Elisabeth Frisk (October 24, 1909 – February 27, 1986) was Swedish

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and

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active in the 1920s and 1930s. Gustafsson p.114 She played the

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in nine films from 1929 to 1934 during the early

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Filmography

* '' Parisiennes'' (1928) * '' Say It with Music'' (1929) * ''

The People of Norrland ''The People of Norrland'' (Swedish: ''Norrlänningar'') is a 1930 Swedish silent drama film directed by Theodor Berthels and starring Carl Barcklind, Elisabeth Frisk and Georg Blomstedt.Nelmes & Selbo It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in S ...

'' (1930) * '' Frida's Songs'' (1930) * '' Dante's Mysteries'' (1931) * '' Erämaan turvissa'' (1931) * '' Half Way to Heaven'' (1931) * '' Dangerous Paradise'' (1931) * ''

A Night of Love by the Öresund ''A Night of Love by the Öresund'' (Swedish: ''En kärleksnatt vid Öresund'') is a 1931 Swedish comedy film directed by Sölve Cederstrand and Ragnar Widestedt and starring Erik Berglund, Elisabeth Frisk and Theodor Berthels. It was a success ...

'' (1931) * ''

A Wedding Night at Stjarnehov ''A Wedding Night at Stjarnehov'' (Swedish: ''En bröllopsnatt på Stjärnehov'') is a 1934 Swedish comedy film directed by Torsten Lundqvist and starring Adolf Jahr, Elisabeth Frisk and Ruth Stevens. It was shot at the Kungsholmen Studios of No ...

'' (1934)

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Gustafsson, Tommy. ''Masculinity in the Golden Age of Swedish Cinema: A Cultural Analysis of 1920s Films''. McFarland, 2014.

External links

* 1909 births 1986 deaths Swedish stage actresses Swedish film actresses Swedish silent film actresses 20th-century Swedish actresses {{Sweden-actor-stub