''The Old Clock at Ronneberga'' (Swedish: ''Klockan på Rönneberga'') is a 1944 Swedish

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directed by

Gunnar Skoglund Gunnar Skoglund (1899–1983) was a Swedish film director, editor and screenwriter. He also acted in several films. He worked on a number of newsreels for Svensk Filmindustri. Hjort & Lindqvist p.137 Selected filmography * ''Black Rudolf'' (1928) ...

and starring

Lauritz Falk Lauritz Falk (15 November 1909 – 1 February 1990) was a Swedish-Norwegian actor, film director, singer and painter. He appeared in about 60 roles in films and TV between 1923 and 1989. He is the cousin of the Swedish artist Bertram Schmiterl ...

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and

Hilda Borgström Hilda Teresia Borgström (13 October 1871 – 2 January 1953) was a Swedish stage and film actress. Biography Born in 1871 in Stockholm, Borgström made her film debut in 1912. She starred in leading parts in Victor Sjöström's silent film ...

.Qvist & Von Bagh p.58 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 architec ...

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Nils Svenwall Nils Svenwall (1918–2005) was a Swedish art director.Cowie p.199 Selected filmography * ''Ride Tonight!'' (1942) * ''Night in Port'' (1943) * '' Little Napoleon'' (1943) * ''The Old Clock at Ronneberga'' (1944) * ''The Emperor of Portugallia'' ...

Cast

* Signhild Björkman as Narrator *

as Lennart Heijken *

as Viveka Langenfeldt * Sten Sture Modéen as Gunnar Heijken * Gun Robertson as Eva Heijken * Monica Tropp as Vivan *

Sten Lindgren Sten Lindgren (22 June 1903 – 13 May 1959) was a Swedish film actor.Chandler p.307 He made his debut in the 1925 silent historical film ''Charles XII''. Selected filmography * ''Charles XII'' (1925) * ''Ingmar's Inheritance'' (1925) * ''People ...

as Brolin *

Jullan Kindahl Jullan Kindahl (12 April 1885 – 18 April 1979) was a Swedish actress. Born Julia Carolina Carlsson, she worked as an actress from 1900s until the 1960s. She appeared in Swedish theatres like the Hippodromen in Malmö, the Malmö City Theatre i ...

as Madame Hallström *

as Sara *

Oscar Ljung Oscar Ljung (6 September 1909 – 29 April 1999) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1935 and 1983. He was born in Landskrona, Sweden. Partial filmography * ''Järnets män'' (1935) - Sten Brändström * ''T ...

as Henrik Heijken *

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as Jerker Boman *

Birgit Chenon Birgit is a female given name, a short form of Birgitta and ultimately a Germanic form of the Gaelic name Bridget. Notable people with the name include: * Birgit Brüel, Danish singer and actress * Birgit Collin-Langen, German politician * Bir ...

as Elisabet Heijken * Gunnar Olsson as Clock salesman * Glann Gustafsson as Marianne, Lennart's sister *

Lil Germudson Lil or LIL may refer to: Use as a short form of "little" Artists *Lill Babs, Swedish musician *Lil B, American rapper * Lil'B, Japanese pop duo *Lil Baby, American rapper * Lil Bibby, American rapper * Lil Bitts, Trinidadian musician *Li ...

as Ebba, Lennart's sister * Signe Enwall as Sofi *

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 the ...

as Major *

Erik Hell Erik Hell (11 August 1911 – 11 March 1973) was a Swedish actor. Hell was born in Kalliokoski, Finland, to a Norwegian father and a Finnish mother. He moved to Sweden with his family in 1918 during the Finnish Civil War. He married the actre ...

as Lieutenant Gerhard Grijp *

Kotti Chave Kotti Chave (born Björn Julius Haraldsson Chave; 18 September 1911 – 4 May 1986) was a Finnish-born Swedish film actor.Quirk p.56 He was the son of the theatre actor Harald Sandberg. Selected filmography * ''In the Hour of Trial'' (1915) * ''T ...

as Lieutenant Bergencrona * Gustaf Hiort af Ornäs as Lieutenant Malm *

Ivar Kåge Ivar Kåge (21 February 1881 – 21 April 1951) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1913 and 1949. Selected filmography * '' The Conflicts of Life'' (1913) * ''Where the Lighthouse Flashes'' (1924) * '' The ...

as Colonel *

Åke Jensen Åke Jensen (1912–1993) was a Swedish stage and film actor and singer.Steene p.192 He appeared in a number of operettas and revues. Selected filmography * ''Dear Relatives'' (1933) * '' Pettersson - Sverige'' (1934) * ''The Song to Her'' (1934 ...

as Lieutenant Birger Langenfeldt *

Gerda Björne Gerda is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: A *Gerda Ahlm (1869–1956), Swedish-born American painter and art conservator * Gerda Alexander (1908–1994), Danish teacher and therapist * Gerda Antti (born 1929), Swedis ...

as Mayor's wife *

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'' (1 ...

as Lindgren, groom *

Barbro Fleege Barbro is a female given name in Scandinavia, with the same origin as Barbara In a village in Dalecarlia, Barbro is also an "estate name", a unisex concept not taken into account in the Swedish name law, which leads to a lot of confusion.http://sp ...

as Mally *

Kerstin Holmberg Kerstin is a female German and Swedish given name; it is the Scandinavian version of Christina. Notable persons with this name include: * Kerstin Alm (born 1949), Finnish politician from the Åland Islands * Kerstin Anderson (born 1994), America ...

as Beate * Gabriel Rosén as Baron at the mayor's party *

Åke Fridell Åke Fridell (23 June 1919 – 26 August 1985) was a Swedish film actor. He was born in Gävle, Sweden and died in Stockholm. Selected filmography * ''The Old Clock at Ronneberga'' (1944) - Legal clerk at the mayor's party * ''Flickan och ...

as Legal clerk at the mayor's party *

Gösta Gustafson Gösta Gustafson (15 November 1886 – 19 January 1963) was a Swedish stage and film actor. Steene p.287 He acted prolifically in the theatre and on screen for several decades. Selected filmography * '' The People of Simlang Valley'' (1924) * '' ...

as Ko-Johan Johansson *

Helge Hagerman Helge Hagerman (19 May 1910 – 25 November 1995) was a Swedish actor and film producer. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1933 and 1989. Selected filmography * ''His Life's Match'' (1932) * ''Raggen'' (1936) * '' The Quartet That S ...

s Lindström *

Carl Ström Carl Ström (18 June 1888 – 18 November 1957) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1923 and 1955. Selected filmography * ''Iron Will'' (1923) * '' Gustaf Wasa'' (1928) * ''Cavaliers of the Crown'' (1930) * ...

as Forsberg, forester *

Anders Frithiof Anders is a male name in Scandinavian languages and Fering North Frisian, an equivalent of the Greek Andreas ("manly") and the English Andrew. It originated from Andres via metathesis. In Sweden, Anders has been one of the most common names fo ...

as Banker * Rolf Gregor as Karlsson, stablehand * Henry Lundqvist as Johan * Viveka Magnét as Maja * Erik Sundqvist as Erik, Johan's rival *

Lasse Krantz Lasse Krantz (10 August 1903 – 10 January 1973) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 20 films between 1931 and 1968. Selected filmography * ''How to Tame a Real Man'' (1941) * '' Dolly Takes a Chance'' (1944) * ''The Old Cl ...

as August Johansson

References

Bibliography

* Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.

External links

* 1944 films Swedish drama films 1944 drama films 1940s Swedish-language films Films directed by Gunnar Skoglund Swedish black-and-white films 1940s Swedish films {{1940s-Sweden-film-stub