''Lärarinna på vift'' () is a 1941 Swedish

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...

film directed by Börje Larsson.

Plot summary

Karin Berggren is a strict teacher at Sunninge flickpension, a distinguished boarding school for girls in a venerable old castle in

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in the south of Sweden. The school awaits the son of its founder for an inspection. The night before the inspection Karin and her colleague Bror sneak away to visit a nightclub in

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. There, Karin suddenly, when she hears the nightclub singer sing, on a whim wants to see if she possibly could do it better? She gets herself up on stage and starts to sing. And is greeted by cheers and standing ovations. After her success, Karin is offered an engagement at the nightclub, and accepts it, to be able to raise money to cover the embezzlement of the schools money by a colleague, that has just been discovered. So by daytime she is a teacher in French and by night a seductive nightclub singer in Copenhagen, under the name Lucy Phillips. When the founders son Peter visits the girls school the following day, he soon understands what is going on and tries to put an end to Karins singing career, convinced that it is not appropriate for a teacher at the school. Karin's double life is soon discovered at the school and the scandal is a fact. Colleagues gather for deliberation on Karin's future there, but she has already left for Copenhagen to perform. So the colleagues follow her, to see her performance with their own eyes, and there Karin makes her entrance on stage, singing ''Love's ABC''...

Cast

Karin Ekelund Karin Ekelund (26 May 1913 – 21 December 1976) was a Swedish actress. She appeared in 29 films between 1933 and 1976. She was the first female radio producer in Sweden, producing, and later directing, for Sveriges Radio's Radio Theatre. She pe ...

as Karin Bergengren, teacher, appearing as a singer under the name ''Lucy Phillips'' * Allan Bohlin as Peter Kullby *

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 Mat ...

as Doctor Bror Viberg, a teacher *

Gull Natorp Gull Natorp (10 January 1880 – 30 April 1962) was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in more than 70 films between 1913 and 1956. Selected filmography * ''Skottet'' (1914) - Maid * ''Hans hustrus förflutna'' (1915) - Countess Flemming ...

as Ms Kristin Bruuhn, Principal of Sunninge girls school * Eric Gustafson as Jens Worms-Pedersen, Manager of the nightclub ''Natuglen'' in Copenhagen *

Hugo Björne Hugo Björne (4 February 1886 – 14 February 1966) was a Swedish film and theater actor. Biography Ernst Hugo Alexis Björne was born in Varberg in Halland, Sweden. He made his stage debut in 1907 and belonged to the acting company of Hjalm ...

as Chairman of the girls school, Count *

Eric Abrahamsson Eric Abrahamsson (13 April 1890 – 3 November 1942) was a Swedish actor and comedian. He appeared in over fifty films between 1917 and 1942. He often worked with fellow comedian Ludde Gentzel. Selected filmography * '' A Man There Was'' (191 ...

as Napoleon Bengtsson, janitor *

Hjördis Petterson Hjördis Olga Maria Petterson (17 October 1908 – 27 May 1988) was a Swedish actress. She appeared in more than 140 films. She was born in Visby, Sweden and died in Stockholm. Selected filmography * ''Perhaps a Poet'' (1933) * ''Eva Goes ...

as Ms Hedberg, a teacher * Diana Miller as Nightclub singer *

Liane Linden Liane Linden (April 1, 1920 – November 30, 2014) was a Swedish film and stage actress. She appeared in the 1939 British crime film ''The Arsenal Stadium Mystery''. Richards p.199 Selected filmography * ''The Arsenal Stadium Mystery'' (1939) * ...

as Astrid, a pupil *

Karin Nordgren Karin Nordgren (April 30, 1919 – January 20, 2001) was a Swedish film actress and stage actress.Goble p.271 She was married to the actor Alf Kjellin from 1941 to 1954. Selected filmography * ''Emilie Högquist'' (1939) * '' Nothing But the Tr ...

as Gertrud Norell, a pupil * Ulla Hodell as Marianne, a pupil * Helga Hallén as a Danish journalist * Ragnar Widestedt as a Danish journalist *

Sigge Fürst Karl Sigurd Tore "Sigge" Fürst (3 November 1905 – 11 June 1984) was a Swedish film actor who appeared in more than 130 films. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden and died there of lung cancer in 1984. As well as appearing in films, Fürst ma ...

as "The Great", Kullbys contact at the nightclub * Artur Rolén as his "accomplice" * Sven Aage Larsen as head waiter at the nightclub * Ester Textorius as Ms Boman, a teacher * Wiktor "Kulörten" Andersson as a Danish journalist *

Richard Lund Richard Lund (9 July 1885 – 27 September 1960) was a Swedish film and theatre actor. He made his stage debut at Stora Teatern in Gothenburg in 1904 and later appeared in more than 70 films between 1912 and 1952, making his most important ...

as a teacher

References

External links

* 1941 films 1940s Swedish-language films Swedish black-and-white films 1941 romantic comedy films Swedish romantic comedy films Films directed by Börje Larsson 1940s Swedish films {{1940s-Sweden-film-stub