''Jens Mansson in America'' (Swedish: ''Jens Månsson i Amerika'') is a 1947 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 Bengt Janzon and starring

Edvard Persson Carl Edvard Persson (17 January 1888, in ''Sankt Pauli'' parish, Malmö, Scania – 19 September 1957, in Helsingborg, Scania) was a celebrated Sweden, Swedish actor, director and singer. During his time, he was well-known in the entire country, b ...

, Stig Olin and

Mim Persson MIM or Mim may refer to: Places * Mim, Ahafo, Ghana * Mim Lake, Ghana * Mim Bour, or Mim Mountains, Ghana Education * Master of Management, a post-graduate master's degree * Master of Information Management, an interdisciplinary degree progra ...

.Qvist & von Bagh p.124

Cast

as Jens Månsson * Stig Olin as Johnny Andersson *

as Mim *

Bojan Westin Bojan Westin (5 September 1926 – 4 October 2013) was a Swedish actress. She appeared in more than 30 films and television shows between 1941 and 2011. Selected filmography * '' The Talk of the Town'' (1941) * ''The Ghost Reporter'' (1941) ...

as Marie-Louise *

Sven Arvor Sven Arvor (26 July 1907 - 16 November 2001) was a Swedish actor best known for his roles in ''Fröken Julie'', ''Kungliga Johansson'' and ''Kvinna utan ansikte''.”Sven Arvor”. Svensk Filmdatabas - section 3. Filmography *1934 – Kungliga Jo ...

as Lawyer * Bertil Berglund as County constable * Edvard Danielsson as Bank clerk * Berns De Reaux as Shoeshiner *

Cecil B. DeMille Cecil Blount DeMille (; August 12, 1881January 21, 1959) was an American film director, producer and actor. Between 1914 and 1958, he made 70 features, both silent and sound films. He is acknowledged as a founding father of the American cine ...

as himself *

Erik Frank Erik Frank (12 November 1899 – 5 January 1972) was a Finnish cyclist. He competed in two events at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (f ...

as Accordion player * Hortensia Hedström as Dorothy Smith *

Kerstin Holmberg Kerstin is a female German and Swedish given name; it is the Scandinavian version of Christina. Notable persons with this name include: * Kerstin Alm (born 1949), Finnish politician from the Åland Islands * Kerstin Anderson (born 1994), America ...

as Bank clerk * Björn Holmström as Detective * Einar Hylander as Consulate secretary in New York * Vincent Jonasson as Steward on Drottningholm * Eddy Justin as Servant * Virginia Kroog as Mary, Axel's housewife * Peder Lilliecreutz as General counselor * Ivar Lindahl as Swedish-American giving a ride * Valborg Ljungberg as Mrs. Nilsson - Jens' housemaid * Lorry Lorentzen as Custom official * Gösta Lycke as Parish constable *

Verner Oakland Verner may refer to: * Verner (name), a given name and a surname (including a list of people with the name) * Verner, Ontario, a town in Canada * Verner's law, historical sound change in the Proto-Germanic language * Verner Motor, a Czech aircraft ...

as Harris * Otto Scheutz as Trucker giving Jens a ride * Per Sjöstrand as Policeman * Erik Söderman as Hand *

Ernst Wellton Ernst is both a surname and a given name, the German, Dutch, and Scandinavian form of Ernest. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Adolf Ernst (1832–1899) German botanist known by the author abbreviation "Ernst" * Anton Ernst (1975-) ...

as Policeman * Otto Wellton as Axel * Anna Westling-Leman as Stewardess * Carl-Johan Åbom as Consul in San Francisco

References

Bibliography

* Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.

External links

* 1947 films 1947 comedy films Swedish comedy films 1940s Swedish-language films Swedish black-and-white films 1940s Swedish films {{1940s-Sweden-film-stub