''Laugh Bomb'' (Swedish: ''Skrattbomben'') is a 1954 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 Börje Larsson and starring

Gus Dahlström Gus Dahlström (6 November 1906 – 25 December 1989) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1942 and 1984. Partial filmography * ''Olycksfågeln nr 13'' (1942) - Gurra (uncredited) * ''Kvinnan tar befälet'' ( ...

, Holger Höglund and

Karl-Arne Holmsten Karl-Arne Holmsten (14 August 1911 – 22 February 1995) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1938 and 1968. He was born in Uppsala, Sweden and died in Lidingö, Sweden. Selected filmography * ''Emilie Högqu ...

. It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Nils Nilsson.

Synopsis

Two men working at a research laboratory invent a new

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that can induce

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, but it is stolen before they can display it to their superiors and they set out to recover it.

Cast

as Gus * Holger Höglund as Holger *

as John *

Georg Rydeberg Olof Georg Rydeberg (21 July 1907 – 22 February 1983) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1932 and 1981. He was married to the Finnish actress Birgit Sergelius. Partial filmography * ''International Match ...

as Georg Regin * Bibi Nyström as Linda * Gunnar Olsson as Professor Planius *

Birgitta Andersson Ulla Birgitta Helena Andersson (born ''Andersson''; 20 April 1933) is a Swedish actress and comedian. Career Andersson made her breakthrough by acting in various variety shows with Povel Ramel and Karl Gerhard. She was part of the group around H ...

as Vera *

Git Gay Birgit Carp (13 July 1921 – 2 July 2007), better known by her screen name Git Gay, was a Swedish revue director, actress, and singer. Gay was born Birgit Agda Holmberg in 1921 in Karlshamn, Sweden. Her parents wanted her to become a concerto pi ...

as Elegant lady * Ulf Johansson as Police Commissioner *

Olof Thunberg Fritz-Olof Thunberg (21 May 1925 – 24 February 2020) was a Swedish actor and director, perhaps best known as the voice of the cartoon character Bamse. Life and career Thunberg was born Fritz-Olof Thunberg in Västerås, where he formed ...

as Villain * Gustaf Färingborg as Jealous Husband *

Siegfried Fischer Fritz Adolf Ferdinand Siegfried Fischer (14 July 1894 – 8 April 1976) was a Swedish actor, theatre manager, playwright, screenwriter and writer. He was born in Stockholm, the son of conductor Franz Fischer. At seventeen years old he was h ...

as Hansson * Ulla-Bella Fridh as Maid

References

Bibliography

* Wredlund, Bertil & Lindfors, Rolf . ''Långfilm i Sverige: 1950–1959''. Proprius, 1979.

External links

* 1954 films Swedish comedy films 1954 comedy films 1950s Swedish-language films Films directed by Börje Larsson Swedish black-and-white films 1950s Swedish films {{1950s-Sweden-film-stub