''Marriageable Daughters'' (Swedish: ''Giftasvuxna döttrar'') is a 1933 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 Sigurd Wallén and starring

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Birgit Tengroth Birgit Tengroth (13 July 1915 – 21 September 1983) was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1926 and 1950. Biography Tengroth debuted in Sven Jerring's radio show 'Barnens Brevlåda' together with her friend ...

Maritta Marke Maritta Marke (1905–1983) was a Swedish film and stage actress.Quirk p.44 She also sang in operettas. She was married to the actor Leif Amble-Næss in 1938 with whom she had a son Lars Amble. She had previously been married to the conductor Hå ...

and

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 p ...

.Qvist & Von Bagh p.151 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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. It is a remake of the 1925 German silent film ''

Three Waiting Maids ''Three Waiting Maids'' (german: Die drei Portiermädel) is a 1925 German silent comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Hanni Weisse, Maly Delschaft, and Bruno Kastner. It was remade in 1932 as '' Mrs. Lehmann's Daughters'' and the 1933 ...

''.

Synopsis

A maidservant takes an interest in the love lives of her three daughters who each in turn get married.

Cast

as Emma Lundberg *

as Lotta *

as Lina *

as Lena *

Sture Lagerwall Sture Lagerwall (13 December 1908 – 1 November 1964) was a Swedish actor and film director. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1931 and 1963. He was born in Stockholm, and died in Limhamn, Sweden, in 1964. Selected filmography ...

as Robban * Sigurd Wallén as Fritz Lande *

Einar Axelsson Einar Axelsson (February 25, 1895–October 30, 1971) was a Swedish stage and film actor. Biography Einar Rickard Axelsson was born at Lund in Skåne, Sweden. He was the son of actors Konstantin and Amelie Axelsson. He was the brother of journali ...

as Erik Ehrenberg *

Nils Jacobsson Nils Jacobsson (10 February 1929 – 18 July 1982) was a Swedish weightlifter. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen ...

as Franz Hallberg *

Wiktor Andersson Wiktor Herman "Kulörten" Andersson (19 June 1887 – 13 September 1966) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1923 and 1958. Selected filmography * '' Boman at the Exhibition'' (1923) * ''A Stolen Waltz'' (1 ...

as Uncle Fredrik * Tor Borong as Door-man * Helga Brofeldt as Mrs. Bergstroem * Sigge Fürst as Dancing guest at restaurant

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1933 films Swedish comedy films 1933 comedy films 1930s Swedish-language films Films directed by Sigurd Wallén Swedish black-and-white films Remakes of German films 1930s Swedish films {{1930s-Sweden-film-stub