''Boman's Boy'' (Swedish: ''Bomans pojke'') is a 1933 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
Ivar Johansson and starring
Bengt Djurberg,
Birgit Tengroth and
Sigurd Wallén
Sigurd Richard Engelbrekt Wallén (1 September 188420 March 1947) was a Swedish actor, film director, and singer.[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 architect ...]
in
Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the
art director Arne Åkermark
Arne Åkermark (1902–1962) was a Swedish art director who worked on around a hundred and eighty films during a thirty-year career.
In 1948 Åkermark was employed in Britain for Ealing Studios epic '' Scott of the Antarctic''.Barr p.199
Selec ...
.
Synopsis
An
unemployed
Unemployment, according to the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), is people above a specified age (usually 15) not being in paid employment or self-employment but currently available for work during the refere ...
man falls in with a gang of
smugglers
Smuggling is the illegal transportation of objects, substances, information or people, such as out of a house or buildings, into a prison, or across an international border, in violation of applicable laws or other regulations.
There are various ...
.
Cast
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Bengt Djurberg as Gösta Boman
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Birgit Tengroth as Elsa Pihlkvist
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Sigurd Wallén
Sigurd Richard Engelbrekt Wallén (1 September 188420 March 1947) was a Swedish actor, film director, and singer.[Siegfried Fischer
Fritz Adolf Ferdinand Siegfried Fischer (14 July 1894 – 8 April 1976) was a Swedish actor, theatre manager, playwright, screenwriter and writer.
He was born in Stockholm, the son of conductor Franz Fischer. At seventeen years old he was h ...]
as Adolf Boman
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Signe Lundberg-Settergren
Signe Lundberg-Settergren (15 February 1882 – 14 June 1967) was a Swedish stage and film actress.Kwiatkowski p.77 She was born in the Grand Duchy of Finland to Swedish parents, including her father the actor and theatre director Alfred Lundberg ...
as Mrs. Frida Boman
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Bellan Roos
Bellan Roos (25 May 1901 – 8 April 1990) was a Swedish actress. She appeared in more than 70 films and television shows between 1933 and 1979.
Selected filmography
* '' Boman's Boy'' (1933)
* ''Simon of Backabo'' (1934)
* '' Under False ...
as Svea
*
Julia Cæsar
Julia Maria Vilhelmina Cæsar (28 January 1885 – 18 July 1971) was a Swedish actress. Her acting career spanned from 1905 until 1968, during which time she appeared in a large number of revues, plays, and films.
Early life
Cæsar was bor ...
as Ottilia Pihlkvist
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Thor Modéen
Thor Modéen (22 January 1898 – 28 May 1950) was a Swedish actor and comedian who was active in both movies and on stage. Thor Modéen Teatern, a 3D cinema and theater in Kungsör, was named in his honor.
Biography
Thor Odert Folke Modée ...
as Fabian Fredriksson
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Gustaf Lövås as Gottfried
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Tor Borong
Tor, TOR or ToR may refer to:
Places
* Tor, Pallars, a village in Spain
* Tor, former name of Sloviansk, Ukraine, a city
* Mount Tor, Tasmania, Australia, an extinct volcano
* Tor Bay, Devon, England
* Tor River, Western New Guinea, Indonesia
Sc ...
as Pekka Stenroos
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Harry Ahlin as Karlsson, smuggler
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Gösta Alexandersson as Baker's apprentice
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Ossian Brofeldt as Ottila's friend
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Alice Carlsson
Alice may refer to:
* Alice (name), most often a feminine given name, but also used as a surname
Literature
* Alice (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''), a character in books by Lewis Carroll
* ''Alice'' series, children's and teen books by ...
as Elsa's friend
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Bertil Ehrenmark as Longshoreman
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Eivor Engelbrektsson
Eivor, Eivør or Øyvor is a female given name in the Nordic countries. In Sweden, 4,922 people bear the name. The average age is 78.
The name perhaps originated from either the Proto-Norse word ''auja'', which is thought to mean "good luck", o ...
as Girl at bakery
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Carl Ericson as August Carlsson
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Anders Frithiof as Williamsson, factory owner
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Disa Gillis as Elsa's friend
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Karin Granberg
Karin may refer to:
*Karin (given name), a feminine name
Fiction
* ''Karin'' (manga) or ''Chibi Vampire'', a Japanese media franchise
*Karin Hanazono, title character of the manga and anime ''Kamichama Karin''
*Karin Kurosaki, a character in ''Bl ...
as Elsa's friend
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Richard Lindström as Customs officer
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Georg Skarstedt
Georg Skarstedt (31 January 1900 – 8 December 1976) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more 120 films between 1920 and 1969.
Selected filmography
* ''The People of Norrland'' (1930)
* '' A Night of Love by the Öresund'' (1931)
* '' Int ...
as Smuggler
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Carin Swensson
Carin Swensson (28 February 1905 – 14 October 1990) was a Swedish actress. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1933 and 1963.
Selected filmography
* '' Boman's Boy'' (1933)
* '' Under False Flag'' (1935)
* '' Ocean Breakers'' (193 ...
as Elsa's friend
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Harald Wehlnor as Smuggler
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Helle Winther Helle may refer to:
People
* Alternate spelling of George de La Hèle, Renaissance composer
Places
Belgium
* Helle (stream), a 25-km-long stream in Belgium that rises in the Eifel mountains
Denmark
* Helle Municipality, a former municipality ...
as Åke, Williamsson's son
References
Bibliography
* Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
External links
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1933 films
Swedish comedy films
1933 comedy films
1930s Swedish-language films
Films directed by Ivar Johansson
Swedish black-and-white films
1930s Swedish films
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