04 December 1911 Comedy, Romance 26 mins
A romance comedy about marriage, friendship, infidelity, separation and reunion. The film is one of the oldest Norwegian feature films completely preserved.
Watch the official By the Law of Change, or The Thicker the Better 1911 trailer in HD below.
Olaf Hanson as Arthur
Ingeborg Hauge as Francisca
Birger Widt as Camillo
Signe Danning as Julia
Hans Hedemark as Sanger
Bertha Ræstad as Danser
Botten Soot as Danser
Hedvig Dietrichson as Danser
Jo tykkere, jo bedre Trailer
Norway 04 December 1911
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