''Guest at One's Own Home'' (Swedish: ''Gäst i eget hus'') is a 1957 Swedish

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Stig Olin Stig Olin, né ''Högberg'' (11 September 1920 – 28 June 2008) was a Swedish actor, theatre director, songwriter and singer. He was the father of actress Lena Olin and singer Mats Olin. He was married to film actresses Britta Holmberg and ...

and starring

Anita Björk Anita Björk (25 April 1923 – 24 October 2012) was a Swedish actress. She was born in Tällberg, Dalarna and attended the Royal Dramatic Training Academy from 1942 to 1945. She was a leading lady of Swedish theatre for many years and wor ...

Lars Ekborg Lars Åke Rupert Ekborg (6 June 1926 – 7 October 1969) was a Swedish actor, comedian, and singer. Ekborg was the father of actors Dan and Anders Ekborg. He died of liver cancer in 1969. He may be heard as the recitor in the 1956 recording of ...

and

Alf Kjellin Alf Kjellin (; 28 February 1920 – 5 April 1988) was a Swedish film actor and director, who also appeared on some television shows. Biography Kjellin underwent two changes of names in his early days in Hollywood. The first studio for which he ...

.Qvist & Von Bagh p.97 It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the

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Nils Nilsson.

Cast

as Eva Dahl *

as Boy Lannert *

as Age Dahl *

Isa Quensel Isa Quensel (21 September 1905 – 3 November 1981) was a Swedish actress and operatic soprano who appeared in over 50 films, plays, operas, TV and radio shows. In 1939 she created the title role in the world premiere of Erich Wolfgang Korng ...

as Stepmother *

Holger Löwenadler Holger Carl Minton Löwenadler (1 April 1904 – 18 June 1977) was a Swedish film actor. He starred in Ingmar Bergman's ''A Ship to India'' (1947). He appeared in ''Divorced'' (1951), which was written by Bergman. Other appearances include ...

as Fredik Lannert *

Monica Nielsen Monica Nielsen (born Monica Lindgren; 30 November 1937) is a Swedish actress and singer. She has appeared in more than 50 films and television shows since 1947. Selected filmography * ''Blue Sky (1955 film), Blue Sky'' (1955) * ''The Girl in th ...

as Berit *

Barbro Hiort af Ornäs Barbro Hiort af Ornäs (28 August 1921 – 27 November 2015) was a Swedish stage and film actress. Biography She was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, the daughter of Alma (née Ärnström) and Erik Hiort af Ornäs. She had a brother, Torbjorn. ...

as Lisen *

Claes Thelander Claes Thelander (14 January 1916 – 12 December 1999) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1931 and 1956. Selected filmography * '' Julia jubilerar'' (1938) * ''Take Care of Ulla'' (1942) * ''My People Are Not You ...

as Sten, Doctor *

Aino Taube Aino Regina Taube (11 July 1912 – 3 June 1990) was a Swedish film and theatre actress. She appeared in 50 films between 1931 and 1988. Selected filmography * ''Skipper's Love'' (1931) * ''Students in Paris'' (1932) * ''A Stolen Waltz'' (1 ...

as Mrs. Brecker *

Birgitta Andersson Ulla Birgitta Helena Andersson (born ''Andersson''; 20 April 1933) is a Swedish actress and comedian. Career Andersson made her breakthrough by acting in various variety shows with Povel Ramel and Karl Gerhard. She was part of the group around H ...

as Guest *

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as Guest *

Sven Arvor Sven Arvor (26 July 1907 - 16 November 2001) was a Swedish actor best known for his roles in ''Fröken Julie'', ''Kungliga Johansson'' and ''Kvinna utan ansikte''.”Sven Arvor”. Svensk Filmdatabas - section 3. Filmography *1934 – Kungliga Jo ...

as Waiter * Tom Dan-Bergman as Guest *

Elsa Ebbesen Elsa Ebbesen (7 July 1890 – 21 December 1977) was a Swedish stage actress, stage and film actress.Paietta p.139 A character actress she appeared in Swedish films and later television programmes over the course of several decades. Selected filmo ...

as Mrs. Bergström *

Sten Gester The STEN (or Sten gun) is a family of British submachine guns chambered in 9×19mm which were used extensively by British and Commonwealth forces throughout World War II and the Korean War. They had a simple design and very low production cost ...

as Guest * Anne Marie Machnow as Guest *

Karin Miller Karin Miller (born December 10, 1977) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Biography Early life Born in Trenton, New Jersey, Miller grew up in the Hamilton Square section of Hamilton Township, Mercer County. She was co ...

as Nurse *

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 ...

as Doctor * Astrid Söderbaum as Maid

References

Bibliography

* Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.

External links

* 1957 films Swedish drama films 1957 drama films 1950s Swedish-language films Films directed by Stig Olin Swedish black-and-white films 1950s Swedish films {{1950s-Sweden-film-stub