''Fram för lilla Märta'' or ''På livets ödesvägar '' is a 1945 Swedish comedy film directed by

Hasse Ekman Hasse Ekman (born Hans Gösta Ekman; 10September 191515February 2004) was a Swedish director, actor, writer and Film producer, producer for film director, film, Theatre director, stage and television director, television. Biography Hasse Ekman ...

and starring Stig Järrel and Hasse Ekman.

Plot

The story takes its beginning in 2006 in Sweden, sixty years in the future from the present time at the making of the film. The elderly Sture Letterström (Stig Järrel) travels to Lillköping together with a little girl who is his only living relative. They visit a statue of the famous cellist Märta Letterström. Sitting by the base of the statue, Sture tells his life story to his relative. The story begins in the 1940s, when the unemployed cellist Sture travels around the country to find work. He is unable to find a job, but his best friend Kurre (Hasse Ekman) spots an advert where a ladies' trio seeks a new cello player. Kurre convinces Sture to dress up as a lady, and he gets the job. Sture, as his female alter ego 'Märta', travels to the little country town of Lillköping with the two other members of the trio, the sisters Inga (Elsie Albiin) and Barbro (Agneta Lagerfeldt). Kurre, pretending to be Märta's fiancé, also spends the summer in Lillköping, and the two fall in love with the sisters. 'Märta' is admonished by his strict landlady (played by Julia Caesar) for visiting Kurre in his room, and he has to struggle to avoid being found out by Inga and Barbro. 'Märta' makes friends in Lillköping and becomes a women's rights advocate. When the parliamentary election takes place, 'she' runs for office and wins, and lobbies for rights for women in the

Riksdag The Riksdag (, ; also sv, riksdagen or ''Sveriges riksdag'' ) is the legislature and the supreme decision-making body of Sweden. Since 1971, the Riksdag has been a unicameral legislature with 349 members (), elected proportionally and se ...

. Meanwhile, in Lillköping, Kurre has told Barbro that 'Märta' is actually a man, and when Sture returns after a successful term in parliament, he finds out that Inga knows his secret. They stage an accident where 'Märta' drowns, and the grateful inhabitants of Lillköping erect the statue where, 60 years later, Sture tells his story to his great-granddaughter.

Cast

* Stig Järrel as Sture Letterström *

as Kurre Swenson * Elsie Albiin as Inga Bergström *

Agneta Lagerfeldt Agneta Lagerfeldt (1919–2013) was a Swedish stage and film actress.Paietta p.109 She also acted as a voice actress, dubbing foreign films for release in the Swedish market. She was married to the actor and director Willy Peters. Selected filmog ...

as Barbro Bergström (as Agneta Lagerfelt) *

Douglas Håge Douglas Håge (6 March 1898 – 18 November 1959) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in nearly 100 films between 1932 and 1959. Selected filmography * ''Career'' (1938) * ''Just a Bugler'' (1938) * '' The Great Love'' (1938) * '' Nothing But ...

as Tobias Granlund * Gull Natorp as Mrs. Louise Granlund * Margit Andelius as Ms. Wiklund *

Julia Cæsar Julia Maria Vilhelmina Cæsar (28 January 1885 – 18 July 1971) was a Swedish actress. Her acting career spanned from 1905 until 1968, during which time she appeared in a large number of revues, plays, and films. Early life Cæsar was bor ...

as Ms. Fahlén

External links

* 1945 films Films directed by Hasse Ekman 1945 comedy films 1940s Swedish-language films Cross-dressing in film Swedish comedy films Swedish black-and-white films 1940s Swedish films {{1940s-comedy-film-stub