''Oss tjuvar emellan eller En burk ananas'' () is a Swedish comedy film from 1945 directed by Olof Molander. The film script was written by the Norwegian writer

Helge Krog Helge Krog (9 February 1889 – 30 July 1962) was a Norwegian journalist, essayist, theatre and literary critic, translator and playwright. Personal life Krog was born in Kristiania, the son of jurist Fredrik Arentz Krog and Ida Cecilie Thorese ...

and the music was composed by

Dag Wirén Dag Ivar Wirén (15 October 1905 – 19 April 1986) was a Swedish composer. Life Wirén was born at Striberg near Nora. His father had a roller blind factory, and there were various musical activities in the family home; he took piano lessons, ...

. The film was shot at

Filmstaden Filmstaden was a film studio situated in Råsunda, Solna Municipality in Stockholm, Sweden. History Filmstaden was once one of the most modern film studios in Europe. It was built in 1919–1920 on the basis of designs by Swedish archit ...

studios in Råsunda in the summer of 1944. It had its Swedish premiere at the Spegeln cinema in

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

on January 22, 1945.

Plot

Max Kvarne, who considers himself a kind of modern Robin Hood, hides £25,000 from a theft in London in a pineapple can. He travels back with it home to Stockholm. However, the police track him down and send out a detective, Arvid Zinder, to arrest him. Arvid is an old childhood friend of Max, and he has also been in love with his fiancée Irma for a long time. A lawyer, Barman, offers to become Max's defense lawyer, but his motive is really anything but noble. The barman goes to the stingy drug addict Daniel Bondsack's home, where Irma and Max have rented a room and where he thinks the money is hidden, to search the house. However, nobody knows where the pineapple can is anymore.

Cast

Lauritz Falk Lauritz Falk (15 November 1909 – 1 February 1990) was a Swedish- Norwegian actor, film director, singer and painter. He appeared in about 60 roles in films and TV between 1923 and 1989. He is the cousin of the Swedish artist Bertram Schmiter ...

as Max Kvarne *

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 ...

as Irene Brambani * Allan Bohlin as Arvid Zinder *

Stig Järrel Stig Järrel (8February 19101July 1998) was a Swedish actor, film director and revue artist. Järrel was one of the most popular actors in Sweden during his career, and also one of the most productive, participating in a total of 131 films. He a ...

as Barman the lawyer * Ludde Gentzel as Daniel Bondsack *

Erik Berglund Karl Erik "Bullen" Berglund (30 June 1887 – 27 April 1963) was a Sweden, Swedish actor, director and writer. Berglund was one of Sweden's most popular male actors in Swedish films from the 1930s to the 1950s. He appeared in more than a hundred ...

as the detective *

Anna-Lisa Baude Anna-Lisa Baude (25 September 1897 – 7 June 1968) was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in 60 films between 1921 and 1968. Selected filmography * '' The Girl in Tails'' (1926) *''Hotel Paradis'' (1931) * ''Colourful Pages'' (1931) * ' ...

as Baroness Adelstolpe * Elsa Widborg as Mrs. Bondsack *

Hilding Gavle Hilding Gavle (28 August 1901 – 4 August 1969) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in over forty films between 1930 and 1968. Selected filmography * '' Frida's Songs'' (1930) * ''Kungen kommer'' (1936) * ''Conscientious Objector Adolf'' (1936) * ...

as Költzow *

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 Detective Fransson *

Nils Johannisson Nils is a Scandinavian given name, a chiefly Norwegian, Danish, Swedish and Latvian variant of Niels, cognate to Nicholas. People and animals with the given name * Nils Bergström (born 1985), Swedish ice hockey player *Nils Björk (1898–1989), ...

as Chief Detective Mattsson *

Josua Bengtson Josua Bengtson (10 January 1882 – 15 December 1958) was a Swedish stage and film actor.Steene p.393 He appeared prolifically as a character actor in the theatre and in Swedish cinema following his debut during the silent era. Some of his final ...

as the plumber *

Carl Ström Carl Ström (18 June 1888 – 18 November 1957) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1923 and 1955. Selected filmography * ''Iron Will'' (1923) * '' Gustaf Wasa'' (1928) * ''Cavaliers of the Crown'' (1930) * ...

as a blacksmith at the beer café *

Åke Egnell Åke is a masculine Swedish given name, possibly derived from the medieval Germanic name ''Anicho'', derived from ''ano'' meaning "ancestor". In Sweden, May 8 is the Name day for Åke. There are variant spellings, including the Danish/Norwegia ...

as Olle, a student on the train *

Olof Bergström Olof Bergström (21 November 1919 – 22 November 1984) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in 50 films and television shows between 1943 and 1984. Selected filmography * 1945: ''Oss tjuvar emellan eller En burk ananas'' as Gustav, Olle's frie ...

as Gustav, Olle's friend *

Stig Olin Stig Olin, né ''Högberg'' (11 September 1920 – 28 June 2008) was a Swedish actor, theatre director, songwriter and singer. He was the father of actress Lena Olin and singer Mats Olin. He was married to film actresses Britta Holmberg and ...

as Gustav, a young worker *

Erik Forslund Erik Forslund (22 October 1878 – 12 March 1960) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1931 and 1956. Selected filmography * ''A Stolen Waltz'' (1932) * '' Secret Svensson'' (1933) * ''What Do Men Know?'' (1933) * ...

as an old worker at the beer café *

Olof Krook Olov (or Olof) is a Swedish form of Olav/Olaf, meaning "ancestor's descendant". A common short form of the name is ''Olle''. The name may refer to: *Per-Olov Ahrén (1926–2004), Swedish clergyman, bishop of Lund from 1980 to 1992 * Per-Olov Br ...

as a cleaning worker *

Erik Hell Erik Hell (11 August 1911 – 11 March 1973) was a Swedish actor. Hell was born in Kalliokoski, Finland, to a Norwegian father and a Finnish mother. He moved to Sweden with his family in 1918 during the Finnish Civil War. He married the actre ...

as Nisse, a sailor *

Eva Dahlbeck Eva Elisabet Dahlbeck (8 March 1920 – 8 February 2008) was a Swedish stage, film, and television actress. She received a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film ''Brink of Life'' (1958). Dahlbeck retired ...

as Astrid, his girlfrind *

John Elfström Per Johan "John" Hilding Elfström (20 April 1902 – 27 March 1981) was a Swedish film actor who appeared in more than 120 films. He was born in Ovansjö, Sweden and died in Täby, Sweden. He starred in the Åsa-Nisse series of films. Sel ...

as Constable Söder *

Hartwig Fock Hartwig may refer to: * Hartwig (given name) * Hartwig (surname) * Hartwig (lunar crater) * Hartwig (Martian crater) {{Disambig ...

as a taxi driver * Helge Andersson as a taxi driver *

Helge Mauritz Helge or Helgi is a Scandinavian, German, and Dutch mostly male name. The name is derived from Proto-Norse ''Hailaga'' with its original meaning being ''dedicated to the gods''. For its Slavic version, see Oleg. Its feminine equivalent is Olga. ...

as the taxi driver at the police station *

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 a garbage man at the dump

References

External links

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''Oss tjuvar emellan eller En burk ananas''
at the

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