''Bright Prospects'' (Swedish:''Den ljusnande framtid'') is a 1941 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 ...

directed by

Gustaf Molander Gustaf Harald August Molander (18 November 1888 – 19 June 1973) was a Swedish actor and film director. His parents were director Harald Molander, Sr. (1858–1900) and singer and actress Lydia Molander, ''née'' Wessler, and his brother was th ...

and starring

Signe Hasso Signe Eleonora Cecilia Hasso (''née'' Larsson; 15 August 1915 – 7 June 2002) was a Swedish actress, writer, and composer. Biography Hasso was born in the Kungsholmen parish of Stockholm, Sweden in 1915. Her father and grandfather died when s ...

, Ernst Eklund and Erik 'Bullen' Berglund.Larsson & Marklund p.118 The film's art direction was by

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 ...

Cast

as Birgit Norén * Ernst Eklund as Helge Dahlberg * Erik 'Bullen' Berglund as Gurkan Olsson *

Eric Abrahamsson Eric Abrahamsson (13 April 1890 – 3 November 1942) was a Swedish actor and comedian. He appeared in over fifty films between 1917 and 1942. He often worked with fellow comedian Ludde Gentzel. Selected filmography * '' A Man There Was'' (191 ...

as Norrman * Alf Kjellin as Åke Dahlberg * Rose-Mari Molander as Inga *

Eva Henning Eva Henning (born Eva Wetlesen; 10 May 1920 – 18 April 2016) was a Swedish stage and movie actress. Career Born in Newark, New York, US, Henning was trained at the Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school (1938–40) in Sweden and made her ...

as Gun Ullman * George Fant as Tage Lovander * Karin Alexandersson as Maria *

Gull Natorp Gull Natorp (10 January 1880 – 30 April 1962) was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in more than 70 films between 1913 and 1956. Selected filmography * ''Skottet'' (1914) - Maid * ''Hans hustrus förflutna'' (1915) - Countess Flemming ...

as Mrs. Norrman * Ejnar Haglund as Edlund *

Carl Ström Carl Ström (18 June 1888 – 18 November 1957) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1923 and 1955. Selected filmography * '' Iron Will'' (1923) * '' Gustaf Wasa'' (1928) * ''Cavaliers of the Crown'' (1930) ...

as Police Inspector Borgström * Willy Peters as Borg *

John Botvid John Botvid (12 September 1889 – 20 February 1964) was a Swedish actor and comedian. Biography John Botvid Börjesson was born at Gothenburg, Sweden. Botvid debuted as a film actor in 1917. He was frequently featured on the movie screen duri ...

as Jansson *

Carl Deurell Carl Deurell (1868–1962) was a Swedish stage and film actor. Fromell p.177 Selected filmography * '' Andersson, Pettersson och Lundström'' (1923) * ''The Saga of Gosta Berling'' (1924) * ''The Tales of Ensign Stål'' (1926) * '' Tired Theodor ...

as Teacher *

Britta Larsson Britta (also spelled Brita) is a female given name that is a variant of the Swedish name Birgitta, which is a form of the Irish Gaelic name ''Brighid'' (Bridget in English). The name Britta became popular in Scandinavia and Germany because of St. ...

as Kerstin Linder *

John Norrman John Anders Norrman (19 July 1884 – 11 November 1966), was a Swedish actor. Norrman appeared in over 70 roles in films between 1921 and 1964. Selected filmography * '' Norrtullsligan'' (1923) * ''The Marriage Game'' (1935) * ''Shipwrecked Max' ...

as Strömberg - The Porter * Stig Olin as Bertil Bergström *

Hans Strååt Hans Olof Strååt (17 October 1917 – 26 January 1991) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1941 and 1987. Partial filmography * '' Bright Prospects'' (1941) - Student * '' Scanian Guerilla'' (1941) - Guerilla soldie ...

as Student * Sol-Britt Agerup as Schoolgirl *

Astrid Bodin Astrid Bodin (10 July 1903 – 20 October 1961) was a Swedish actress who appeared in over 120 films. Born on 10 July 1903 in Österunda, Sweden, she began her film-acting career with a small role in 1933's ''Djurgårdsnätter'', starring Erik Be ...

as Emma - Olsson's Maid * Elly Christiansson as Lady at Dinner * Iris Dalunde as Schoolgirl * Tom Ekelund as Sven * Hortensia Hedström as Teacher's Wife *

Karin Nordgren Karin Nordgren (April 30, 1919 – January 20, 2001) was a Swedish film actress and stage actress.Goble p.271 She was married to the actor Alf Kjellin from 1941 to 1954. Selected filmography * ''Emilie Högquist'' (1939) * '' Nothing But the Tr ...

as Schoolgirl * Nina Scenna as Waitress *

Victor Thorén The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...

as School Caretaker * Eric von Gegerfelt as Guest at Dinner * Susanna Östberg as Dancing Girl

References

Bibliography

* Mariah Larsson & Anders Marklund. ''Swedish Film: An Introduction and Reader''. Nordic Academic Press, 2010.

External links

* 1941 films 1941 drama films Swedish drama films 1940s Swedish-language films Films directed by Gustaf Molander Swedish black-and-white films 1940s Swedish films {{1940s-Sweden-film-stub