''Our Boy'' (Swedish: ''Våran pojke'') is a 1936 Swedish

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Arne Bornebusch Arne Folke Harald Bornebusch (December 10, 1905 – October 13, 1973) was a Swedish film director and screenwriter. Personal life Bornebusch was born in Hjortsberga, Sweden. He married Annika Backelin, with whom he had a son, Lars Peder Gustaf ...

and starring

Edvard Persson Carl Edvard Persson (17 January 1888, in ''Sankt Pauli'' parish, Malmö, Scania – 19 September 1957, in Helsingborg, Scania) was a celebrated Swedish actor, director and singer. During his time, he was well-known in the entire country, but throu ...

Nils Wahlbom Nils Wahlbom (October 28, 1886 – October 24, 1937) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in around forty films including '' The Women Around Larsson'' (1934).Larsson & Marklund p.127 Selected filmography * ''The Tales of Ensign Stål'' (1926) * ...

and

Tollie Zellman Berta Alice Victoria "Tollie" Zellman (31 August 1887 – 9 October 1964) was a Swedish actress. She appeared in 49 films between 1906 and 1964. Tollie Zellman appeared on scene first 1907. She is one of Sweden's most famous comediennes. From 1 ...

.Qvist & von Bagh p.124 The film's

art direction Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the visi ...

was by

Bibi Lindström Bibi Lindström (1904–1984) was a Swedish art director.Vermilye p.122 She designed the sets for more than a hundred film productions. Selected filmography * ''Jolly Musicians'' (1932) * '' The Dangerous Game'' (1933) * '' Saturday Nights'' (1 ...

Cast

as Lars Blomquist *

as Adolf Holmberg *

as Mrs. Evelina Holmberg *

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 Lisa Bergman, maid * Olle Granberg as Willie *

Nils Ekstam 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 Konrad Wallander *

Gösta Cederlund Gösta Cederlund, ''Gustaf ("Gösta") Edvard Cederlund'', (6 March 1888 – 4 December 1980) was a Swedish actor and film director. He was a popular character actor from the 1930s to the 1950s. Selected filmography * '' A Dangerous Wooing'' ( ...

as Charlie Swenson * Eric Gustafson as Gustav Mattson *

Carl Browallius Carl Browallius (born Carl Andersson; 7 June 1868 – 7 November 1944) was a Swedish stage and film actor.Goble p.37 Selected filmography * '' His Lordship's Last Will'' (1919) * '' Karin Daughter of Ingmar'' (1920) * '' The Eyes of Love'' (1922 ...

as Judge *

Margit Rosengren Margit Ingeborg Rosengren (1901–1952) was a leading Swedish operetta singer in the first half of the 20th century. After studying voice and drama, she was invited by the theatre magnate Albert Ranft to perform at Stockholm's Oscarsteatern. She ...

as Okänd roll *

Bertil Alwars Bertil is a first name of Germanic origin most commonly found among Swedish men. The oldest recorded use is from the year 1396, but the name did not come into widespread use until the 19th century. People called Bertil include: * Carl Bertil Agn ...

as Guest at Blomquist's wedding anniversary *

Astrid Bodin Astrid Bodin (10 July 1903 – 20 October 1961) was a Swedish actress who appeared in over 120 films. Born on 10 July 1903 in Österunda, Sweden, she began her film-acting career with a small role in 1933's ''Djurgårdsnätter'', starring Erik Be ...

as Girl in Shop *

Helga Brofeldt Helga Brofeldt (1881–1968) was a Swedish film actress.Wright p.21 She appeared alongside John Elfström as his wife in several of the Åsa-Nisse series of comedy films. Selected filmography * '' A Perfect Gentleman'' (1927) * '' The Realm of th ...

as Gossip *

Julia Cæsar Julia Maria Vilhelmina Cæsar (28 January 1885 – 18 July 1971) was a Swedish actress. Her acting career spanned from 1905 until 1968, during which time she appeared in a large number of revues, plays, and films. Early life Cæsar was bor ...

as Mrs. Karlsson *

Millan Fjellström Millan or Millán is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname: *Agustín Millán (born 1958), Spanish handball player *Alejandro Millán (born 1980), Mexican musician *Amy Millan (born 1973), Canadian singer an ...

as Shop assistant * Bengt-Olof Granberg as Court assistant *

Lars Granberg Lars Urban Lennart Granberg (born 1965) is a Swedish social democratic politician, member of the Riksdag The Riksdag (, ; also sv, riksdagen or ''Sveriges riksdag'' ) is the legislature and the supreme decision-making body of Sweden. Sin ...

as Sixten Holmberg *

Mary Hjelte Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also calle ...

as Guest at Blomquist's wedding anniversary *

Axel Isaksson Axel may refer to: People * Axel (name), all persons with the name Places * Axel, Netherlands, a town ** Capture of Axel, a battle at Axel in 1586 Arts, entertainment, media * ''Axel'', a 1988 short film by Nigel Wingrove * ''Axel'', a Cirque ...

as Janitor at the court * Harald Svensson *

Lisa Wirström Lisa or LISA may refer to: People People with the mononym * Lisa Lisa (born 1967), American actress and lead singer of the Cult Jam * Lisa (Japanese musician, born 1974), stylized "LISA", Japanese singer and producer * Lisa Komine (born 1978), J ...

as Woman at the court * Greta Zetterström as Greta

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1936 films 1936 drama films Swedish drama films 1930s Swedish-language films Swedish black-and-white films Films directed by Arne Bornebusch 1930s Swedish films {{1930s-Sweden-film-stub