''For Her Sake'' (Swedish: ''För hennes skull'') is a 1930

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directed by

Paul Merzbach Paul Merzbach (27 November 1888 – September 1943) was an Austrian screenwriter and film director. Merzbach worked in the Austrian and Germany film industries during the early stages of his career. He worked initially on scripts, but in 1924 he ...

. Starring is

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

Inga Tidblad Inga Sofia Tidblad (29 May 1901 – 12 September 1975) was a Swedish actress. She was one of the most praised actresses in Swedish theatre during her lifetime. Biography Tidblad grew up in Stockholm as daughter to engineer Otto Tidblad and ...

. The film was the first Swedish

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or "talkie" that was completely recorded in Sweden.

Plot

The young married couple Sigvard and Isabella Löfgren are constantly being sought by different companies where they are trading on the bill. Sigvard is a traveling salesman and Isabella works as a secretary at a theatre agency seeking artists for a revue. Gunnar Lanner, an artistic son of a fur dealer, goes to the theatre agency's office and tries to demand Isabella for money on her fur coat, as she has not made any payments on it for several months. But when Gunnar signs up in with Isabella, she instead thinks he is seeking a place in the revue, he therefore gets a number and is called in to the theatre managers office. A little surprised, he sings the song "Isabell" and then wants to receive his money for the coat that Isabella owes him. When the theatre manager hears the story, he thinks it's fun and charming and wants to make a sketch of it all in the revue. Gunnar Lanner soon makes his stage debut, charmed and supported by Isabella.

Cast

as Gunnar Lanner *

as Isabella Löfgren, secretary at a theatre agency *

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 Sigvard Löfgren, Isabellas husband and a traveling salesman *

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 Mrs. Lanner, Gunnars mother and a fur dealer * Erik "Bullen" Berglund as C.W. Brown, American manager * Calle Hagman as Carl Hagman, comedian *

Albert Ranft Albert Adam Ranft (23 November 1858 – 5 October 1938) was a Swedish theatre director and actor. Biography Albert Adam Ranft was born in Stockholm, the son of Adolf Fredrik Ranft and Katarina Amalia Reijhell. His brother Gustaf Adolf Ranft ...

as theatre manager of Nya Revyteatern *

Ragnar Arvedson Ragnar Arved Arvedson, (4 December 1895 – 2 October 1973) was a Swedish actor, director, writer and producer. Arvedson appeared in about 50 roles in films between 1920 and 1970 and directed about 20 films between 1935 and 1949. Selected filmogr ...

- head of the theatre agency *

Torsten Winge Torsten Winge (10 May 1886 – 6 May 1969) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1917 and 1961. Selected filmography * '' Robinson i skärgården'' (1920) * ''Thomas Graal's Ward'' (1922) * ''Where the Lighthouse F ...

- mind reader *

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- Jocke, soccer player * Ernst Fastbom - doctor *

Sven Jerring Sven Alfred Teodor Jerring, (born ''Jonsson'', 8 December 1895 – 27 April 1979) was a Swedish radio man who during almost 50 years worked as a presenter, sports journalist and commentator at the national Swedish broadcasting company AB Radiotjä ...

- radio host *

Nils Ericson Nils is a Scandinavian given name, a chiefly Norwegian, Danish, Swedish and Latvian variant of Niels, cognate to Nicholas. People and animals with the given name * Nils Bergström (born 1985), Swedish ice hockey player *Nils Björk (1898–1989), ...

- revue artist

References

External links

* * 1930 films 1930s Swedish-language films Swedish comedy films 1930 comedy films Swedish black-and-white films Films directed by Paul Merzbach 1930s Swedish films {{1930s-Sweden-film-stub