''The Green Lift'' (Swedish: ''Gröna hissen'') is a 1944 Swedish

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directed by Börje Larsson and starring Max Hansen,

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and

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.Bock & Bergfelder p.181 It was shot at the

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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. It is based on the

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play ''

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'' by

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. Larsson later remade it into a 1952 film of the same name.

Cast

* Max Hansen as Billy *

as Lillan *

Gaby Stenberg Ida Gabriella Stenberg (9 January 1923 – 20 September 2011)Gaby Stenberg har avlidit
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as Ulla *

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as Peter *

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 Filip * Ernst Eklund as Direktör Bang *

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as Portvakten *

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as Portvaktsfrun *

Inga-Bodil Vetterlund Inga-Bodil Vetterlund (30 January 1914 – 14 September 1980) was a Swedish film and stage actress. Selected filmography * ''Charlotte Löwensköld'' (1930) * '' Pettersson - Sverige'' (1934) * '' Adventure in Pyjamas'' (1935) * '' Söder o ...

as Margit *

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as Hammar *

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as Porter *

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as Porter *

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as Hotel Clerk *

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as Head Waiter *

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as Taxi Driver * Anna-Lisa Söderblom as Secretary * Gudrun Moberg as Greta *

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as Marianne *

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as Vera *

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as Sonja * Lill Astri Stuge as Lady * Greta Liming as Lillan's Friend * Carl Andersson as Man * Greta Forsgren as Assistant at the Dog's Barber Shop *

Gustaf Färingborg Gustav, Gustaf or Gustave may refer to: *Gustav (name), a male given name of Old Swedish origin Art, entertainment, and media * ''Primeval'' (film), a 2007 American horror film * ''Gustav'' (film series), a Hungarian series of animated short cart ...

as Gentleman on the Street * Lisbeth Hedendahl as Young Woman with Glasses and Black Hat *

Nils Hultgren 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 Lövgren * Margareta Jungmarker as Britta, Ulla's Friend *

Arne Källerud Arne may refer to: Places * Arne, Dorset, England, a village ** Arne RSPB reserve, a nature reserve adjacent to the village * Arné, Hautes-Pyrénées, Midi-Pyrénées, France * Arne (Boeotia), an ancient city in Boeotia, Greece * Arne (Thessaly), ...

as Bowling Player * Elly Nylén as Woman at the Restaurant

References

Bibliography

* Bock, Hans-Michael and Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

* 1944 films Swedish comedy films 1944 comedy films 1940s Swedish-language films Films directed by Börje Larsson Swedish films based on plays 1940s Swedish films {{1940s-Sweden-film-stub