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The Family Secret (1936 Film)
''The Family Secret'' (Swedish: ''Familjens hemlighe'') is a 1936 Swedish comedy film directed by Gustaf Molander and starring Olof Winnerstrand, Karin Swanström and Erik 'Bullen' Berglund.Qvist & Bagh p.145 It is based on the 1903 French play '' The Secret of Polichinelle'' by Pierre Wolff, and a French adaptation was also produced the same year. The film premiered in Gothenburg in December 1936. The film's sets were designed by the art director Arne Åkermark. Synopsis A middle class family, planning an arranged marriage for their adult son with a wealthy heiress, are shocked to discover that he is already engaged and has a small child with his fiancee. Cast * Olof Winnerstrand as Arvid Ekman * Karin Swanström as Lillie Ekman * Erik 'Bullen' Berglund as John Hessler * Birgit Tengroth as Margit Berg * Kotti Chave as Arne Ekman * Hjördis Petterson as Ellen Winkler * Gösta Bernhard as Olle * Wiktor Andersson as Orderly * Ingrid Borthen as Marianne Winkler, Ellen's d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustaf Molander
Gustaf Harald August Molander (18 November 1888 – 19 June 1973) was a Swedish actor and film director. His parents were director Harald Molander, Sr. (1858–1900) and singer and actress Lydia Molander, ''née'' Wessler, and his brother was the director Olof Molander (1892–1966). He was the father of director and producer Harald Molander from his first marriage to actress Karin Molander and father to actor Jan Molander from his second marriage to Elsa Fahlberg (1892–1977). Gustaf Molander was born in Helsingfors (now Helsinki) in the Grand Duchy of Finland (in the Russian Empire), where his father was working at the Swedish Theatre. He studied in the school of the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm 1907–1909, acted at the Swedish theatre in Helsingfors 1909–1913, and then at the Royal Dramatic Theatre from 1913 to 1926. The last years there he headed the school; his students included Greta Garbo. Molander wrote several screenplays for Victor Sjöström and Maurit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birgit Tengroth
Birgit Tengroth (13 July 1915 – 21 September 1983) was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1926 and 1950. Biography Tengroth debuted in Sven Jerring's radio show 'Barnens Brevlåda' together with her friend Sickan Carlsson at the age of 10. She studied at Royal Opera's ballet school 1926-31. Her first work for the movies was a small part in Mordbrännerskan (1926). She got a contract with the leading Swedish studio Svensk Filmindustri (SF) in 1932 and remained there throughout the decade. She was known for playing fresh, girl next door roles, which gave her a popular following amongst young fans. When Ingrid Bergman made her screen debut, she was unfavourably compared to Tengroth. During the 1940s she left Svensk Filmindustri and worked for a variety of companies. After leaving the movie business in 1950, she became an author and journalist. She was briefly married to the Danish politician Jens Otto Krag, later Prime Minister, in the early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1936 Comedy Films
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Swedish Comedy Films
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1936 Films
The following is an overview of 1936 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1936 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January 9 – Silent screen actor John Gilbert, perhaps best known for his appearances in films such as '' The Merry Widow'' and '' The Big Parade'', dies suddenly of a heart attack at his Bel Air home, aged 38. *February 15 – first Republic serial, '' Darkest Africa'', is released. *May 29 – Fritz Lang's first Hollywood film, '' Fury'', starring Spencer Tracy and Bruce Cabot, is released. *September 14 – Film producer Irving Thalberg, often referred by many as the "Boy Wonder of Hollywood", dies from pneumonia at his home in Santa Monica, aged 37. Academy Awards * Best Picture: ''The Great Ziegfeld'' – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer * Best Director: Frank Capra – '' Mr. Deeds Goes to Town'' * Best Actor: Paul Muni – '' T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruth Weijden
Ruth Weijden (born Ruth Augusta Gustafsson; 20 July 1889 – 27 June 1956) was a Swedish stage and film actress.Kwiatkowski p.45 Selected filmography * ''The Saga of Gosta Berling'' (1924) * '' Sin'' (1928) * '' Artificial Svensson'' (1929) * '' Ulla, My Ulla'' (1930) * ''His Life's Match'' (1932) * ''What Do Men Know?'' (1933) * ''Fridolf in the Lion's Den'' (1933) * '' Saturday Nights'' (1933) * ''Eva Goes Aboard'' (1934) * '' Andersson's Kalle'' (1934) * ''The Marriage Game'' (1935) * '' The People of Småland'' (1935) * '' The Family Secret'' (1936) * ''Youth of Today'' (1936) * '' Good Friends and Faithful Neighbours'' (1938) * '' Storm Over the Skerries'' (1938) *''Lucky Young Lady'' (1941) * ''A Girl for Me'' (1943) * ''Count Only the Happy Moments'' (1944) * '' Black Roses'' (1945) * '' The Serious Game'' (1945) * ''How to Love'' (1947) * ''I Love You Karlsson ''I Love You Karlsson'' (Swedish: ''Jag älskar dig, Karlsson!'') is a 1947 Swedish comedy film directed by L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greta Ericson
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John Botvid
John Botvid (12 September 1889 – 20 February 1964) was a Swedish actor and comedian. Biography John Botvid Börjesson was born at Gothenburg, Sweden. Botvid debuted as a film actor in 1917. He was frequently featured on the movie screen during the 1930s, 40s and 50s. He appeared in over a hundred films between 1917 and 1955. He often worked with fellow comedians Thor Modéen and Nils Poppe. In 1945, he married actress Marianne Gyllenhammar (1891–1979). His children were film actors Rolf Botvid (born 1915) and Gerd Botvid (born 1918). Selected filmography * '' Revelj'' (1917) * '' Löjtnant Galenpanna'' (1917) * '' Nattliga toner'' (1918) * '' Hon eller ingen'' (1934) * '' The Family Secret'' (1936) * '' Hotel Paradise'' (1937) * '' Witches' Night'' (1937) * ''Just a Bugler'' (1938) * '' Landstormens lilla Lotta'' (1939) * ''Swing it, magistern!'' (1940) * '' A Real Man'' (1940) * ''Kiss Her!'' (1940) * ''Med dej i mina armar'' (1940) * ''Heroes in Yellow and Blue'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingrid Borthen
Ingrid Borthen (1913–2001) was a Norwegian-born Swedish stage and film actress. Goble p.271 She was involved with the Dramatist Studio of Sweden in Stockholm. She was married to the actor Ulf Johanson. Selected filmography * '' The Family Secret'' (1936) * '' Life Begins Today'' (1939) * '' The Three of Us'' (1940) * '' A Real Man'' (1940) * ''The Girl and the Devil'' (1944) * '' We Need Each Other'' (1944) * ''Iris and the Lieutenant'' (1946) * ''The Balloon'' (1946) * '' The Girl from the Marsh Croft'' (1947) * '' A Ship Bound for India'' (1947) * ''Rail Workers'' (1947) * ''On These Shoulders'' (1948) * '' The White Cat'' (1950) * ''Divorced Divorce (also known as dissolution of marriage) is the process of terminating a marriage or marital union. Divorce usually entails the canceling or reorganizing of the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage, thus dissolving th ...'' (1951) * '' The Lady in Black'' (1958) * '' The Judge'' (1960) References Bibl ... [...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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
