''Doctor Glas'' (Swedish: ''Doktor Glas'') is a 1942 Swedish

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directed by Rune Carlsten and starring

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, Irma Christenson and

Hilda Borgström Hilda Teresia Borgström (13 October 1871 – 2 January 1953) was a Swedish stage and film actress. Biography Born in 1871 in Stockholm, Borgström made her film debut in 1912. She starred in leading parts in Victor Sjöström's silent fi ...

. It is based on the 1905 novel of the same name by

Hjalmar Söderberg Hjalmar Emil Fredrik Söderberg (2 July 1869 – 14 October 1941) was a Swedish novelist, short story writer, playwright and journalist. His works often deal with melancholy and lovelorn characters, and offer a rich portrayal of contemporary Stoc ...

. The film's sets were designed by the art director

Bertil Duroj Bertil Duroj (1893–1967) was a Swedish art director. Active in the Swedish film industry he designed the sets for more than a hundred productions during his career. These included ''The Yellow Clinic'' (1942).Laura p.96 Selected filmography ...

. It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm and on location around the city.

Plot

Dr. Glas, an austere and well-respected physician, is in love with Helga Gregorius, one of his patients. When she confides in him that her husband’s sexual attentions disgust her but that, despite this, he will not leave her alone, the doctor begins to plot to rid her of him.

Cast

as Dr. Glas * Irma Christenson as Helga Gregorius * Rune Carlsten as Rev. Gregorius *

as Kristin *

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as Markel *

Gabriel Alw Gabriel Alw (25 December 1889 – 9 November 1946) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 30 films between 1915 and 1946. Selected filmography * ''The Price of Betrayal'' (1915) * ''Ingmar's Inheritance'' (1925) * ''To the Orien ...

as Martin Birck *

Sven Bergvall Sven Bergvall (25 May 1881 – 2 November 1960) was a Swedish actor. Biography Bergvall made his stage debut in 1901 and was since 1917 at the Dramaten. He acted in Swedish films from 1914 to 1954. He fought energetically for the actors' prof ...

as Lowenius *

Gösta Grip Gösta Grip (14 June 1904 – 26 March 1998) was a Swedish actor. Grip made his film debut in Gustav Edgren's ''Simon i Backabo'' in 1934, and came to participate in 30 film productions. Selected filmography * '' Under False Flag'' (1935) ...

as Klas Recke *

Guje Lagerwall Guje Lagerwall, born ''Gun-Marie Sjöström'', (13 January 1918 – 8 January 2019) was a Swedish actress. Life Gun-Marie Sjöström was the daughter of film director and actor Victor Sjöström and actress Edith Erastoff-Sjöström. Lagerwall ...

as Eva Mertens *

Sven d'Ailly ''Sven'' Adolf Hack d'Ailly (January 1, 1892 in Stockholm – August 14, 1969 in Täby), was a Swedish baritone, lute player, director, actor, and grandmaster of Par Bricole. Filmography * 1919: ''Sons of Ingmar'' * 1942: ''Doctor Glas'' * 1 ...

as Holm *

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as the head waiter *

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as Helga's father *

Helge Mauritz Helge or Helgi is a Scandinavian, German, and Dutch mostly male name. The name is derived from Proto-Norse ''Hailaga'' with its original meaning being ''dedicated to the gods''. For its Slavic version, see Oleg. Its feminine equivalent is Olga. ...

as a policeman * Eric Laurent as a policeman * Egil Holmsen as the student * Anna-Lisa Fröberg as the waitress *

Karin Lannby Karin Tekla Maria Lannby (13 April 1916, Linköping – 19 November 2007, Paris) was a Swedish actress, translator, journalist, poet and spy. She served as a spy for the leftists during the Spanish civil war, and for Sweden in Stockholm during W ...

as Agnes Holm * Lillebil Kjellén as Lowenius' daughter

Reception

The reviews at the time of the film's release were positive. "The camera work, depicting enchanting views over the city of Stockholm was especially noted and praised." ''Nordic National Cinemas'' calls it "one of the most successful productions f the wartime and notes that Georg Rydeberg "splendidly portrays the itinerant loner Glas".

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, tt0034659 1942 films Swedish black-and-white films Swedish drama films 1942 drama films Films directed by Rune Carlsten Films based on Swedish novels 1940s Swedish-language films Films set in Stockholm Films shot in Stockholm