''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

as Jens Månsson *

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 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 Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are ...

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 A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo, carry specialized payloads, or perform other utilitarian work. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, but the vast majority feature body-on-frame construction ...

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

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