Ulbo Garvema

Ulbo Garvema

1917 · 15 min · ★ 5.0 · Drama

In the prologue, a boat with some shipwrecked persons is drifting at sea. Among them is Baron van Waldheim, who, before he dies of exhaustion, entrusts his little son Alfred to the care of his butler Hendrik. The evil Jan van Oort persuades Hendrik to give him the Baron's papers. When they put the boy ashore, he wounds himself on a nail (leaving a scar that will later prove his identity). For years Van Oort manages to pass himself off as Baron van Waldheim; he is married and has a daughter and a son. One day Hendrik turns up demanding a job as butler, swearing that otherwise he will betray Van Oort's secret. Meanwhile, Alfred - now an adult known as Ulbo Garvema - has become a teacher. Unaware of who Van Oort really is, he accepts the position of tutor to Van Oort's children. He falls in love with the daughter, but Van Oort refuses to give his consent to their marriage. Ulbo and the girl elope.

Directed by Maurits Binger

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Frederick Vogeding Baron van Walden / Alfred
Cor Smits Jan van Oort
Annie Bos Jan van Oort's dochter / Jonge Anna
Jan van Dommelen Hendrik
Fred Homann Dokter
Pierre Perin Graaf
Antoinette Sohns Gravin
Paula de Waart Grootmoeder / Barones
Ernst Winar
Lily Bouwmeester Erna
Lola Cornero Dienstmeisje

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