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Beef And The Banana
''Beef and the Banana'' (Swedish: ''Biffen och Bananen'') is a 1951 Swedish comedy film directed by Rolf Husberg and starring Åke Grönberg, Åke Söderblom and Lillebil Kjellén.Segrave & Martin p.273 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm and on location in a variety of settings. The film's sets were designed by the art director Nils Svenwall. It is an adaptation of the long-running comic strip of the same title by Jan-Erik Garland. It was followed by two sequels ''Blondie, Beef and the Banana'' (1952) and ''Klarar Bananen Biffen?'' (1957), with the two leading actors reprising their roles. Synopsis Two men work with contrasting personalities work together in a bicycle factory. One is a meat-eater and the other a vegetation. Cast * Åke Grönberg as Biffen * Åke Söderblom as Bananen * Lillebil Kjellén as Kerstin Carve * Lennart Lindberg as Stickan Berglund * Håkan Westergren as Carlsson * Gösta Prüzelius as Tage Wendel * Maj Larsson as Ella Öhman * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolf Husberg
John ''Rolf'' Husberg (20 June 1908 - 2 November 1998) was a Swedish film director, cinematographer, screenwriter and actor. Husberg directed over 30 films between 1939 and 1965. Selected filmography * '' Say It with Music'' (1929) * ''Colourful Pages'' (1931) * ''Dear Relatives'' (1933) * ''Marriageable Daughters'' (1933) * ''People of Hälsingland'' (1933) * ''What Do Men Know?'' (1933) * ''Two Men and a Widow'' (1933) * ''The Song to Her ''The Song to Her'' (Swedish: ''Sången till henne'') is a 1934 Swedish comedy film directed by Ivar Johansson and starring Martin Öhman, Sickan Carlsson and Åke Jensen.Qvist & Von Bagh p.92 It marked the film debut of Kristina Söderbaum, w ...'' (1934) * ''Andersson's Kalle (1934 film), Andersson's Kalle'' (1934) * ''The Atlantic Adventure'' (1934) * ''Fired (1934 film), Fired'' (1934) * ''It Pays to Advertise (1936 film), It Pays to Advertise'' (1936) * ''He, She and the Money'' (1936) * ''The Ghost of Bragehus'' (1936) * ''Conscienti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Director
Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the vision of an artistic production. In particular, they are in charge of its overall visual appearance and how it visual communication, communicates visually, stimulates moods, contrasts features, and psychologically appeals to a target audience. The art director makes decisions about visual elements, what artistic style (visual arts), style(s) to use, and when to use motion graphic design, motion. One of the biggest challenges art directors face is translating desired moods, messages, concepts, and underdeveloped ideas into imagery. In the brainstorming process, art directors, colleagues and clients explore ways the finished piece or scene could look. At times, the art director is responsible for solidifying the vision of the col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sven 'Svängis' Johansson
Sven (in Danish and Norwegian, also Svend and also in Norwegian most commonly Svein) is a Scandinavian first name which is also used in the Low Countries and German-speaking countries. The name itself is Old Norse for "young man" or "young warrior". The original spelling in Old Norse was ''sveinn''. Over the centuries, many northern European rulers have carried the name including Sweyn I of Denmark (Sven Gabelbart). An old legend relates the pagan king Blot-Sven ordered the execution of the Anglo-Saxon monk Saint Eskil. In medieval Swedish, "sven" (or "sven av vapen" (sven of arms)) is a term for squire. The female equivalent, Svenja, though seemingly Dutch and Scandinavian, is not common anywhere outside of German-speaking countries. Sven can also be spelled with W, Swen, but is pronounced as Sven. The Icelandic version of Sven/Svend is Sveinn (); the Faroese version is Sveinur (). Entertainment and music * Sven Einar Englund, Finnish composer * Sven Epiney, Swiss televisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yngve Lundh
Yngve Lundh (5 April 1924 – 10 March 2017) was a Swedish cyclist. He competed in the individual and team road race events at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References External links * 1924 births 2017 deaths Swedish male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Sweden Cyclists at the 1952 Summer Olympics People from Bollnäs Sportspeople from Gävleborg County {{Sweden-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiktor Andersson
Wiktor Herman "Kulörten" Andersson (19 June 1887 – 13 September 1966) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1923 and 1958. Selected filmography * '' Boman at the Exhibition'' (1923) * ''A Stolen Waltz'' (1932) * ''Marriageable Daughters'' (1933) * ''Two Men and a Widow'' (1933) * ''What Do Men Know?'' (1933) * '' Fired'' (1934) * ''The People of Småland'' (1935) * '' Under False Flag'' (1935) * ''Ocean Breakers'' (1935) * ''The Wedding Trip'' (1936) * ''Conscientious Objector Adolf'' (1936) * '' The Family Secret'' (1936) * ''Sara Learns Manners'' (1937) * '' Good Friends and Faithful Neighbours'' (1938) * ''We at Solglantan'' (1939) * ''The People of Högbogården'' (1939) * ''Västkustens hjältar'' (1940) * ''Her Melody'' (1940) * '' With Open Arms'' (1940) * ''Woman on Board'' (1941) * ''The Ghost Reporter'' (1941) * ''Goransson's Boy'' (1941) * ''Dunungen'' (1941) * ''Lasse-Maja'' (1941) * '' Only a Woman'' (1941) * ''The Poor Milliona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nils Hultgren
Nils is a Scandinavian given name, a chiefly Norwegian, Danish, Swedish and Latvian variant of Niels, cognate to Nicholas. People and animals with the given name * Nils Bergström (born 1985), Swedish ice hockey player *Nils Björk (1898–1989), Swedish Army lieutenant general *Nils Dacke (died 1543), Swedish rebel *Nils-Joel Englund (1907–1995), Swedish cross-country skier *Nils Ericson (1802–1870), Swedish inventor and engineer *Nils Frahm (born 1982), German pianist and producer *Nils Frykdahl, American musician *Nils Gründer (born 1997), German politician *Nils Hald (1897–1963), Norwegian actor * Nils Haßfurther (born 1999), German basketball player * Nils-Göran Holmqvist (born 1943), Swedish politician *Nils Kreicbergs (born 1996), Latvian handball player *Nils Liedholm (1922–2007), Swedish footballer and coach *Nils Lofgren (born 1951), American musician *Nils Lorens Sjöberg (1754-1822), Swedish officer and poet *Nils Mittmann (born 1979), German basketball play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harriet Andersson
Harriet Andersson (born 14 February 1932) is a Swedish actress, best known outside Sweden for being part of director Ingmar Bergman's stock company. She often plays impulsive, working class characters. Film actress Harriet Andersson began her acting career as a 15-year-old student at Calle Flygare stage school. She joined director Ingmar Bergman for several stage productions at Malmö stadsteater between 1953 and 1956. In a 2008 interview with Mick LaSalle of the ''San Francisco Chronicle'', Andersson debunked a rumor that she was discovered by Bergman while working as an elevator operator: "In an elevator! Ha, that's a new one for me. No. I did operate an elevator, but that was when I was 14½! Ingmar did not discover me. I was discovered in 1949 in theater school. Before ''Monika'', I had many small parts. Most of them were a little like Monika. I looked that way. I looked like a bad girl. But I wasn't a bad girl, really. I was a very nice little girl, until I found out wha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maj Larsson
Maj may refer to: * Major, a rank of commissioned officer in many military forces * ''Máj'', a romantic Czech poem by Karel Hynek Mácha * ''Máj'' (literary almanac), a Czech literary almanac published in 1858 * Marshall Islands International Airport People * DJ Maj, American Christian music DJ * Fabio Maj (born 1970), Italian cross country skier * Maj Bylock (1931–2019), Swedish writer, translator, teacher * Maj Sjöwall (born 1935), Swedish author and translator * Maj Sønstevold (1917–1996), Swedish composer * Maj Helen Sorkmo (born 1969), Norwegian cross country skier * Maj Britt Theorin (1932–2021), Swedish social democratic politician and diplomat * Paulina Maj-Erwardt (born 1977), Polish volleyball player * Acronym for Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah (, ; born Mahomedali Jinnahbhai; 25 December 1876 – 11 September 1948) was a barrister, politician, and the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gösta Prüzelius
Karl Gösta Prüzelius (11 August 1922 – 15 May 2000) was a Swedish actor. His first film part was in the 1945 film Flickorna i Småland. He played in films as diverse as ''Summer with Monika'', '' Space Invasion of Lapland'', ''Fanny and Alexander'', and Ingmar Bergman's film version of ''The Magic Flute'' (1975). He also provided the Swedish voice for Bagheera in Disney's ''The Jungle Book'' (1967), and played the policeman Klöverhage in a number of the Åsa-Nisse films. Gösta Prüzelius worked at Sweden's Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm from 1964 and for more than 30 years. On television, Gösta Prüzelius starred in the long-running soap opera ''Rederiet'', where he played the main character, shipping company owner Reidar Dahlén, from the series' start in 1992 until his death. Selected filmography * '' The Girls in Smaland'' (1945) - Agronomist * ''Åsa-Hanna'' (1946) - Magnus Pettersson * ''Johansson and Vestman'' (1946) - Lieutenant (uncredited) * ''It Rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Håkan Westergren
Håkan Karl Leonard Westergren (29 April 1899 – 15 October 1981) was a Swedish actor. He was mostly known for playing in Swedish comedy movies during the 1930s and 1940s, but was sometimes seen in some more serious roles. He was married to Swedish actress Inga Tidblad and a daughter is the actress Meg Westergren Elsa Margareta "Meg" Westergren (born 16 May 1932) is a Swedish actress from Nockeby, Bromma, in Stockholm. Her parents were both actors and she made her acting debut in the 1951 film ''Living on 'Hope. She studied at the Royal Dramatic Trai .... Selected filmography * ''Say It with Music (1929 film), Say It with Music'' (1929) * ''For Her Sake (1930 film), For Her Sake'' (1930) * ''Frida's Songs'' (1930) * ''The Red Day'' (1931) * ''The False Millionaire'' (1931) * ''Colourful Pages'' (1931) * ''Tired Theodore (1931 film), Tired Theodore'' (1931) * ''International Match'' (1932) * ''His Life's Match'' (1932) * ''House Slaves (1933 film), House Slaves'' (1933) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lennart Lindberg
Lennart Lindberg (1918–2004) was a Swedish stage and film actor. Wright p.177 He was married to the actress Barbro Larsson in the 1950s. Selected filmography * ''Customs Officer Bom'' (1951) * '' Beef and the Banana'' (1951) * ''U-Boat 39'' (1952) * ''Blondie, Beef and the Banana'' (1952) * ''Unmarried Mothers'' (1953) * ''Bread of Love'' (1953) * '' Young Summer'' (1954) * ''Men in the Dark'' (1955) * ''The Dance Hall'' (1955) * '' The Girl in Tails'' (1956) * '' The Lady in Black'' (1958) * ''Åsa-Nisse in Military Uniform'' (1958) * ''Rider in Blue'' (1959) * ''A Matter of Morals'' (1961) * ''Sailors A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the s ...'' (1964) References Bibliography * Steene, Birgitta. ''Ingmar Bergman: A Reference Guide''. Amsterdam University Press, 2005. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
