Mary Johnson

Acting

Mary Johnson

Born — Died

1896-05-11 — 1975-05-07

Place of birth

Fors, Södermanland, Sweden

Known for

Acting

Credits

34 titles

Mary Johnson, born Carlsson, was a Swedish international actress. She made her acting debut as a teenager in 1910. Her first appearance in a film was three years later in "Mannekängen/The Model" (1913) where she met Karl Gerhard Johnson. That film directed by Mauritz Ztiller was never finished. Karl Gerhard Johnson and Mary Carlsson married the same year. She was later married to the Norwegian actor Einar Rød (1920-1931), and the well known German actor Rudolf Klein-Rogge( 1932-1955). Mary Johnson made about 40 feature films during her artistically active years 1913 to 1931.

Known for

Film credits

1920s · 16 titles

The Tale of  Gunnar Hede poster
6.6

Gunnar Hede, a young Swedish man, wants to become a professional musician, but when his father suddenly dies he is pressured by his family to take over the family business of raising and selling reindeer.

The Tale of Gunnar Hede

1923

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Die Ausgestoßenen

1927

Youth Astray poster
9.0

What the children conceal from their parents. Banned at first in Europe. Released in the U.S.

Youth Astray

1927

Artisten - Im Zauber der Manege poster
10.0

The magic of the circus stables. Controversies and small private conflicts between the artists, clowns and entertainers.

Artisten - Im Zauber der Manege

1928

Sex in Chains poster
5.2

Franz Sommer, convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to three years, forms a close relationship with his cellmate, Steineau. Upon release, his wife Helene is concerned as to how incarceration has changed the man she married.

Sex in Chains

1928

Johan Ulfstjerna poster
6.0

The story of a man who makes a great sacrifice for his country and for his son. Based on the play of the same title by Tor Hedberg.

Johan Ulfstjerna

1923

No artwork available
9.0

Adaptation of Ibsen's play Vildanden.

The House of Lies

1926

Manege poster
9.0

Brothers Ralph and Gaston are performing in a circus tightrope act, in a fight over a woman. Ralph escalates the tension even further when he tries to rescue a young tightrope walker from the cruelty of her stepfather, the circus ringmaster.

Manege

1928

Die Stimme des Herzens poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Die Stimme des Herzens

1924

Family Traditions poster
10.0

The young Baron Robert falls in love with his distant relative Helga.

Family Traditions

1920

Souls Aflame poster
8.0

In a Swiss winter resort, Lydia Boysen, who has just divorced from her husband, meets the young ski instructor Dagfin Holberg. It doesn't take long before they both fall in love with each other. One day her ex-husband Axel shows up, not long after he had tried to set Lydia up with the much older, rich Turkish man Sabi Bey. A little later, Alex Boysen is found lying dead in the snow. Dagfin and Lydia suspect each other of killing Boysen. To protect Lydia, Dagfin takes all the blame. Not entirely unselfish, he receives full support in his actions from Sabi Bey, who also promises to help Dagfin escape. The Turkish general hopes to get closer to his goal in this way and finally win Lydia over. Lydia, in turn, is ready to sacrifice herself for Dagfin. In order to be sure of Sabi Bey's support for the fugitive Dagfin, she follows the Muslim despot, who was once responsible for a massacre of Armenians and only narrowly escaped an assassination attempt, to his castle in southern Germany.

Souls Aflame

1926

A Fortune Hunter poster
7.0

Historical drama which features Gösta Ekman as the dashing rogue who steals the heart of the ethereal Mary Johnson.

A Fortune Hunter

1921

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Staatsanwalt Jordan

1926

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Die raffinierteste Frau Berlins

1927

No artwork available
10.0

The Silfverdahl sisters goes sailing. One of them married, the other one, Brita, not. After a short journey Brita's sweetheart Einar secretly climbs aboard. Agathon, her prospective husband, get seasick and choose to leave the party.

A Modern Robinson

1920

The Strange Case of Captain Ramper poster
5.7

Paul Wegener gives one of his most active performances here as Captain Ramper, a heroic aviator who makes a pioneering flight across the Arctic accompanied only by Ippling, his faithful mechanic (Kurt Gerron). Near the North Pole, their plane develops engine failure and crashes in the desolate wastes. Ippling dies straight off but Ramper finds a supply base containing food which has been left behind by a previous expedition. After fifteen years in the Arctic wastes, Ramper has considerably mutated.

The Strange Case of Captain Ramper

1928

1910s · 16 titles

Between Life and Death poster
6.0

"Between life and death" - Dr Brinck and his assistant Inger Holm spend days and nights in his laboratory to experiment with a revolutionary medical cure for poisoning. Inger Holm is deeply in love with his boss. When the two scientists one day go to bed and visit an outdoor server, Brinck's manufacturer will meet Warren and his daughter Elsa and get an opportunity to help Elsa with a damaged foot. Thanks to him, he is invited to a party in the manufacturer's luxurious home...

Between Life and Death

1917

No artwork available
NR

Farm girl Olga Ström is seduced by the Hans Brandt, who soon abandons her, even though she carries their child.

The Victory of Love

1916

Children of the Night poster
6.5

Violet, employed as a maid of Count Berkow, is wrongly accused of burglary of the Count. After an unjust prison sentence Violet travels to America.

Children of the Night

1916

The Mannequin poster
NR

Lili is a young and courageous woman. She does things that create confusion. She suddenly begin to act in a film's plot in a movie theater, or take a mannequin from a shop.

The Mannequin

1913

The Nobel Prize Winner poster
5.0

Dr. Henry Arel and his fiancée, Violet Starford, join the war as paramedics. During a flight attack, Violet is badly hurt. The doctor makes a very bold intervention in the hope that Violet will survive.

The Nobel Prize Winner

1918

No artwork available
6.5

A private investigator is invited to come to an address. He realizes that it is a trap and take some precautions before going there. Once in place, he is overpowered and tied to a chair with a time bomb.

The Mystery of the Night before the 25th

1917

Sir Arne's Treasure poster
7.1

Three Scottish officers, including Sir Archi, murder Sir Arne and his household for a coffin filled with gold. The only survivor is Elsalill, who moves to relatives in Marstrand. There she meets a charming young officer- Sir Archi- and she soon understands that he was one of the murderers.

Sir Arne's Treasure

1919

Bengt’s Ne Love or Where Is the Child? poster
NR

Privat 43 Bengt is wooing the nanny Zara, but when Zara's fiance is approaching, she leaves the child she is set to take look after in his care.

Bengt’s Ne Love or Where Is the Child?

1916

The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter poster
5.0

Awa, the daughter of a lighthose keeper, marries the wealthy Frank Helmer. But urban life proves difficult for Awa, and when a woman from Frank’s past reappears in his life, Awa’s life goes from bad to worse.

The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter

1918

The Suburban Vicar poster
5.0

A man decides to renounce his wealth and becomes a pastor. Within a short time he builds a reputation as a merciful and just man, but when he falls in love with a young rich woman, it causes problems.

The Suburban Vicar

1917

No artwork available
NR

A travelling circus experience bad times and starts to produce a miracle cure based on cake flour and sugar.

The Gift of Health, Ltd

1915

Puss in Boots poster
5.0

Young Jörgen Steenfeld is the heir of it over the chimney-indebted estate Steensgaard and unable to clear up its finances. He is being looked after by his old friend, "Mästerkatten", ie the enterprising, charming but somewhat irreplaceable Karl Konstantin Kattrup, who has been relegated from the university. Kattrup, involved as a manager at Steensgaard. Steenfeld receives visits by county governor Markdanner and her daughter Rose. The Countess is planning a marriage between Rose and Jörgen, but Jörgen is secretly in love with the orphan Helga Anthon, called Pips. The conditions are further complicated by the appearance of Kattrup and Rose.

Puss in Boots

1918

The Minister President poster
6.0

Jean Bazard and the lawyer Alphonse Car are rivals of the beautiful Rose Legrange, but Bazard wins her love. Carrel is more successful in his shameful economic speculations together with banker Leroux, who is Roses's uncle.

The Minister President

1916

Perils of the Big City poster
NR

"Big City Dangers" - About two orphanages children's upbringing in the countryside. Brynolf travels to his father in America. Inga moves to Stockholm for work. In the city lurks many dangers.

Perils of the Big City

1918

No artwork available
5.0

While Calle is admiring his new underpants in the mirror he hears a noise from the landing. When he goes to investigate he is locked out of his apartment.

Calle's New Clothes

1916

Reveille poster
5.2

Countess Hedvig von Wärnfelt receives her orphaned niece Marianne to bring her up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Marianne is a spirited and vibrant young girl who is also an aspiring actress. The Countess is dismayed by her uneducated behavior and treats her severely.

Reveille

1917