''Swing it, magistern!'' is a Swedish film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 21 December 1940, directed by

Schamyl Bauman Magnus Schamyl Bauman (4 December 1893 – 28 February 1966) was a Swedish film director (in 1931-57). Born in Vimmerby, Småland. First studied law and modern languages at Uppsala University. In 1917 he began to work with translating text l ...

and starring

Adolf Jahr Johan Adolf Reinhold Jahr , born ''Johansson'' (23 June 1893 – 19 April 1964) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1925 and 1962. Selected filmography * '' Mother-in-Law's Coming'' (1932) * ''False Greta'' ...

and

Alice Babs Hildur Alice Nilsson (26 January 1924 – 11 February 2014), known by her stage name Alice Babs, was a Swedish singer and actress. She worked in a wide number of genres – Swedish folklore, Elizabethan songs and opera. While she was best known i ...

Synopsis

Young student Inga Danell secretly performs at nightclubs as Linda Loy.

Cast

as "Susen" Bergman *

as Inga Danell / Linda Loy (credited as Alice "Babs" Nilson) *

Solveig Hedengran Solveig Hedengran (26 April 1910 – 29 April 1956) was a Swedish stage and film actress. She appeared in about 30 films between 1919 and 1956. Selected filmography * '' Synnöve Solbakken'' (1919) * ''German Women - German Faithfulness'' (1 ...

as Lena Larsson *

Carl Hagman Carl Hagman (12 October 1890 – 7 February 1949) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than more than 40 films between 1911 and 1949. He was married to the actress Emy Hagman between 1927 and 1941. Selected filmography * '' Boman at th ...

as William, principal (credited as Quarl Hagman) *

Viran Rydkvist Anna Elvira Oscaria Rydkvist (1 December 1879 – 10 July 1942) was a Swedish actress and theatre director. Born and brought up in Stockholm, she made her acting debut in 1897 at the Arena theatre. During her career, she appeared in numerous st ...

as Agda Löfbeck *

Thor Modéen Thor Modéen (22 January 1898 – 28 May 1950) was a Swedish actor and comedian who was active in both movies and on stage. Thor Modéen Teatern, a 3D cinema and theater in Kungsör, was named in his honor. Biography Thor Odert Folke Modéen ...

as Karl-Otto Löfbeck *

John Botvid John Botvid (12 September 1889 – 20 February 1964) was a Swedish actor and comedian. Biography John Botvid Börjesson was born at Gothenburg, Sweden. Botvid debuted as a film actor in 1917. He was frequently featured on the movie screen duri ...

as Gustafsson *

Georg Funkquist Georg Funkquist (13 March 1900 – 23 October 1986) was a Swedish film actor. He was born in Uppsala, Sweden and died in Stockholm. Selected filmography * '' The Red Day'' (1931) * '' Poor Millionaires'' (1936) * ''Mother Gets Married'' (1 ...

as Furubeck *

Linnéa Hillberg Linnéa Paulina Hillberg, ''née'' Nilsson (26 October 1892 – 3 July 1977) was a Sweden, Swedish actress. Biography Born in Uddevalla on the Swedish west coast, Linnéa Hillberg made her stage debut in 1913. Early on she acted (1914-18) with ...

as Fru Danell, Ingas mother *

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 Miss Jonsson *

Åke Johansson Åke "Bajdoff" Johansson (19 March 1928 – 21 December 2014) was a Swedish football player. Johansson played as a center half in IFK Norrköping and capped 53 times for the national team between 1955 and 1965. With IFK Norrköping he owns the ...

as Axel "Acke" Danell, Ingas brother *

Nils Hallberg Nils Hallberg (18 September 1921 – 8 October 2010) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in 90 films between 1934 and 1974. Selected filmography * '' Andersson's Kalle'' (1934) * ''The Boys of Number Fifty Seven'' (1935) * '' The Lady Becomes ...

as Göran, student *

Ulla Hodell Ulla is a given name. It is short for Ursula in German-speaking countries and Ulrika/Ulrikke in Scandinavian countries. As of 31 December 2011, there were 61,043 females named Ulla in Sweden, with the name being most popular during the 1930s a ...

as Sonja Holmqvist, student * Britt Hagman as Olga Pettersson, student *

Ragnar Planthaber Ragnar ( non, Ragnarr ) is a masculine Germanic given name, composed of the Old Norse elements ''ragin-'' "counsel" and ''hari-'' "army". Origin and variations The Proto-Germanic forms of the compounds are "ragina" (counsel) and "harjaz" or " ...

as "Plantan", student *

Kaj Hjelm Kaj may refer to: Places in Iran * Kaj, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari * Kaj, Hamadan * Kaj, Isfahan * Kaj, Qom * Kaj, Razavi Khorasan * Kaj, Sistan and Baluchestan Other uses * Kaj River, a river of Afghanistan * Kaj (name) * A fictional frog on the D ...

as "Smutte" Lindström, student * Bert Sorbon as Ture Andersson, student

Soundtrack

*"Quick-foxtrot" composed by Eskil Eckert-Lundin, Instrumental. *" Videvisan" composed by

Alice Tegnér Alice Charlotta Tegnér (; 12 March 1864 – 26 May 1943; Sandström) was a Swedish music teacher, poet and composer. She is the foremost composer of Swedish children's songs during the late 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. ...

, lyrics by

Zacharias Topelius Zachris Topelius (, ; 14 January 181812 March 1898) was a Finnish author, poet, journalist, historian, and rector of the University of Helsinki who wrote novels related to Finnish history. Given name Zacharias is his baptismal name, and this ...

*"Svarta Rudolf" composed by Robert Norrby, lyrics by

Erik Axel Karlfeldt Erik Axel Karlfeldt (20 July 1864 – 8 April 1931) was a Swedish poet whose highly symbolist poetry masquerading as regionalism was popular and won him the 1931 Nobel Prize in Literature posthumously after he had been nominated by Nathan Söderb ...

, performed by Bert Sorbon *"Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuss auf Liebe angestellt" composed by

Friedrich Hollaender Friedrich Hollaender (in exile also Frederick Hollander; 18 October 189618 January 1976) was a German film score, film composer and author. Life and career He was born in London to a Jewish family, where his father, operetta composer Victor Ho ...

, lyrics by Svasse Bergqvist *"Sjungom studentens lyckliga dag" composed by Prins Gustav, lyrics by

Herman Sätherberg Karl or Carl Herman Sätherberg (May 19, 1812 in Botkyrka socken – January 9, 1897 in Stockholm) was a Swedish poet and (orthopedic) physician. Sätherberg became a medical doctor in 1843 and travelled with the corvette ''Karlskrona'' to the M ...

, performed by

*" Swing it, magistern!" composed by Kai Gullmar, lyrics by

Hasse Ekman Hasse Ekman (born Hans Gösta Ekman; 10September 191515February 2004) was a Swedish director, actor, writer and Film producer, producer for film director, film, Theatre director, stage and television director, television. Biography Hasse Ekman ...

, performed by Alice Babs and Adolf Jahr *"Min kärlek till dej" composed by Sten Axelson *"Swing Ling Lej" composed by

Thore Ehrling Thore Ehrling (December 29, 1912, Stockholm - October 21, 1994, Stockholm) was a Swedish trumpeter, composer, and bandleader, who led jazz and popular music ensembles. Ehrling played with Frank Vernon's ensemble from 1930 to 1934, and concomitan ...

and

Eskil Eckert-Lundin Eskil is a town and district of Aksaray Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, situated on the southern shore of Lake Tuz Lake Tuz ( tr, Tuz Gölü meaning 'Salt Lake'; anciently Tatta — grc, ἡ Τάττα, la, Tatta Lacus) was ...

, lyrics by Hasse Ekman, performed by Alice Babs *"Gymnastikrepetition" composed by Eskil Eckert-Lundin, Instrumental. *"

Regntunga skyar "Regntunga skyar" is a song performed by Alice Babs and Adolf Jahr in the Swedish 1940 film '' Swing it, magistern!'' The song is composed by Thore Ehrling and Eskil Eckert-Lundin with lyrics by Hasse Ekman. Covers *Robyn Robin Miriam Car ...

" composed by Thore Ehrling and Eskil Eckert-Lundin, lyrics by Hasse Ekman, performed by Alice Babs and Adolf Jahr *"Fria preludier" composed by Adolf Jahr, instrumentalist Adolf Jahr (the

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

) *"Paris" composed by Ingrid Muschkin *"Swing" composed by Thore Ehrling *"Oh Boy, Oh Boy" composed by Sten Axelson, lyrics by Hasse Ekman, performed by Alice Babs *" Engelbrektsmarschen", Instrumental. *"Pojkmarsch" composed by

Harry Lundahl Harry Lundahl (16 October 1905 – 2 March 1988) was a Swedish football player and manager. He is most famous for his time playing for Helsingborgs IF Helsingborgs IF (full name Helsingborgs Idrottsförening), commonly referred to as HIF (), ...

, Instrumental. *"Là ci darem la mano" from ''

Don Giovanni ''Don Giovanni'' (; K. 527; Vienna (1788) title: , literally ''The Rake Punished, or Don Giovanni'') is an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to an Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte. Its subject is a centuries-old Spanis ...

'' composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition r ...

, performed by

and

Awards and honors

In 1941

won a commendation at the

Venice Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival he ...

for this film and for ''

Magistrarna på sommarlov ''The Teachers on Summer Vacation'' (Swedish:''Magistrarna på sommarlov'') is a Swedish film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 22 November 1941, directed by Schamyl Bauman and starring Alice Babs. Cast *Alice Babs *Karl-Arne Holmsten * ...

''.

References

External links

* * 1940 films 1940s Swedish-language films 1940 musical comedy films Films about educators Films directed by Schamyl Bauman Swedish musical comedy films Swedish black-and-white films 1940s Swedish films {{musical-comedy-film-stub