swed
ish Biograph Company thruout the
British Empire. For the past six
months, Mr.. Boveng, has had num-
Der of motion picture experts travel
the United States and Canada for the
purpose of obtaining data and study
ing conditions in the motion picture
field for his company in the United
States.
At a meeting of the various travel
ing traffic managers and investigators
of the Swedish Biograph Company,
which was held in Chicago on Satur-
day, December 10th, at the Drake Ho-
tel, and after listening to the extern
sive reports of the various members
of his organization, Mr.. Boveng has
decided to now invade the American
market and after listening to the var
| ious arguments and owing to it's geo.
graphical location. wonderful ship
| ping and various railroad facilities,
has decided to make Minneapolis,
! Minnesota, the main headquarters of
| the Swedish Biograph Company, and
| it is hoped within the next thirty days
to have the Minneapolis Office in full
operation. Branch offices shall be rap
idly opened in Chicago, New York, San
Francisco, New Orleans and other
large cities for the handling and dis
tribution of the company's film pro-
duct.
Among the many new faces in the
way of stars of the silent drama that
will shortly reach the lovers of mo-
ton pictures$ in the theatres of the
Northwest and the balance of the
United States are:
Mary Johnson.
Edith E. RastOff.
Karin Molander.
Costa Ekman.
Lars Hanson
| Victor Seastcom.
| The services Of the above named
are controlled exclusively by the
Swedish Biograph Company. A num-
! Der have a well-known international
reputation and few are we'll known
to the movie fans here for their Won
derful dramatic work in a few recent
Swedish productions that have been
offered the patrons of motion picture
theatres in the past:
"sir Arne's Treasured a special
fantastic melo-dramatic, long length
film spectacle, written by Selma La
gerlcf, will be the company's initial
offering to the theatre going public of
the Northwest. "Sir Arne's Treasure"
features Sweden's Sweetheart ESQ.,
cal.ed) Mary Johnson. and Richard
| Lund.
While in New York at the New Paw
| ia Theatre, which shall open to the
public there on December 25th, an in
ternational dramatic sensation "Thy
Soul Shall Bear Witness" an excep-