''The Marriage Game'' (Swedish: ''Äktenskapsleken'') is a 1935 Swedish comedy drama film directed by

Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius (1885–1970) was a Swedish screenwriter and film director. Hyltén-Cavallius was of the screenwriters of the 1924 Greta Garbo film ''The Saga of Gosta Berling''.Kwiatkowski p.29 He directed seven films including the 192 ...

and starring Zarah Leander, Gösta Cederlund and

Harry Roeck-Hansen Harry Roeck-Hansen (né Hansen; 1891–1959) was a Swedish stage and film actor. He was married to the actresses Ester Roeck-Hansen and Ruth Stevens. Selected filmography * ''Thomas Graal's Ward'' (1922) * '' The Counts at Svansta'' (1924) * ''Ch ...

.Jacobi p.103 The film's

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was by Arne Åkermark.

Cast

* Zarah Leander as Tora Diidiken * Gösta Cederlund as Chief editor Nordenson, her 1st husband *

as Statsrådet Ström, her 2nd husband * Ragnar Widestedt as Direktör Melin, her 3rd husband * Einar Axelsson as Gunnar Grahn, her 4th husband * Elsa Carlsson as Polly, her friend * Karl-Gerhard as Hjalmar Gregorsson, her lawyer *

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as Carolina Berg * Åke Ohberg as Per-Olof, her son *

Rune Carlsten Rune Carlsten (1890–1970) was a Swedish actor, screenwriter and film director. Biography Carlsten studied at Stockholm University 1908–1910, was involved with Einar Fröberg's theater company 1910–1912, at the Swedish Theater in Stockholm ...

as Riksdagsman Larsson *

Maritta Marke Maritta Marke (1905–1983) was a Swedish film and stage actress.Quirk p.44 She also sang in operettas. She was married to the actor Leif Amble-Næss in 1938 with whom she had a son Lars Amble. She had previously been married to the conductor ...

as Märta, his daughter * John Norrman as Sund * Emmy Albiin as Curious Lady at the Square *

Anna-Lisa Baude Anna-Lisa Baude (25 September 1897 – 7 June 1968) was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in 60 films between 1921 and 1968. Selected filmography * '' The Girl in Tails'' (1926) *''Hotel Paradis'' (1931) * ''Colourful Pages'' (1931) * ' ...

as Maria, Housemaid * Gillis Blom as a Journalist * Ernst Brunman as Nilsson, Hairdresser * Karl-Ewert Christenson as Guest at Tora's Party * Agnes Clementsson as Miss Andersson *

Nils Dahlgren Nils Dahlgren (1891–1948) was a Swedish stage and film actor. He acted on stage for around twenty years before making his film debut in 1934. He generally played small, supporting parts on screen but played a leading role as a missionary in ...

as Guest at Tora's Party * Carl Deurell as Vicar * Nils Ekstam as Juror * Hartwig Fock as Postman at the Meeting * Margarete Fries as Die Stimme fuer Zarah Leander * Anna-Lisa Fröberg as Guest at Tora's Party * Hjördis Gille as Woman in Broköping * Karin Granberg as Guest at Tora's Party *

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as Man at the Meeting * John Hilke as Man at the Meeting * Per Hugo Jacobsson as Man at the Meeting *

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as Man in Broköping * Signe Lundberg-Settergren as Guest at Tora's Party * Hugo Lundström as Customer at the Hairdresser's * Wilma Malmlöf as Curious Lady at the Square * Anna Olin as Vicar's Wife *

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as Juror *

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as Man at the Meeting * Olav Riégo as Guest at Tora's Party * Erik Rosén as Professor Sköldvall *

Anna-Lisa Ryding Anna-Lisa (born Anna Lisa Ruud; 30 March 1933 – 21 March 2018) was a Norwegian-born actress who appeared primarily in American films and television series, until she returned to Norway in the early 1970s, where she became a puppeteer. Early ...

as Young Woman *

Holger Sjöberg Holger may refer to: People * Holger (given name), includes name origin, plus people with the name * Hilde Holger, stage name of dancer, choreographer and dance teacher Hilde Boman-Behram (née Hilde Sofer, 1905–2001) Fictional characters * Holg ...

as Guest at Tora's Party * Georg Skarstedt as Guest at Tora's Party *

Ingeborg Strandin Ingeborg Strandin (18 November 1881 – 8 March 1948) was a Swedish opera singer and actress. Born in Stockholm as Ingeborg Lublin, Strandin made her film debut in the 1919 film ''His Lordship's Last Will'' directed by Victor Sjöström, and we ...

as In Broköping * Ruth Weijden as Melin's Housemaid * John Westin as Juror *

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as Guest at Carolina Berg's Dinner

References

Bibliography

* Jutta Jacobi. ''Zarah Leander: das Leben einer Diva''. Hoffmann und Campe, 2006.

External links

* 1935 films 1930s Swedish-language films Films directed by Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius Swedish comedy-drama films 1935 comedy-drama films Swedish black-and-white films 1930s Swedish films {{1930s-Sweden-film-stub