''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 o ...
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 Swedish actor, director and singer. During his time, he was well-known in the entire country, but throu ...
,
Stig Olin
Stig Olin, né ''Högberg'' (11 September 1920 – 28 June 2008) was a Swedish actor, theatre director, songwriter and singer.
He was the father of actress Lena Olin and singer Mats Olin. He was married to film actresses Britta Holmberg and ...
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 prog ...
.
[Qvist & von Bagh p.124]
Cast
*
Edvard Persson
Carl Edvard Persson (17 January 1888, in ''Sankt Pauli'' parish, Malmö, Scania – 19 September 1957, in Helsingborg, Scania) was a celebrated Swedish actor, director and singer. During his time, he was well-known in the entire country, but throu ...
as Jens Månsson
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Stig Olin
Stig Olin, né ''Högberg'' (11 September 1920 – 28 June 2008) was a Swedish actor, theatre director, songwriter and singer.
He was the father of actress Lena Olin and singer Mats Olin. He was married to film actresses Britta Holmberg and ...
as Johnny Andersson
*
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 prog ...
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 J ...
as Lawyer
*
Bertil Berglund
Bertil is a first name of Germanic origin most commonly found among Swedish men. The oldest recorded use is from the year 1396, but the name did not come into widespread use until the 19th century.
People called Bertil include:
*Carl Bertil Agnes ...
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 cin ...
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 as Bank clerk
*
Björn Holmström
Bjorn (English, Dutch), Björn (Swedish, Icelandic, Dutch, and German), Bjørn (Danish, Faroese and Norwegian), Beorn (Old English) or, rarely, Bjôrn, Biorn, or Latinized Biornus, Brum (Portuguese), is a Scandinavian male given name, or less oft ...
as Detective
*
Einar Hylander as Consulate secretary in New York
*
Vincent Jonasson
Vincent ( la, Vincentius) is a male given name derived from the Roman name Vincentius, which is derived from the Latin word (''to conquer'').
People with the given name Artists
* Vincent Apap (1909–2003), Maltese sculptor
*Vincent van Gogh ...
as Steward on Drottningholm
*
Eddy Justin
Eddie or Eddy may refer to:
Science and technology
*Eddy (fluid dynamics), the swirling of a fluid and the reverse current created when the fluid flows past an obstacle
* Eddie (text editor), a text editor originally for BeOS and now ported to Lin ...
as Servant
*
Virginia Kroog
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as Mary, Axel's housewife
*
Peder Lilliecreutz
Peter is a common masculine given name. It is derived directly from Greek , ''Petros'' (an invented, masculine form of Greek ''petra,'' the word for "rock" or "stone"), which itself was a translation of Aramaic ''Kefa'' ("stone, rock"), the new n ...
as General counselor
*
Ivar Lindahl as Swedish-American giving a ride
*
Valborg Ljungberg as Mrs. Nilsson - Jens' housemaid
*
Lorry Lorentzen
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as Custom official
*
Gösta Lycke
Gösta is a male given name, a variant of Gustav. Gösta may refer to:
People
*Gösta Åsbrink (1881–1966), Swedish gymnast and modern pentathlete
*Gösta Andersson (skier) (1918–1979), Swedish cross-country skier
*Gösta Andersson (wrestler) ...
as Parish constable
*
Verner Oakland as Harris
*
Otto Scheutz
Otto is a masculine German given name and a surname. It originates as an Old High German short form (variants ''Audo'', ''Odo'', ''Udo'') of Germanic names beginning in ''aud-'', an element meaning "wealth, prosperity".
The name is recorded fr ...
as Trucker giving Jens a ride
*
Per Sjöstrand
Nils Per Erik Sjöstrand (29 June 1930, Stockholm – 25 October 2008, Viken) was a Swedish actor, script writer and director. 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
Otto is a masculine German given name and a surname. It originates as an Old High German short form (variants ''Audo'', ''Odo'', '' Udo'') of Germanic names beginning in ''aud-'', an element meaning "wealth, prosperity".
The name is recorded ...
as Axel
*
Anna Westling-Leman
Anna may refer to:
People Surname and given name
* Anna (name)
Mononym
* Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke
* Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773)
* Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century)
* Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221) ...
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
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1947 films
1947 comedy films
Swedish comedy films
1940s Swedish-language films
Swedish black-and-white films
1940s Swedish films
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