''Mother Gets Married'' (Swedish: ''Mamma gifter sig'') is a 1937 Swedish
comedy film
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directed by
Ivar Johansson and starring
Carl Barcklind
Carl Barcklind (1 June 1873 – 21 August 1945) was a Swedish stage and film actor. Biography
Carl Vilhelm Barcklind was born at Sala in Västmanland County, Sweden. He made his debut as an opera singer in 1907 at the Oscarsteatern.
He was associ ...
,
Margit Manstad
Margit Manstad (21 July 1902 – 23 March 1996) was a Swedish actress. She was frequently cast in vampish roles.Nordic National Cinemas p. 168
Selected filmography
* ''Anna-Clara and Her Brothers'' (1923)
* '' A Maid Among Maids'' (1924)
* ''Th ...
and
Annalisa Ericson.
[Qvist & Von Bagh p.93] It was shot at the Kristallsalongen Studios in
Stockholm and
on location in the city. The film's sets were designed by the
art director Bertil Duroj
Bertil Duroj (1893–1967) was a Swedish art director. Active in the Swedish film industry he designed the sets for more than a hundred productions during his career. These included ''The Yellow Clinic'' (1942).Laura p.96
Selected filmography
...
.
Synopsis
When her widowed mother plans to sell a
hotel
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she owns, her daughter goes to investigate the business undercover.
Cast
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Carl Barcklind
Carl Barcklind (1 June 1873 – 21 August 1945) was a Swedish stage and film actor. Biography
Carl Vilhelm Barcklind was born at Sala in Västmanland County, Sweden. He made his debut as an opera singer in 1907 at the Oscarsteatern.
He was associ ...
as Berner
*
Margit Manstad
Margit Manstad (21 July 1902 – 23 March 1996) was a Swedish actress. She was frequently cast in vampish roles.Nordic National Cinemas p. 168
Selected filmography
* ''Anna-Clara and Her Brothers'' (1923)
* '' A Maid Among Maids'' (1924)
* ''Th ...
as Mrs. Lena Helling
*
Annalisa Ericson as Mona Helling
*
Nils Ohlin
Nils Ohlin (1895–1958) was a Swedish stage and film actor.Gustafsson p.113 Primarily acting in the theatre, he also appeared in a variety of films from the silent era to the 1950s as a character actor.
Selected filmography
* '' De landsflyktige ...
as Folke Berner
*
Georg Funkquist
Georg Funkquist (13 March 1900 – 23 October 1986) was a Swedish film actor. He was born in Uppsala, Sweden and died in Stockholm.
Selected filmography
* ''The Red Day'' (1931)
* '' Poor Millionaires'' (1936)
* ''Mother Gets Married'' (19 ...
as Ambrosius Andersson
*
Torsten Bergström
Torsten Lars Herman Jamte Bergström (10 December 1896 – 26 May 1948) was a Swedish film director and theater and film actor.
Bergström was born in Ås, Krokom, Jämtland County and attended the Royal Dramatic Theatre School from 1917 to 1 ...
as Porter
*
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 Albert Meyer
*
Olle Törnquist as Håkan Wallenius
*
Lars Seligman as Astervall
*
Gösta Bodin
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 (wrestle ...
as Angry hotel guest
*
Artur Cederborgh
Artur Cederborgh (30 December 1885 – 15 April 1961) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1919 and 1957.
Selected filmography
* '' Synnöve Solbakken'' (1919)
* ''The Tales of Ensign Stål'' (1926)
* '' The Realm ...
as Police officer
*
Albin Erlandzon Albin may refer to:
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* Albin, Wyoming, US
* Albin Township, Brown County, Minnesota, US
* Albin, Virginia, US
People
* Albin (given name), origin of the name and people with the first name "Albin"
* Albin (surname)
;Mononyms
* Albin of ...
as Police officer
*
Arthur Fischer as Hotel guest in restaurant
*
Elsa Holmquist
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ELSA (acronym)
*ELSA Technology, a manufacturer of computer hardware
*English Language Skills Assessment
*English Longitudinal Study of Ageing
*Ethical, Legal and Social Aspects research
*European Law Students' Association
* Eur ...
as Kajsa
*
Nils Johannisson as Hotel guest
*
Eivor Landström
Harriet Eivor Emilie Landström (22 March 1919 – 4 August 2004) was a Swedish actress.
Selected filmography
* '' Mother Gets Married'' (1937)
* '' Thunder and Lightning'' (1938)
* '' Life Begins Today'' (1939)
* '' Oh, What a Boy!'' (1939 ...
as Meyer's secretary
*
John Norrman
John Anders Norrman (19 July 1884 – 11 November 1966), was a Swedish actor. Norrman appeared in over 70 roles in films between 1921 and 1964.
Selected filmography
* '' Norrtullsligan'' (1923)
* ''The Marriage Game'' (1935)
* ''Shipwrecked Max' ...
as Jönsson
*
Robert Ryberg as Police officer
*
Saga Sjöberg as Maid
*
Hugo Tranberg
Hugo or HUGO may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Hugo'' (film), a 2011 film directed by Martin Scorsese
* Hugo Award, a science fiction and fantasy award named after Hugo Gernsback
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as Taxi driver
*
Lisa Wirström as Hotel guest
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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1937 films
Swedish comedy films
1937 comedy films
1930s Swedish-language films
Films directed by Ivar Johansson
Swedish black-and-white films
Films shot in Stockholm
1930s Swedish films
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