''Swedenhielms'' is a 1935
Swedish
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Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
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comedy-drama film directed and co-written by
Gustaf Molander. The film is based on the play by
Hjalmar Bergman
Hjalmar Fredrik Elgérus Bergman (19 September 1883 in Örebro, Sweden – 1 January 1931 in Berlin, Germany) was a Swedish writer and playwright.
Biography
The son of a banker in Örebro, Bergman briefly studied philosophy at Uppsala Univers ...
from 1923 and starrs
Gösta Ekman,
Karin Swanström
Karin Swanström (June 13, 1873 – July 5, 1942) was a Swedish actress, producer and director.
Early life
Swanström was born in St. Olai congregation in Norrköping. Little is known of her life before she was accepted for the Royal Dram ...
, and
Tutta Rolf
Tutta Rolf (born Solveig Jenny Berntzen; 7 October 1907 – 26 October 1994) was a Norwegian-Swedish film and theatre actress and singer. Born in Oslo. She appeared in 14 films between 1932 and 1939. She was married three times, firstly to Swedi ...
.
Plot
The Swedenhielm family is an old proud
nobility
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family. The head is the old physics
professor
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Rolf Swedenhielm. His three children also live with him: Bo, Julia and Rolf Jr., as well as the hearty housekeeper Boman. The family is on the verge of
bankruptcy
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and the only hope is that the professor is awarded the
Nobel Prize
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.
Cast
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Gösta Ekman as Professor Rolf Swedenhielm, engineer and inventor
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Björn Berglund as Rolf Swedenhielm Jr, engineer
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Håkan Westergren
Håkan Karl Leonard Westergren (29 April 1899 – 15 October 1981) was a Swedish actor. He was mostly known for playing in Swedish comedy movies during the 1930s and 1940s, but was sometimes seen in some more serious roles. He was married to ...
as Bo Swedenhielm, air Lt.
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Tutta Rolf
Tutta Rolf (born Solveig Jenny Berntzen; 7 October 1907 – 26 October 1994) was a Norwegian-Swedish film and theatre actress and singer. Born in Oslo. She appeared in 14 films between 1932 and 1939. She was married three times, firstly to Swedi ...
as Julia Swedenhielm, actress
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Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman (29 August 191529 August 1982) was a Swedish actress who starred in a variety of European and American films, television movies, and plays.Obituary ''Variety'', 1 September 1982. With a career spanning five decades, she is often ...
as Astrid, Bo Swedenhielm's fiancée
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Sigurd Wallén as Erik Erikson, usurer
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Karin Swanström
Karin Swanström (June 13, 1873 – July 5, 1942) was a Swedish actress, producer and director.
Early life
Swanström was born in St. Olai congregation in Norrköping. Little is known of her life before she was accepted for the Royal Dram ...
as Marta Boman, housekeeper
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Nils Ericson as Pedersén, journalist
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Mona Geijer-Falkner
Mona Geijer-Falkner (2 January 1887 – 3 December 1973) was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in more than 100 films between 1920 and 1969.
Selected filmography
* ''The Rivals'' (1926)
* ''Getting Married'' (1926)
* '' Frida's Songs'' ...
as cleaning woman
References
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1935 films
1930s Swedish-language films
Swedish black-and-white films
Swedish comedy-drama films
1935 comedy-drama films
Films directed by Gustaf Molander
1930s Swedish films
Films based on works by Hjalmar Bergman
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