''Colourful Pages'' (Swedish: ''Brokiga blad'') is a 1931 Swedish

musical Musical is the adjective of music. Musical may also refer to: * Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance * Musical film and television, a genre of film and television that incorporates into the narr ...

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

Edvin Adolphson Gustav Edvin Adolphson (25 February 1893 – 31 October 1979) was a Swedish film actor and director who appeared in over 500 roles. He made his debut in 1912. He appeared with Ingrid Bergman in ''Only One Night'' (1939), and is noted for his ...

Valdemar Dalquist Valdemar Dalquist (September 23, 1888 – January 20, 1937) was a Swedish stage and film actor. Chandler p.308 Selected filmography * '' Cirkus Bimbini'' (1921) * ''Cavaliers of the Crown'' (1930) * '' Tired Theodore'' (1931) * ''Colourful Pages' ...

and starring Adolphson,

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 ...

Gösta Ekman Hans Gösta Gustaf Ekman (; 28 July 1939 – 1 April 2017) was a Swedish actor, comedian, and director. Career Ekman was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and was the son of the director Hasse Ekman and Agneta (née Wrangel). Ekman represented t ...

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 ...

. It has described as the first Swedish

revue A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance, and sketches. The revue has its roots in 19th century popular entertainment and melodrama but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own duri ...

film.Wallengrenp.130 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 around the city. The film's sets were designed by the

art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...

Vilhelm Bryde Vilhelm Bryde (8 April 1888 – 24 April 1974) was a Swedish actor, film producer, and art director. Biography From 1909 to 1911, he was a student at Dramaten. Bryde was an actor at Svenska Teatern in Stockholm (1913-1919). He was director of t ...

and

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 Movie director *

as The Queen *

as Sigge Wulff * Vera Nilsson as Daughter *

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 Neighbour's boy *

as Mrs. Ebbesen *

Sigurd Wallén Sigurd Richard Engelbrekt Wallén (1 September 188420 March 1947) was a Swedish actor, film director, and singer.Nils Lundell Nils Lundell (23 December 1889 – 11 July 1943) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1917 and 1943. Selected filmography * ''Karin Daughter of Ingmar'' (1920) * '' The Mill'' (1921) * ''A Wild Bird'' (1921) * ''A ...

as Father *

Concordia Selander Concordia Cornelia Johanna Selander, née ''Hård'' (Arboga, 2 June 1861 – 31 March 1935), was a Swedish actress and theatre manager. Her father was a music instrument maker. She first trained at the school of the Royal Swedish Ballet (1874– ...

as Grandmother *

as Valdemar Dalquist *

Arvid Petersén Arvid, Arved, Arnvid or Arvydas is a male given name, most common in Scandinavia but also in Iran and Lithuania. In Scandinavia it is derived from Old Norse and means "forest of eagles" or 'eagle wood'. Arvid is a royal male name that is composed ...

as Singer *

Olga Adamsén Olga may refer to: People and fictional characters * Olga (name), a given name, including a list of people and fictional characters named Olga or Olha * Michael Algar (born 1962), English singer also known as "Olga" Places Russia * Olga, Russ ...

as Woman at cocktail party *

Albin Ahrenberg Albin may refer to: Places * Albin, Wyoming, US * Albin Township, Brown County, Minnesota, US * Albin, Virginia, US People * Albin (given name), origin of the name and people with the first name "Albin" * Albin (surname) ;Mononyms * Albin of ...

as Pilot * Helge Andersson as Janitor at the exhibition *

Anna-Lisa Baude Anna-Lisa Baude (25 September 1897 – 7 June 1968) was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in 60 films between 1921 and 1968. Selected filmography * '' The Girl in Tails'' (1926) *''Hotel Paradis'' (1931) * ''Colourful Pages'' (1931) * ' ...

as Girl * Eric Bengtson as Orchestra manager *

Stina Berg Stina Berg (21 October 1869 – 5 October 1930) was a Swedish silent film actress. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1912 and 1931. Selected filmography * '' Laughter and Tears'' (1913) directed by Victor Seastrom * ''Children of t ...

as Mother Stina * Erik Bergvall as Bergvall *

Gösta Bodin Gösta is a male given name, a variant of Gustav. Gösta may refer to: People * Gösta Åsbrink (1881–1966), Swedish gymnast and modern pentathlete * Gösta Andersson (skier) (1918–1979), Swedish cross-country skier * Gösta Andersson (wrestle ...

as Opera singer * Rulle Bohman as Rulle from Gothenburg *

Arne Borg Claes Arne Borg (18 August 1901 – 7 November 1987) was a Swedish swimmer. He is best known for breaking 32 world records and winning five Olympic medals in the 1920s. In 1926 Borg won the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal, shared with Edvin W ...

as Self - the swimmer *

Ernst Brunman Ernst Olof Wilhelm Brunman (2 August 1886 – 1 January 1961) was a Swedish stage and film actor.Steene p.194 Selected filmography * '' Johan Ulfstjerna'' (1923) * ''Artificial Svensson'' (1929) * '' Ulla, My Ulla'' (1930) * '' Frida's Songs'' ( ...

as Man falling into the water *

as Production manager * Oscar Carlsson as Make-up artist * Gucken Cederborg as Opera singer *

Gustaf Edgren Gustaf Edgren (1 April 1895 – 10 June 1954) was a Swedish screenwriter, film director and producer.Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema p.327 Selected filmography * '' 40 Skipper Street'' (1925) * '' First Mate Karlsson's Sweethearts'' ...

as Edgren, director *

Carl Gustaf Ekman Carl Gustaf Ekman (6 October 1872 – 15 June 1945) was a Swedish politician. He was a Member of Parliament from 1911 to 1932 (serving in both lower and upper houses), leader of the Freeminded People's Party between 1924 and 1932, and served as ...

as Prime minister Ekman *

Annalisa Ericson Annalisa Ericson (14 September 1913 – 21 April 2011The Swedish Film ...

as Dancer * Emanuel Gille as Film crew *

Isaac Grünewald Isaac Grünewald (2 September 1889 – 22 May 1946) was a Swedish-Jewish expressionist painter born in Stockholm. He was the leading and central name in the first generation of Swedish modernists from 1910 up until his death in 1946, in other ...

as Isaac, the painter * Eric Gustafson as Guest at restaurant *

Gösta Gustafson Gösta Gustafson (15 November 1886 – 19 January 1963) was a Swedish stage and film actor. Steene p.287 He acted prolifically in the theatre and on screen for several decades. Selected filmography * '' The People of Simlang Valley'' (1924) * '' ...

as Manager at shopping department *

Weyler Hildebrand Weyler Hildebrand (4 January 1890 – 17 November 1944) was a Swedish actor, film director and writer. He appeared in over 35 films between 1924 and 1944. He also directed over 20 films between 1932 and 1944 and wrote scripts to 30 films between ...

as Janitor at the exhibition *

Gösta Jonsson Gösta is a male given name, a variant of Gustav. Gösta may refer to: People * Gösta Åsbrink (1881–1966), Swedish gymnast and modern pentathlete * Gösta Andersson (skier) (1918–1979), Swedish cross-country skier * Gösta Andersson (wrestl ...

as Accordion player * Helge Kihlberg as Guest at restaurant *

Thyra Leijman-Uppström Thyra, also known as Thorvi or Thyre, was a Danish queen, spouse of King Gorm the Old of Denmark, the first historically recognized King of Denmark, who reigned from to his death .

as Woman at cocktail party * Mats Lindberg as Lindberg *

Sigfrid Lindberg Sigfrid Oskar "Sigge" Lindberg (25 March 1897 – 4 January 1977) was a Sweden, Swedish association football goalkeeper who won a bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics. Between 1921 and 1930 he played 49 international matches. References

...

as Soccer player * Richard Lindström as Scotsman * Manne Lundh as Make-up artist *

Hugo Lundström Hugo or HUGO may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Hugo (film), ''Hugo'' (film), a 2011 film directed by Martin Scorsese * Hugo Award, a science fiction and fantasy award named after Hugo Gernsback * Hugo (franchise), a children's media franchise ...

as Man in sightseeing bus *

John Melin John Melin (18 May 1895 – 6 April 1966) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1919 and 1964. Selected filmography * ''The Ghost Baron'' (1927) * '' The Queen of Pellagonia'' (1927) * '' Sealed Lips'' (1927) ...

as Wholesalesman in the boat *

Gustaf Molander Gustaf Harald August Molander (18 November 1888 – 19 June 1973) was a Sweden, 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 ...

as Molander, director * John Nilsson as Soccer player *

Katie Rolfsen Katie Rolfsen (10 November 1902 – 22 September 1966) was a Norwegian-Swedish film actress. She appeared in 25 films between 1925 and 1965. She was born in Oslo, Norway and died in Rådmansö, Sweden. Selected filmography * '' Himmeluret' ...

as Bathing beauty *

Edla Rothgardt Edla (10th-century - 11th century), was a Slavic Viking Age woman. She was the mother of King Emund of Sweden and Queen Astrid of Norway. Tradition says Edla was the daughter of a Lechitic Tribal chief who has ruled part of terrain between ...

as Woman at cocktail party *

Victor Sjöström Victor David Sjöström (; 20 September 1879 – 3 January 1960), also known in the United States as Victor Seastrom, was a pioneering Swedish film director, screenwriter, and actor. He began his career in Sweden, before moving to Hollywood in ...

as Sjöström, director * Greta Strömberg as Twin #1 * Maya Strömberg as Twin #2 * Palle Östling as Banjo player

References

Bibliography

* Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000. * Wallengren, Ann-Kristin. '' Welcome Home Mr Swanson: Swedish Emigrants and Swedishness on Film''. Nordic Academic Press, 2014.

External links

* 1931 films Swedish comedy films 1931 comedy films 1930s Swedish-language films Films directed by Edvin Adolphson Swedish black-and-white films 1930s Swedish films {{1930s-Sweden-film-stub