''Half Way to Heaven'' (Swedish: ''Halvvägs till himlen'') is a 1931 drama film directed by

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and Stellan Windrow and starring

Elisabeth Frisk Elisabeth Frisk (October 24, 1909 – February 27, 1986) was Swedish stage and film actress active in the 1920s and 1930s. Gustafsson p.114 She played the female lead in nine films from 1929 to 1934 during the early sound era. Filmography * '' Pa ...

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and

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.Waldman p.223 It was produced and distributed by the Swedish subsidiary of

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at the company's Joinville Studios. It was one of a large number of multiple-language versions shot at Joinville during the early years of the sound era. It is a Swedish-language remake of the 1929

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film of the same title.

Cast

as Mona *

Haakon Hjelde Haakon Forsell Hjelde (February 12, 1902 – December 10, 1933) was a Norwegian actor. He also worked as a director's assistant and production manager's assistant. As a young man, he traveled to Berlin and then to Paris, where he lived and starr ...

as Ned Lee *

as Nick Pogli *

as Madame Jenny *

Torben Meyer Torben Emil Meyer (1 December 1884 – 22 May 1975) was a Danish-American character actor who appeared in more than 190 films in a 55-year career. He began his acting career in Europe before moving to the United States. Early life Meyer was ...

as Director * Einar Sissener as Jack *

Mildred Mehle Mildred Mehle (née Folkestad, August 24, 1904 – February 16, 1987) was a Norwegian actress. She appeared in three films between 1929 and 1931. Family Mildred Mehle was the daughter of the painter Bernhard Folkestad and Kari Selvig Folkestad ( ...

References

Bibliography

* Waldman, Harry. ''Missing Reels: Lost Films of American and European Cinema''. McFarland, 2000. * Wredlund, Bertil & Lindfors, Rolf. ''Långfilm i Sverige: 1930-1939''. Proprius, 1983.

External links

* 1931 films American drama films Swedish drama films 1931 drama films 1930s Swedish-language films Films directed by Rune Carlsten Swedish black-and-white films Films shot at Joinville Studios Paramount Pictures films Films set in Chicago 1930s American films 1930s Swedish films {{1930s-Sweden-film-stub