''A Matter of Morals'' is a 1961 American

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directed by John Cromwell and written by John D. Hess. The film stars Maj-Britt Nilsson,

Mogens Wieth Mogens Wieth (16 September 1919 – 10 September 1962) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in more than 20 films between 1940 and 1962. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark to stage and film actors Carlo Wieth and Agnes Thorberg Wieth, and he ...

Eva Dahlbeck Eva Elisabet Dahlbeck (8 March 1920 – 8 February 2008) was a Swedish stage, film, and television actress. She received a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film ''Brink of Life'' (1958). Dahlbeck retired ...

, Patrick O'Neal and Claes Thelander. The film was released on May 31, 1961, by

United Artists United Artists Corporation (UA), currently doing business as United Artists Digital Studios, is an American digital production company. Founded in 1919 by D. W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks, the studi ...

Plot

Cast

* Maj-Britt Nilsson as Anita Andersson *

as Erik Walderman *

as Eva Walderman * Patrick O'Neal as Alan Kennebeck *

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 Björnson *

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'' (1 ...

as Sven Arborg *Vernon Young as Mr. Henderson *Doreen Denning as Mrs. Henderson *

Gösta Cederlund Gösta Cederlund, ''Gustaf ("Gösta") Edvard Cederlund'', (6 March 1888 – 4 December 1980) was a Swedish actor and film director. He was a popular character actor from the 1930s to the 1950s. Selected filmography * '' A Dangerous Wooing'' ( ...

as Curt Eklund *

Hampe Faustman Erik "Hampe" Faustman (born Erik Stellan Chatham; 3 July 1919 – 26 August 1961) was a Swedish actor and film director. He appeared in more than 20 films between 1940 and 1961. He also directed 20 films between 1943 and 1955. He was married ...

as Kronstad *

Birger Lensander Birger Lensander (21 October 1908 – 3 March 1971) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than 70 films and television shows between 1943 and 1969. Selected filmography * '' The Girls in Smaland'' (1945) * ''Neglected by His Wife'' (194 ...

as Taxi Driver *

Per-Axel Arosenius Per-Axel Daniel Rank Arosenius (7 November 1920 – 21 March 1981) was a Swedish film and television actor of mostly supporting parts. His most prominent film role was that of Soviet defector Boris Kusenov in the thriller film ''Topaz'' (1969), ...

as Taxi Driver *Tord Peterson as Nightwatch

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* 1961 films United Artists films American drama films 1961 drama films Films directed by John Cromwell Films scored by Dag Wirén 1960s English-language films 1960s American films {{1960s-drama-film-stub