''A Maid Among Maids'' (Swedish: ''En piga bland pigor'') is a 1924 Swedish silent

comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...

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directed by

John W. Brunius John Wilhelm Brunius (26 December 1884 – 16 December 1937) was a Swedish actor, scriptwriter and film director. Biography In 1902, he became a student at the Royal Dramatic Theatre. After studying abroad, he was employed at the Dramaten in ...

and starring Magda Holm,

Georg Blomstedt Georg Blomstedt (1872–1933) was a Swedish stage and film actor.Cowie p.211 Selected filmography * ''The Lass from the Stormy Croft'' (1917) * ''Thomas Graal's Ward'' (1922) * '' Boman at the Exhibition'' (1923) * '' The People of Simlang Valley ...

and

Margit Manstad Margit Manstad (21 July 1902 – 23 March 1996) was a Swedish actress. She was frequently cast in vampish roles.Nordic National Cinemas p. 168 Selected filmography * ''Anna-Clara and Her Brothers'' (1923) * '' A Maid Among Maids'' (1924) * ''Th ...

.Sadoul p.32 It was shot at the

Råsunda Studios Filmstaden was a film studio situated in Råsunda, Solna Municipality in Stockholm, Sweden. History Filmstaden was once one of the most modern film studios in Europe. It was built in 1919–1920 on the basis of designs by Swedish architec ...

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 ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

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Ragnar Brattén. It was inspired by the 1914 book of the same title by

Ester Blenda Nordström Ester Blenda Elisabet Nordström (31 March 1891 – 15 October 1948) was a Swedish journalist, writer and explorer. She often published her writings under the signature ''Bansai''. In 1914 she published ''En piga bland pigor'' which was an early ...

Cast

* Magda Holm as Alice Halling *

as Per Olof Berg *

Nils Lundell Nils Lundell (23 December 1889 – 11 July 1943) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1917 and 1943. Selected filmography * ''Karin Daughter of Ingmar'' (1920) * '' The Mill'' (1921) * ''A Wild Bird'' (1921) * ''A ...

as August * Ella Lennartsson as Lotta *

as Karin Halling * Ester Halling as Anna *

Carlo Keil-Möller Carl Otto ''"Carlo"'' Keil-Möller, (8 December 1890 – 22 December 1958) was a Swedish actor, writer and director. He was active both on stage and in films. Selected filmography As actor * '' Mästerkatten i stövlar'' (1918) * ''Robinson ...

as Sven Bille *

Ragnar Arvedson Ragnar Arved Arvedson, (4 December 1895 – 2 October 1973) was a Swedish actor, director, writer and producer. Arvedson appeared in about 50 roles in films between 1920 and 1970 and directed about 20 films between 1935 and 1949. Selected filmogr ...

as Faustino della Novarro *

Hugo Tranberg Hugo or HUGO may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Hugo'' (film), a 2011 film directed by Martin Scorsese * Hugo Award, a science fiction and fantasy award named after Hugo Gernsback * Hugo (franchise), a children's media franchise based on a ...

as Matts Stengårdh * Ingeborg Strandin as Farmerwife * Gustav Runsten as Second Farm-hand * Rosa Tillman as Guest at ladyparty

References

Bibliography

* Sadoul, Georges. ''Dictionary of Film Makers''. University of California Press, 1972.

External links

* 1924 films 1924 comedy films Swedish comedy films Swedish silent feature films Swedish black-and-white films Films directed by John W. Brunius 1920s Swedish-language films Silent comedy films 1920s Swedish films {{1920s-Sweden-film-stub