''My Friend Oscar'' (Swedish: ''Min vän Oscar'') is a 1951 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
Pierre Billon and
Åke Ohberg
Åke Ohberg (20 July 1905 – 18 July 1975) was a Swedish actor and film director. He appeared in about 30 roles in films between 1932 and 1961.
Ohberg was born to Johan and Hulda Ohberg in Västerås, Sweden.
Marriage and Family
He married ac ...
and starring
Åke Söderblom
Åke Fridolf Söderblom (20 January 1910 – 22 May 1965) was a Swedish actor, screenwriter and songwriter (one of his songs is '' Kan du vissla Johanna?''). He appeared in 70 films between 1933 and 1965.
Selected filmography
* '' The Dang ...
,
Margareta Fahlén and
Olof Winnerstrand
Carl Olof Magnus Winnerstrand (26 August 1875 – 16 July 1956) was a Swedish actor.
Biography
Born in a bourgeois home in Stockholm, Winnerstrand was a son of the well-known Stockholm goldsmith and jeweller C.A. Winnerstrand, and started ...
.
[Qvist & Von Bagh p.111] A separate French-language version ''
My Seal and Them
''My Seal and Them'' (French: ''Mon phoque et elles'') is a 1951 French comedy film directed by Pierre Billon and starring Marie Daëms, François Périer and Jeanne Fusier-Gir. A separate Swedish-language version '' My Friend Oscar'' was also ...
'' was also produced.
It was shot at the Photosonor Studios in
Courbevoie on the outskirts of
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...
. The film's sets were designed by the
art director René Moulaert
René Moulaert (1901–1965) was a Belgian art director who worked on designing stage and film sets.Thys p.316
Selected filmography
* '' The Marriage of Mademoiselle Beulemans'' (1932)
* '' Strange Inheritance'' (1943)
* '' Night Shift'' (1944)
...
.
Synopsis
While on a trip to
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...
a young Swedish man wins Oscar, a
seal
Seal may refer to any of the following:
Common uses
* Pinniped, a diverse group of semi-aquatic marine mammals, many of which are commonly called seals, particularly:
** Earless seal, or "true seal"
** Fur seal
* Seal (emblem), a device to imp ...
, in a
raffle
A raffle is a gambling competition in which people obtain numbered tickets, each of which has the chance of winning a prize. At a set time, the winners are drawn at random from a container holding a copy of each number. The drawn tickets are che ...
who proceeds to cause chaos in his life.
Cast
*
Åke Söderblom
Åke Fridolf Söderblom (20 January 1910 – 22 May 1965) was a Swedish actor, screenwriter and songwriter (one of his songs is '' Kan du vissla Johanna?''). He appeared in 70 films between 1933 and 1965.
Selected filmography
* '' The Dang ...
as Hans Lövgren
*
Margareta Fahlén as Gabriella Strandberg
*
Olof Winnerstrand
Carl Olof Magnus Winnerstrand (26 August 1875 – 16 July 1956) was a Swedish actor.
Biography
Born in a bourgeois home in Stockholm, Winnerstrand was a son of the well-known Stockholm goldsmith and jeweller C.A. Winnerstrand, and started ...
as Claes-Herman Sundelius
*
Barbro Larsson as Diana Sundelius
*
Douglas Håge
Douglas Håge (6 March 1898 – 18 November 1959) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in nearly 100 films between 1932 and 1959.
Selected filmography
* '' Career'' (1938)
* '' Just a Bugler'' (1938)
* '' The Great Love'' (1938)
* '' Nothing B ...
as Oscar
*
Börje Mellvig
Harald Filip Börje Mellvig (23 November 1911 in Malmö – 7 November 1998 in Stockholm) was a Swedish actor, screenwriter, director and lyricist. He is buried at Norra begravningsplatsen in Solna Municipality, Stockholm County. Börje Me ...
as Stenström
*
Sven Lindberg as Zoologist
*
Jeanne Fusier-Gir
Jeanne Fusier-Gir (1885–1973) was a French stage and film actress. She was married to the painter Charles Gir, and was the mother of the film director François Gir.Rège p. 442
Selected filmography
* '' The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard'' (192 ...
as Lövgren's Housemaid
*
Pierre Bertin as UNESCO Director-General
*
René Alié
René ('' born again'' or ''reborn'' in French) is a common first name in French-speaking, Spanish-speaking, and German-speaking countries. It derives from the Latin name Renatus.
René is the masculine form of the name ( Renée being the femin ...
as Policeman
*
Odette Barencey
Odette Barencey (20 August 1893 – 4 March 1981) was a French film actress. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1927 and 1958. She was married to the actor Marcel Barencey.
Selected filmography
* '' My Childish Father'' (1930)
* ' ...
as Woman
*
Albert Bour as Fish Salesman
*
Gil Delamare
Gil or GIL may refer to:
Places
* Gil Island (disambiguation), one of several islands by that name
* Gil, Iran, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran
* Hil, Azerbaijan, also spelled ''Gil, a village in Azerbaijan
* Hiloba, also spelled ''Gil, ...
as Policeman
*
Raymond Rognoni as Zoo Owner
*
Pierre Sergeol
Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...
as Restaurant Owner
*
Made Siamé
Made Siamé (1885–1974) was a French stage and film actress.Goble p.229
Selected filmography
* ''Youth'' (1933)
* '' The House on the Dune'' (1934)
* ''The Mysteries of Paris'' (1935)
* '' The Secret of Polichinelle'' (1936)
* '' The Alibi'' ...
as Fish Seller
References
Bibliography
* Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
External links
*
1951 films
Swedish comedy films
1951 comedy films
1950s Swedish-language films
Films directed by Pierre Billon
Films directed by Åke Ohberg
Swedish black-and-white films
Films set in Paris
1950s Swedish films
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