''Count Svensson'' (Swedish: ''Greve Svensson'') 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 Emil A. Lingheim and starring

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and

Barbro Hiort af Ornäs Barbro Hiort af Ornäs (28 August 1921 – 27 November 2015) was a Swedish stage and film actress. Biography She was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, the daughter of Alma (née Ärnström) and Erik Hiort af Ornäs. She had a brother, Torbjorn. ...

.Qvist & von Bagh p.124 The film's sets were designed by the

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Main cast

as Anders Svensson *

as Stina Svensson *

as Greta Svensson *

Ivar Wahlgren Ivar (Old Norse ''Ívarr'') is a Scandinavian masculine given name. Another variant of the name is Iver, which is more common in Norway. The Old Norse name has several possible etymologies. In North Germanic phonology, several of the elements c ...

as Ville Lundgren *

Bengt Logardt Bengt Logardt (9 October 1914 – 25 September 1994) was a Swedish actor, screenwriter and film director. He appeared in more than 30 films between 1941 and 1959. Selected filmography * ''How to Tame a Real Man'' (1941) * ''Take Care of Ul ...

as Sven Lindström * Siv Thulin as Lisa Fransson *

Toivo Pawlo Toivo Pawlo (25 December 1917 – 14 June 1979) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1943 and 1978. At the 12th Guldbagge Awards he won the award for Best Actor for his role in the film ''Hello Baby''. Selected filmog ...

as Leijonstedt *

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as himself *

Poul Juhl Poul is a Danish masculine given name. It is the Danish cognate of the name Paul. Poul may refer to: People * Poul Andersen (1922–2006), Danish printer *Poul Anderson (1926–2001), American writer *Poul Erik Andreasen (born 1949), Danish foot ...

as 'Count' Nordencrone *

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as Trine *

Ellen Jansø Ellen Jansø (2 July 1907 – 30 December 1981) was a Danish film actress. She appeared in twelve films between 1933 and 1951. She was born and died in Denmark. Selected filmography *''Ud i den kolde sne'' (1934) * ''Count Svensson'' (195 ...

as Ilse, police woman *

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as Policeman

References

Bibliography

* Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.

External links

* 1951 films 1951 comedy films Swedish comedy films 1950s Swedish-language films Films directed by Emil A. Lingheim Swedish black-and-white films 1950s Swedish films {{1950s-Sweden-film-stub