''Beef and the Banana'' (Swedish: ''Biffen och Bananen'') is a 1951 Swedish

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

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 ...

and starring

Åke Grönberg Karl Åke Edvard Grönberg (26 March 1914 – 15 September 1969) was a Swedish film actor who appeared in nearly 100 films. Grönberg was a versatile stage personality of his day, performing as a singer, variety artist, actor, in musical show ...

Åke Söderblom Åke Fridolf Söderblom (20 January 1910 – 22 May 1965) was a Swedish actor, screenwriter and songwriter (one of his songs is '' Kan du vissla Johanna?''). He appeared in 70 films between 1933 and 1965. Selected filmography * '' The Dang ...

and

Lillebil Kjellén Britta Lillebil Sofia Kjellén, a.k.a. Lillebil Nordrum (December 3, 1921 – March 7, 1994) was a Swedish actress born Drammen, Norway to Swedish parents. She grew up in Stockholm, Sweden, where she attended the Royal Dramatic Training Academy ...

.Segrave & Martin p.273 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 ...

and on location in a variety of settings. The film's sets were designed by the

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Nils Svenwall Nils Svenwall (1918–2005) was a Swedish art director.Cowie p.199 Selected filmography * ''Ride Tonight!'' (1942) * ''Night in Port'' (1943) * '' Little Napoleon'' (1943) * ''The Old Clock at Ronneberga'' (1944) * ''The Emperor of Portugallia'' ...

. 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 ''Blondie, Beef and the Banana'' (Swedish: ''Blondie Biffen och Bananen'') is a 1952 Swedish comedy film directed by Lars-Eric Kjellgren and starring Åke Grönberg, Åke Söderblom and Doris Svedlund. It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockh ...

'' (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

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Cast

as Biffen *

as Bananen *

as Kerstin Carve *

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 Stickan Berglund *

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 ...

as Carlsson *

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 Tage Wendel * Maj Larsson as Ella Öhman * Siv Larsson as Elsa Öhman *

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 ...

as Girl *

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), ...

as Teacher at Kalmar Slott *

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'' (1 ...

as Customer *

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 ...

as Bicyclist * Sven 'Svängis' Johansson as Bicyclist * Nils 'Bagarn' Johansson as Bicyclist * Rudolf E. Eklöw as Sports journalist * Jan-Erik Garland as Sports journalist * Raymond Maës as Swiss bicyclist * K.G. Norlén a s Holm, supervisor * Bertil Perrolf as Radio reporter * Birgit Rogner as Maid * Oscar Söderlund as Sports journalist

References

Bibliography

* Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000. *Segrave, Kerry & Martin, Linda. ''The Continental Actress: European Film Stars of the Postwar Era--biographies, Criticism, Filmographies, Bibliographies''. McFarland, 1990.

External links

* 1951 films Swedish comedy films 1951 comedy films 1950s Swedish-language films Films directed by Rolf Husberg 1950s Swedish films Films based on Swedish comics Live-action films based on comics {{1950s-Sweden-film-stub