Victor Sjöström David Holm Director, Actor, Screenwriter Hilda Borgström Mrs. Holm Actor Tore Svennberg Georges Actor Astrid Holm Edit Actor Concordia Selander Edit's Mother Actor Lisa Lundholm Maria Actor Tor Weijden Gustafsson Actor Einar Axelsson David's Brother Actor Olof Ås Driver Actor Nils Aréhn Prison Chaplain Actor Simon Linstrand David's Companion Actor Nils Elffors David's Companion Actor Algot Gunnarsson Worker Actor Hildur Lithman Worker's wife Actor John Ekman Police constable Actor Charles Magnusson Producer Julius Jaenzon Cinematographer