''Fridolf in the Lion's Den'' (Swedish: ''Fridolf i lejonkulan'') is a 1933 Swedish

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Weyler Hildebrand Weyler Hildebrand (4 January 1890 – 17 November 1944) was a Swedish actor, film director and writer. He appeared in over 35 films between 1924 and 1944. He also directed over 20 films between 1932 and 1944 and wrote scripts to 30 films between ...

and starring

Fridolf Rhudin Fridolf Rhudin (10 October 1895 – 6 March 1935) was a Swedish actor and comedian. Filmography * ''Simon of Backabo'' (1934) * '' Secret Svensson'' (1933) * '' Fridolf in the Lion's Den'' (1933) * ''Jolly Musicians'' (1932) *'' Pojkarna på S ...

Aino Taube Aino Regina Taube (11 July 1912 – 3 June 1990) was a Swedish film and theatre actress. She appeared in 50 films between 1931 and 1988. Selected filmography * ''Skipper's Love'' (1931) * ''Students in Paris'' (1932) * ''A Stolen Waltz'' (1 ...

and

Björn Berglund Björn Berglund (16 October 1904 – 3 August 1968) was a Swedish stage and film and television actor. Biography Björn Nils Johan Gustaf Berglund was born in Jörn, Västerbotten County. He began his career in cinema in the 1939 Edvin Adolphson- ...

. It was shot at the

Sundbyberg Studios Sundbyberg Municipality (''Sundbybergs kommun'' or ''Sundbybergs stad'') is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden, just north of the capital Stockholm. Sundbyberg is wholly within the Stockholm urban area and has a 100% urban p ...

Europa Film Europafilm was an influential Swedish film company established in 1929 by Schamyl Bauman and Gustaf Scheutz. The office was located at Kungsgatan in central Stockholm, while the film studio was located in Mariehäll, Bromma, northwest of Stock ...

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

Synopsis

Fridolf gets married without realising that his first wife is still alive and he has committed

bigamy In cultures where monogamy is mandated, bigamy is the act of entering into a marriage with one person while still legally married to another. A legal or de facto separation of the couple does not alter their marital status as married persons. I ...

. He tracks his wife down when the

circus A circus is a company of performers who put on diverse entertainment shows that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, dancers, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, magicians, ventriloquists, and unicyclist ...

comes to town.

Cast

as Fridolf Svensson *

as Police inspector Göransson * Gueye Rolf as Ludmila *

as Erik *

as Margit Vedholm *

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 Mrs. Jonsson *

Rut Holm Rut Holm (1 November 1900 – 4 July 1971) was a Swedish film actress.Wright p.21 Selected filmography * '' Servant's Entrance'' (1932) * '' The Southsiders'' (1932) * '' Secret Svensson'' (1933) * ''Augusta's Little Misstep'' (1933) * '' Fridolf ...

as Beda *

Erik A. Petschler Erik A. Petschler (September 2, 1881 – December 10, 1945) was a Swedish stage actor, stage and film actor and film director, director. Wallengren p.105-6 Selected filmography * ''The Monastery of Sendomir'' (1920) * ''The Devil and the Smalande ...

as Circus manager * Wiola Brunius as Girl at the shooting gallery *

Alice Carlsson Alice may refer to: * Alice (name), most often a feminine given name, but also used as a surname Literature * Alice (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''), a character in books by Lewis Carroll * ''Alice'' series, children's and teen books by ...

as Clerk at the circus * Lena Cederström as Girl at the shooting gallery *

Joel Jansson Joel Jansson (10 July 1924 to 15 February 2018) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden. Speedway career Jansson reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1958 Individual Speedway World Championship. He rode ...

as Officer Tysk *

Ludde Juberg Per Ludvig "Ludde" Juberg (April 23, 1884 – May 8, 1968) was a Swedish actor and theater director. Filmography *1929: '' Konstgjorda Svensson'' as the medical orderly *1936: '' Ä' vi gifta?'' as Olsson, a porter *1937: '' Adolf Armstarke'' a ...

as Circus worker *

Artur Rolén Artur Rolén (5 May 1894 – 1 May 1972) was a Swedish stage and film actor. Furhammar p.222 He acted prolifically in Swedish cinema for several decades as a character actor. He had a long-running role as Klabbarparn in the Åsa-Nisse comedy serie ...

as Pharmacist * Holger Sjöberg as Polish wrestler *

Åke Uppström Åke is a masculine Swedish given name, possibly derived from the medieval Germanic name ''Anicho'', derived from ''ano'' meaning "ancestor". In Sweden, May 8 is the Name day for Åke. There are variant spellings, including the Danish/Norwegian ...

as Circus visitor *

Ruth Weijden Ruth Weijden (born Ruth Augusta Gustafsson; 20 July 1889 – 27 June 1956) was a Swedish stage and film actress.Kwiatkowski p.45 Selected filmography * '' The Saga of Gosta Berling'' (1924) * ''Sin'' (1928) * ''Artificial Svensson'' (1929) * '' ...

as Barnmorskan

References

Bibliography

* Larsson, Mariah & Marklund, Anders. ''Swedish Film: An Introduction and Reader''. Nordic Academic Press, 2010.

External links

* 1933 films Swedish comedy films 1933 comedy films 1930s Swedish-language films Films directed by Weyler Hildebrand Swedish black-and-white films 1930s Swedish films {{1930s-Sweden-film-stub