''The Bells of the Old Town'' (Swedish: ''Klockorna i Gamla sta'n'') is a 1946 Swedish

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directed by Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius and starring

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, George Fant and

Elsie Albiin Elsie Albiin (17 December 1921 – 3 April 2009) was a Swedish actress born in Helsingborg. She appeared in several films, including 1953's '' Intimate Relations''. She was a widow for the last eleven years of her life. Her husband was Tony Fo ...

. It was shot at the

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in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director

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. It was the first Swedish

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to be shot in colour, using the Cinecolor process.Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema p.XXII

Synopsis

Carl Magnus Berg is a kind-hearted bailiff operating in the Old Town of Stockholm. He takes pity on a struggling jazz musician and his girlfriend Karin.

Cast

as Carl Magnus Berg * George Fant as Bengt Florin *

as Karin *

Gunnel Broström Gunnel Broström (1922–2012) was a Swedish stage, film and television actress. Wright p.120 She also directed a number of television films from 1965 onwards. She was married to the journalist Gustaf Olivecrona. Selected filmography * '' Ride ...

as Harriet von Borch *

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as Johan Fredrik Morén * Torsten Hillberg as Chief bailiff * Axel Högel as Fager * John Norrman as Efraim Nilsson *

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as Mrs. Karlsson *

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as Irma * Harry Ahlin as Jochum *

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as Smygen Eriksson *

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as Ebbe *

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as Claes * Greta Liming as Anne-Grethe *

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as Flapper #1 *

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as Flapper #2 *

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as Mrs. Nilsson * Olga Appellöf as Hildur Larsson *

Gabriel Alw Gabriel Alw (25 December 1889 – 9 November 1946) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 30 films between 1915 and 1946. Selected filmography * ''The Price of Betrayal'' (1915) * ''Ingmar's Inheritance'' (1925) * ''To the Orien ...

as Debt Collector *

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'' ( ...

as Distrainor * Erland Colliander as Distrainor *

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as Distrainor *

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as Janitor * Robert Ryberg as Maître d' *

Ingvar Kjellson Anders Ingvar Kjell Kjellson (20 May 1923 – 18 December 2014) was a Swedish stage and film actor.Ingvar Kjellson, biographic article in ''Nationalencyklopedin'' Kjellson was born in Kärna, Östergötland County. He was accepted at Dramatens ...

as Guest at the Party

References

Bibliography

* Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000. * Sundholm, John. ''Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2012.

External links

* 1946 films Swedish drama films 1946 drama films 1940s Swedish-language films Films directed by Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius Films set in Stockholm Films shot in Stockholm Cinecolor films 1940s Swedish films {{1940s-Sweden-film-stub