The first Finnish full-length feature film and the first film adaptation of Minna Canth’s play of the same name. Orphaned Sylvi is married to her older guardian Aksel Vahli, but is in love with her childhood friend Viktor Hoving. A difficult situation drives Sylv to desperate deeds. A approximately 27-minute version of the film’s surviving scenes, with the most explanatory text, has been reconstructed.
Teuvo Puro
as Aksel Vahl
Aili Somersalmi
as Sylvi
Teppo Raikas
as Viktor Hoving
Olga Salo
as Alma Hoving
Ester Forsman
as Karin Löfberg
Olga Leino
as Elin Grönkvist
Eero Kilpi
as Harlin
Jussi Snellman
as Idestam
Paavo Jännes
as Tuomari (uncredited)
