''Close Relations'' (Swedish: ''Tjocka släkten'') is a 1935 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
Sölve Cederstrand
Sölve Cederstrand (1900–1954) was a Swedish screenwriter and film director. He was one of the most prolific screenwriters active in Cinema of Sweden, Swedish cinema during the 1930s alongside Torsten Lundqvist and Gösta Stevens.''Nordic Natio ...
and starring
Edvard Persson,
Gideon Wahlberg
Gideon Wahlberg (18 June 1890 – 3 May 1948) was a Swedish actor, screenwriter, film director and theater manager. Wahlberg directed six films including '' South of the Highway'' (1936).
Wahlberg was the theater manager of the Arbisteatern in ...
and
Dagmar Ebbesen
Dagmar Ebbesen (1 October 1891 – 6 November 1954) was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in 90 films between 1913 and 1954. She was closely associated with the role of Kristina the maid which she played on stage and in three films begin ...
.
[Wallengren p.58] It was shot at the
Sundbyberg Studios
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of
Europa Film
Europafilm was an influential Swedish film company established in 1929 by Schamyl Bauman and Gustaf Scheutz.
The office was located at Kungsgatan in central Stockholm, while the film studio was located in Mariehäll, Bromma, northwest of Stock ...
in
Stockholm
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.
Cast
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Edvard Persson as Lasse Larsson
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Gideon Wahlberg
Gideon Wahlberg (18 June 1890 – 3 May 1948) was a Swedish actor, screenwriter, film director and theater manager. Wahlberg directed six films including '' South of the Highway'' (1936).
Wahlberg was the theater manager of the Arbisteatern in ...
as Johan Jansson
*
Dagmar Ebbesen
Dagmar Ebbesen (1 October 1891 – 6 November 1954) was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in 90 films between 1913 and 1954. She was closely associated with the role of Kristina the maid which she played on stage and in three films begin ...
as Fina Jansson
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Alice Carlsson as Laila
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Rut Holm
Rut Holm (1 November 1900 – 4 July 1971) was a Swedish film actress.Wright p.21
Selected filmography
* '' Servant's Entrance'' (1932)
* '' The Southsiders'' (1932)
* '' Secret Svensson'' (1933)
* ''Augusta's Little Misstep'' (1933)
* '' Fridolf ...
as Mabel
*
Carl-Gunnar Wingård as Fredrik
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Lili Ziedner
Lili Ziedner (14 September 1885 – 10 February 1939) was a Swedish actress. She appeared in over twenty films between 1909 and 1939.
Selected filmography
* '' Mannekängen'' (1913)
* '' Norrtullsligan'' (1922)
* ''Uncle Frans'' (1926)
* ''Colo ...
as Sally
*
Martin Sterner as Consul General Jansson
*
Nils Jacobsson
Nils Jacobsson (10 February 1929 – 18 July 1982) was a Swedish weightlifter. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1 ...
as Axel
*
Helle Winther as Kolumbus
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Bertil Berglund
Bertil is a first name of Germanic origin most commonly found among Swedish men. The oldest recorded use is from the year 1396, but the name did not come into widespread use until the 19th century.
People called Bertil include:
* Carl Bertil Agne ...
as Burglar
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Astrid Bodin as Lisa, maid
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Estery Ericsson as Train passenger
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Curt Lundvik
Kurt is a male given name of Germanic or Turkish origin. ''Kurt'' or ''Curt'' originated as short forms of the Germanic Conrad, depending on geographical usage, with meanings including counselor or advisor.
In Turkish, Kurt means "Wolf" and is ...
as Axel's friend
*
Aurora Åström
An aurora (plural: auroras or aurorae), also commonly known as the polar lights, is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of br ...
as Laila's friend
References
Bibliography
* Wallengren, Ann-Kristin. '' Welcome Home Mr Swanson: Swedish Emigrants and Swedishness on Film''. Nordic Academic Press, 2014.
External links
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1935 films
Swedish comedy films
1935 comedy films
1930s Swedish-language films
Films directed by Sölve Cederstrand
Swedish black-and-white films
1930s Swedish films
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