''The Halo Is Slipping'' (Swedish: ''Med glorian på sned'') is a 1957 Swedish

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Hasse Ekman Hasse Ekman (born Hans Gösta Ekman; 10September 191515February 2004) was a Swedish director, actor, writer and producer for film, stage and television. Biography Hasse Ekman is probably Sweden's most successful and critically acclaimed film ...

and starring Ekman, Sickan Carlsson, Sture Lagerwall and

Yvonne Lombard Yvonne Lombard (born 28 May 1929) is a Swedish actress. Born in Stockholm, Lombard studied at the Royal Dramatic Theatre ("Dramaten") there, where she trained between 1948 and 1951 with the likes of Max von Sydow and Ingrid Thulin. She has per ...

. It was shot at the

Råsunda Studios Filmstaden was a film studio situated in Råsunda, Solna Municipality in Stockholm, Sweden. History Filmstaden was once one of the most modern film studios in Europe. It was built in 1919–1920 on the basis of designs by Swedish architect ...

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

Plot summary

Birgitta Lövgren works as a secretary for the publisher Per-Axel Dahlander. Under the pseudonym

Eurydice Eurydice (; Ancient Greek: Εὐρυδίκη 'wide justice') was a character in Greek mythology and the Auloniad wife of Orpheus, who tried to bring her back from the dead with his enchanting music. Etymology Several meanings for the name ...

, she writes a romance novel, which she sends to Anders Dahls publishing house anonymously. The story circles around a nurse who has increasingly drifted away from her husband and is harbouring warm feelings towards her boss. To twist everything around Birgittas husbands mistress, Vera Alm, claims that she has written the novel. Birgitta can't expose her lies since she does not want anyone to know that she has written it, especially her boss...

Cast

* Sickan Carlsson as Birgitta Lövgren, secretary *

as Per-Axel Dahlander, publisher * Sture Lagerwall as Sixten Lövgren, violinist *

as Vera Alm * Siv Ericks as Miss Svensson *

Olof Sandborg Olof Sandborg (April 30, 1884 in Göteborg – March 26, 1965 in Stockholm) was a Swedish stage and film actor. He won the Eugene O'Neill Award in 1962. Filmography * '' Blodets röst'' (1913) * '' Lady Marions sommarflirt'' (1913) * ''Svär ...

as doctor Petreus *

Holger Löwenadler Holger Carl Minton Löwenadler (1 April 1904 – 18 June 1977) was a Swedish film actor. He starred in Ingmar Bergman's ''A Ship to India'' (1947). He appeared in ''Divorced'' (1951), which was written by Bergman. Other appearances include ...

as Broberg *

Stig Järrel Stig Järrel (8February 19101July 1998) was a Swedish actor, film director and revue artist. Järrel was one of the most popular actors in Sweden during his career, and also one of the most productive, participating in a total of 131 films. He a ...

as Karl Antån * Claes-Håkan Westergren as Hiker *

Olof Thunberg Fritz-Olof Thunberg (21 May 1925 – 24 February 2020) was a Swedish actor and director, perhaps best known as the voice of the cartoon character Bamse#Protagonists, Bamse. Life and career Thunberg was born Fritz-Olof Thunberg in Väster� ...

as Liljeroth *

Hans Strååt Hans Olof Strååt (17 October 1917 – 26 January 1991) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1941 and 1987. Partial filmography * '' Bright Prospects'' (1941) - Student * '' Scanian Guerilla'' (1941) - Guerilla soldie ...

as Yngve Englund * Hariette Garellick as Mrs. Englund *

Börje Mellvig Harald Filip Börje Mellvig (23 November 1911 in Malmö – 7 November 1998 in Stockholm) was a Swedish actor, screenwriter, director and lyricist. He is buried at Norra begravningsplatsen in Solna Municipality, Stockholm County. Börje Me ...

as Lundmark *

Carl-Axel Elfving Carl-Axel Elfving (12 January 1920 – 12 January 1988) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than 70 films and television shows between 1947 and 1986. Selected filmography * '' Don't Give Up'' (1947) * ''Private Bom'' (1948) * ''Teache ...

as Kalle, Miss Svenssons boyfriend * Arthur Fischer as Kronstrand *

Bengt Blomgren Bengt Bertil Blomgren (15 August 1923 – 4 April 2013) was a Swedish actor, film director and screenwriter, born in Stockholm. Selected filmography *1997 - ''Tic Tac'' *1997 - '' Tre Kronor (TV series)'' *1997 - '' Rederiet'' (TV) *199 ...

as Band leader at Radiotjänst *

Gösta Prüzelius Karl Gösta Prüzelius (11 August 1922 – 15 May 2000) was a Swedish actor. His first film part was in the 1945 film Flickorna i Småland. He played in films as diverse as '' Summer with Monika'', '' Space Invasion of Lapland'', ''Fanny and ...

as Maitre d' * Eric Gustafson as Hotel Manager

References

External links

* 1957 films 1957 comedy films Swedish comedy films Films directed by Hasse Ekman 1950s Swedish-language films 1950s Swedish films {{1950s-Sweden-film-stub