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Alvar Kraft
Alvar Kraft (1901–1959) was a Swedish composer.Qvist & von Bagh p.181 He was married to the actress Bullan Weijden. Selected filmography * ''Bashful Anton'' (1940) * ''A Sailor on Horseback'' (1940) * '' Sunny Sunberg'' (1941) * ''Sun Over Klara'' (1942) * '' Life in the Country'' (1943) * ''Turn of the Century'' (1944) * ''The Happy Tailor'' (1945) * ''The Bells of the Old Town'' (1946) * ''Jens Mansson in America'' (1947) * ''Each Heart Has Its Own Story ''Each Heart Has Its Own Story'' (Swedish: ''Vart hjärta har sin saga'') is a 1948 Swedish historical drama film directed by Bror Bügler and starring Edvard Persson, Inger Juel and Hilda Borgström.Qvist & von Bagh p.124 The film's sets were d ...'' (1948) References Bibliography *Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000. External links * 1901 births 1959 deaths Swedish composers Swedish male composers 20th-century Swedish male mu ...
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Composer
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Definition The term is descended from Latin, ''compōnō''; literally "one who puts together". The earliest use of the term in a musical context given by the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' is from Thomas Morley's 1597 ''A Plain and Easy Introduction to Practical Music'', where he says "Some wil be good descanters ..and yet wil be but bad composers". 'Composer' is a loose term that generally refers to any person who writes music. More specifically, it is often used to denote people who are composers by occupation, or those who in the tradition of Western classical music. Writers of exclusively or primarily songs may be called composers, but since the 20th century the terms 'songwriter' or ' singer-songwriter' are more often used, particularl ...
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Bullan Weijden
Bullan Weijden (1901–1969) was a Swedish stage and film actress.Qvist & von Bagh p. 181 She was married to the composer Alvar Kraft. Selected filmography * ''The Song to Her'' (1934) * '' Hotel Paradise'' (1937) * ''Baldwin's Wedding'' (1938) * ''Kalle's Inn'' (1939) * ''A Sailor on Horseback'' (1940) * ''Sunny Sunberg'' (1941) * ''Sun Over Klara'' (1942) * ''Turn of the Century'' (1944) * ''Love Goes Up and Down'' (1946) * ''The Great Amateur ''The Great Amateur'' (Swedish: ''Den store amatören'') is a 1958 Swedish comedy film directed by Hasse Ekman and starring Martin Ljung, Marianne Bengtsson and Yngve Gamlin. It was shot at the Råsunda in Stockholm. The film's sets were design ...'' (1958) References Bibliography * External links * 1901 births 1969 deaths Swedish film actresses Swedish stage actresses {{Sweden-actor-stub ...
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Bashful Anton
''Bashful Anton'' (Swedish: ''Blyge Anton'') is a 1940 Swedish comedy film directed by Emil A. Lingheim and starring Edvard Persson, Ingrid Luterkort and Britta Brunius.Qvist & von Bagh p.124 The film's art direction was by Max Linder. Cast * Edvard Persson as Karl Anton Malm * Ingrid Luterkort as Mildred Andersson * Britta Brunius as Kätie Melin * Karl-Arne Holmsten as Arne Boman * Fritiof Billquist as Director Stengård * Torsten Winge as Baron Gyllenflycht * Eric Malmberg as Director Kjellberg * Elvin Ottoson as Werner * Axel Lindberg as Ekberg * Arthur Fischer as Ågren * Elly Christiansson as Dolly * Eric Dahlström as Gårdman * Frithiof Hedvall as Albrechtsson * Astrid Lindgren as Stina * Aurore Palmgren as Beata * Sussi Adolfi as Little Girl * Björn Berglund as Speaker at Rifle Foundation Meeting * Astrid Bodin as Lady at the Bus * Helga Brofeldt as Angry Woman in Window * Nils Ekstam as Member of the Board * Ragnar Falck as S ...
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A Sailor On Horseback
''A Sailor on Horseback'' (Swedish: ''En sjöman till häst'') is a 1940 Swedish comedy film directed by Emil A. Lingheim and starring Edvard Persson, Karl-Arne Holmsten and Elvin Ottoson.Qvist & von Bagh p.124 The film's art direction was by Max Linder. Main cast * Edvard Persson as Lasse Borg * Karl-Arne Holmsten as Karl Gustav Bremberg * Elvin Ottoson as Baron Axel von Berger * Olga Andersson as Mrs. von Berger * Elly Christiansson as Paula von Berger * Per Björkman as Baron Bengt von Kransvärd * Ivar Kåge as Lawyer * Bullan Weijden as Mina * Mim Persson MIM or Mim may refer to: Places * Mim, Ahafo, Ghana * Mim Lake, Ghana * Mim Bour, or Mim Mountains, Ghana Education * Master of Management, a post-graduate master's degree * Master of Information Management, an interdisciplinary degree progra ... as Mrs. Ek * Ernst Malmquist as Larsson References Bibliography * Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. ...
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Sunny Sunberg
''Sunny Sunberg'' (Swedish:''Soliga Solberg'') is a 1941 Swedish comedy film directed by Emil A. Lingheim and starring Edvard Persson, Märta Arbin and Anna-Greta Krigström.Qvist & von Bagh p.124 The film's art direction was by Max Linder. Main cast * Edvard Persson as Gunnar Solberg * Märta Arbin as Mrs. Solberg * Anna-Greta Krigström as Lotten Solberg * Göran Bernhard as Per Solberg * Tord Andersén as Kalle Andersson * Tord Bernheim as Frasse Olsson * Hugo Björne as Carlesson * Gerda Björne as Mrs. Carlesson * Nils Nordståhl as Jan Carlesson * Inger Sundberg as Lisa Carlesson * Bullan Weijden as Opera Singer * Holger Sjöberg as Opera singer * Carin Swensson as Maid * Astrid Bodin as Housemaid * Erik Rosén Erik Rosén (13 July 1883 – 3 January 1967) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1933 and 1953. Selected filmography * ''The Marriage Game'' (1935) * '' Ocean Breakers'' (1935) * '' Under Fal ...
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Sun Over Klara
''Sun Over Klara'' (Swedish:''Sol över Klara'') is a 1942 Swedish drama film directed by Emil A. Lingheim and starring Edvard Persson, Barbro Flodquist and Stina Ståhle.Qvist & von Bagh p.124 The film's art direction was by Max Linder. Main cast * Edvard Persson as Ararat * Barbro Flodquist as Sylvia * Stina Ståhle as Elisabeth Söderheim * Björn Berglund as Axel * Bror Bügler as Reuben * Frithiof Hedvall as Tirolius * Nils Ekstam * Martin Sterner as man with silvery hair * Tord Bernheim as Manne * Anders Julius as himself * Karl 'Lax-Kalle' Andersson as Lax-Kalle * Gerd Mårtensson as Sonja * Viveka Linder as Britta * Åke Claesson as Carl Michael Bellman * Bullan Weijden as Hulda * Arthur Fischer as Porter * Arne Lindblad as Magician * Harald Svensson as Colonel Karlsson * Hartwig Fock as Tax Collector * Artur Cederborgh as Sergeant * Carl Deurell Carl Deurell (1868–1962) was a Swedish stage and film actor. Fromell p.177 ...
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Life In The Country (1943 Film)
''Life in the Country'' (Swedish: ''Livet på landet'') is a 1943 Swedish historical comedy film directed by Bror Bügler and starring Edvard Persson, George Fant and Birgitta Valberg. It is based on the 1862 German novel ''From My Farming Days'' by Fritz Reuter,Goble p.841 which had previously been adapted into the 1924 Swedish silent film '' Life in the Country''. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Linder. Cast * Edvard Persson as Zakarias Bräsig * George Fant as Frans von Rambow * Bror Bügler as Axel von Rambow * Birgitta Valberg as Frida von Rambow * Ivar Kåge as Carl Haverman * Ingrid Backlin as Louise Haverman * Willy Peters as Fritz * Mim Persson as Marie Möller * Kolbjörn Knudsen as Carl Brockman * Dagmar Ebbesen as Mrs. Brockman * Birgitta Arman as Salla Brockman * Nancy Dalunde as Malla Brockman * Sven Bergvall as Reverend Berger * Gull Natorp as Mrs. Berger * Albert Ståhl as Brolin * John Ericsson as Anders * John Norrman as Night-watchman * R ...
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Turn Of The Century (film)
''Turn of the Century'' (Swedish: ''När seklet var ungt'') is a 1944 Swedish drama film directed by Gunnar Olsson and starring Edvard Persson, Stina Hedberg and Marianne Gyllenhammar.Paietta p.138 It was shot at the Sundbyberg Studios and on location around Viken and Lessebo. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Linder. Synopsis At the beginning of the twentieth century in Scania a large-scale farmer hires in cheap immigrant labourers to work his lands, leading to unemployment amongst the locals. At the same time a new schoolteacher arrives with socialist leanings. He champions the rights of the farmhands and falls in love with the daughter of the squire. Cast * Edvard Persson as Squire Munthe * Stina Hedberg as Mrs. Munthe * Marianne Gyllenhammar as Hillevi Munthe * Claes Thelander as Yngve Sjöö * Walter Sarmell as Ferdinand * Mim Persson as Hanna * Fritiof Billquist as Meier * Ivar Kåge as Severin * John Norrman as Fahlen * Nils Nordståhl as ...
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The Happy Tailor
''The Happy Tailor'' (Swedish:''Den glade skräddaren'') is a 1945 Swedish comedy film directed by Gunnar Olsson and starring Edvard Persson, Mim Persson and Marianne Gyllenhammar.Qvist & von Bagh p.124 The film's art direction was by Max Linder. Main cast * Edvard Persson as Sören Sörenson * Mim Persson as Boel Sörenson * Marianne Gyllenhammar as Anne-Marie * Ivar Kåge as Anders Bengt * Sture Djerf as Gunnar * Sven Bergvall as Sten * Ernst Wellton as Ingvar * Fritiof Billquist as Innkeeper * Carl Deurell as Mayor * Algot Larsson as Tok-Lars * Harald Svensson as Pihlquist * Josua Bengtson Josua Bengtson (10 January 1882 – 15 December 1958) was a Swedish stage and film actor.Steene p.393 He appeared prolifically as a character actor in the theatre and in Swedish cinema following his debut during the silent era. Some of his final ... as Vicar * Birgitta Hoppeler as Daughter of Sören and Boel * Gunnel Nilsson as Daughter of Sören and Boel ...
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The Bells Of The Old Town
''The Bells of the Old Town'' (Swedish: ''Klockorna i Gamla sta'n'') is a 1946 Swedish drama film directed by Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius and starring Edvard Persson, George Fant and Elsie Albiin. It was shot at the Sundbyberg Studios of Europa Film in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Linder. It was the first Swedish feature film to be shot in colour, using the Cinecolor process.Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema p.XXII Synopsis Carl Magnus Berg is a kind-hearted bailiff operating in the Old Town of Stockholm. He takes pity on a struggling jazz musician and his girlfriend Karin. Cast * Edvard Persson as Carl Magnus Berg * George Fant as Bengt Florin * Elsie Albiin as Karin * Gunnel Broström as Harriet von Borch * Gösta Cederlund as Johan Fredrik Morén * Torsten Hillberg as Chief bailiff * Axel Högel as Fager * John Norrman as Efraim Nilsson * Aurore Palmgren as Mrs. Karlsson * Ulla Wikander as Irma * Harry Ahlin as ...
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Jens Mansson In America
''Jens Mansson in America'' (Swedish: ''Jens Månsson i Amerika'') is a 1947 Swedish comedy film directed by Bengt Janzon and starring Edvard Persson, Stig Olin and Mim Persson.Qvist & von Bagh p.124 Cast * Edvard Persson as Jens Månsson * Stig Olin as Johnny Andersson * Mim Persson as Mim * Bojan Westin as Marie-Louise * Sven Arvor as Lawyer * Bertil Berglund as County constable * Edvard Danielsson as Bank clerk * Berns De Reaux as Shoeshiner * Cecil B. DeMille as himself * Erik Frank as Accordion player * Hortensia Hedström as Dorothy Smith * Kerstin Holmberg as Bank clerk * Björn Holmström as Detective * Einar Hylander as Consulate secretary in New York * Vincent Jonasson as Steward on Drottningholm * Eddy Justin as Servant * Virginia Kroog as Mary, Axel's housewife * Peder Lilliecreutz as General counselor * Ivar Lindahl as Swedish-American giving a ride * Valborg Ljungberg as Mrs. Nilsson - Jens' housemaid * Lorry Lorent ...
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Each Heart Has Its Own Story
''Each Heart Has Its Own Story'' (Swedish: ''Vart hjärta har sin saga'') is a 1948 Swedish historical drama film directed by Bror Bügler and starring Edvard Persson, Inger Juel and Hilda Borgström.Qvist & von Bagh p.124 The film's sets were designed by Arne Åkermark. Cast * Edvard Persson as Baron Henric Löwencrona af Löwstaborg * Inger Juel as Hildegard * Hilda Borgström as Aunt Louise * Dagmar Ebbesen as Countess Euphrosine von dem Rein * Henrik Schildt as Claes * Kenne Fant as Agne Borg, librarian * John Ekman as Cavalry Captain * Ebba Wrede as Bodil * Axel Högel as Tax collector * John Norrman as Klockaren * Otto Landahl as Crofter * Julia Cæsar as Husmansell * Nils Dahlgren as Servant * Thure Carlman as Man * Artur Cederborgh as Vicar * Theodor Olsson as Man * Erik Strandell as Man * Carin Swensson Carin Swensson (28 February 1905 – 14 October 1990) was a Swedish actress. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1933 and 1 ...
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