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Major Frans
55%
Movie
54m
AI Analysis
Major Frans (1916) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Major Frans (1916) — a movie tagged as Comedy and Drama with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: When his granddaughter is born, debt-ridden Colonel von Zwenken misses out on Aunt Roselaar's allowance of 20,000 guilders. Anxious to keep the money, his son-in-law telegraphs the aunt that a son was born, Frans, and the girl is brought up as a boy. Based on the novel by Anna L.G. Bosboom-Toussaint. Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~54 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Major Frans 55% (2 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
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from 2 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
When his granddaughter is born, debt-ridden Colonel von Zwenken misses out on Aunt Roselaar's allowance of 20,000 guilders. Anxious to keep the money, his son-in-law telegraphs the aunt that a son was born, Frans, and the girl is brought up as a boy. Based on the novel by Anna L.G. Bosboom-Toussaint.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1916-08-25
- Runtime
- 54m
- TMDB rating
- 5.5
- TMDB ID
- 305467
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What is Major Frans about?
When his granddaughter is born, debt-ridden Colonel von Zwenken misses out on Aunt Roselaar's allowance of 20,000 guilders. Anxious to keep the money, his son-in-law telegraphs the aunt that a son ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie Major Frans?
The official runtime for Major Frans is approximately 54 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Annie Bos
Francis Mordaunt alias Majoor Frans

Frederick Vogeding
Leopold van Zonshoven

Lily Bouwmeester
Jonge Francis / Young Francis

Willem van der Veer
Rudolf von Zwenken

Louis Chrispijn Sr.
Von Zwenken
- W
Willem Hunsche
Kapitein Rolf
- P
Paula de Waart
Kindermeisje / Nanny

Christine van Meeteren
Koetsiers' weduwe / Coachman's widow
- M
Maria Bouwmeester-Clermont
Tante Roselaar / Aunt Roselaar
- M
Minny Erfmann
Circusmeisje

Nola Hatterman
Circusmeisje

Jan van Dommelen
Kolonel / Colonel

Alex Benno
- L
Lola Cornero

Ernst Winar
- M
Matthijs Nauta
Circusknecht
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