''My Sister and I'' (Swedish: ''Min syster och jag'') is a 1950 Swedish

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directed by

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and starring Sickan Carlsson,

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and

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.Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland p.56 It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by

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Cast

* Sickan Carlsson as Katarina Hassel / Birgitta Hassel *

as Architect Gunnar Stenwall *

as Julius Jöhs *

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as Baron Pontus von Goosen *

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as Baron Baltzar von Goosen *

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as Maria, Housemaid *

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as Irene Jöhs *

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as Baron Göran von Kullenberg *

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as Liselotte Renning *

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as Selma Jöhs *

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as Jönsson, Servant *

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as Cook at Colibri *

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as Karlsson *

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as Pianist at Colibri *

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as Waiter *

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as Birgit, Disher at Colibri

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1950 films 1950 comedy films Swedish comedy films 1950s Swedish-language films Films directed by Schamyl Bauman Films based on works by Louis Verneuil Films scored by Ralph Benatzky Swedish black-and-white films 1950s Swedish films {{1950s-Sweden-film-stub