''False Greta'' (Swedish: ''Falska Greta'') is a 1934 Finnish-Swedish

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directed by John W. Brunius and

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and starring Adolf Jahr,

Karin Albihn Karin Albihn (1912–1974) was a Swedish film and stage actress. She appeared in fourteen films in a mixture of leading and supporting roles. She was given a screen test in Berlin as the Nazi era German film industry attempted to find stars to rep ...

and

Isa Quensel Isa Quensel (21 September 1905 – 3 November 1981) was a Swedish actress and operatic soprano who appeared in over 50 films, plays, operas, TV and radio shows. In 1939 she created the title role in the world premiere of Erich Wolfgang Korn ...

. It was shot at studios in

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and on location in Stockholm. It is now considered to be a

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Synopsis

Greta Gustafsson, a young typist, wins a prize in a competition and heads out to a fashionable

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. She is mistaken for the Hollywood star

Greta Garbo Greta Garbo (born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson; 18 September 1905 – 15 April 1990) was a Swedish-American actress. Regarded as one of the greatest screen actresses, she was known for her melancholic, somber persona, her film portrayals of tragic ch ...

who it has been announced is returning to her native Sweden to spend her holiday incognito.

Cast

* Adolf Jahr as Ove Häger *

as Greta Gustafsson * Karl-Ewert Christenson as Count Axel von Rexdorff *

as Lisa * Mok Björnson-Langen as Mrs. Eva Bromeé *

Sigge Fürst Karl Sigurd Tore "Sigge" Fürst (3 November 1905 – 11 June 1984) was a Swedish film actor who appeared in more than 130 films. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden and died there of lung cancer in 1984. As well as appearing in films, Fürst ma ...

as Karlsson * Sven Relander as Mr. Grönroos * Agnes Lindh as Mrs. Lalla Grönroos * May Pihlgren as Miss Singoalla Grönroos * John W. Brunius as Habercorn *

Georg Rydeberg Olof Georg Rydeberg (21 July 1907 – 22 February 1983) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1932 and 1981. He was married to the Finnish actress Birgit Sergelius. Partial filmography * '' International Mat ...

as A man

References

Bibliography

* Sadoul, Georges. ''Dictionary of Film Makers''. University of California Press, 1972.

External links

* 1934 films 1934 comedy films Swedish comedy films Finnish comedy films 1930s Swedish-language films Swedish black-and-white films Films directed by John W. Brunius 1930s Swedish films {{1930s-Sweden-film-stub