''The Vicious Breed'' (Swedish: ''Farlig frihet'') is a 1954 Swedish

crime In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a State (polity), state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definit ...

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directed by

Arne Ragneborn Arne Ragneborn (13 July 1926 – 5 January 1978) was a Swedish actor, film director and screenwriter. He appeared in 23 films between 1944 and 1976. Ragneborn starred in the film '' Leva på 'Hoppet, which won the Silver Bear (Comedies) ...

and featuring Ragneborn, Carl-Olof Alm,

Sif Ruud Sif Einarsdotter Ruud Fallde born Sif Einarsdotter Ruud (6 May 1916 – 15 August 2011), best known as Sif Ruud, was a Swedish film actress. Born in Stockholm to Einar Ruud and Inez Engström, she began her career in 1938, and appeared in 14 ...

and

Inga Gill Inga Gill (2 May 1925 – 18 October 2000) was a Swedish film actress. She was born in Stockholm and died there in 2000, aged 75, following a thrombosis. Selected filmography * ''Affairs of a Model'' (1946) - Waitress at Gyldene Tunnan (un ...

.Qvist & Von Bagh p.61 It was shot at the

Stocksund Studios The Stocksund Studios were film production studios located in Stocksund, a suburb of Sweden. Based in a converted former power station, production began there in 1946 by the independent Imago Film company. In 1953 the complex was taken over by Me ...

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Synopsis

A juvenile delinquent escapes from a detention centre and goes on a spree, committing a new series of crimes before he is eventually tracked down and cornered by the police.

Cast

as 'Myggan' Strömholm * Maj-Britt Lindholm as Laila * Carl-Olof Alm as 'Bellman' *

Fritiof Billquist Erik Fritiof Billquist (5 May 1901 – 21 April 1972) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1931 and 1969. Selected filmography * '' Tired Theodore'' (1931) * ''International Match'' (1932) * ''South of the Hig ...

as Homosexual *

as The Evil Lady * Jan-Olof Rydqvist as Tjoffe *

as Mammie *

Lars Ekborg Lars Åke Rupert Ekborg (6 June 1926 – 7 October 1969) was a Swedish actor, comedian, and singer. Ekborg was the father of actors Dan and Anders Ekborg. He died of liver cancer in 1969. He may be heard as the recitor in the 1956 recording of ...

as Knutte * Peter Lindgren as Inmate * Lars Burman as Inmate * Åke Grönberg as House Owner *

Sven-Axel Carlsson Sven-Axel Carlsson (1932–1971) was a Swedish film actor.Vermilye p.71 He began his screen career as a child actor in the 1940s. Many of his final film performances came in the Åsa-Nisse series. Selected filmography * '' Bill Bergson, Master D ...

as Inmate * Bengt Martin as Tommy, Homosexual *

Georg Skarstedt Georg Skarstedt (31 January 1900 – 8 December 1976) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more 120 films between 1920 and 1969. Selected filmography * ''The People of Norrland'' (1930) * ''A Night of Love by the Öresund'' (1931) * ''Inter ...

as Man Walking at the Beach *

Catrin Westerlund Catrin Westerlund (10 April 1934 – 18 September 1982) was a Swedish actress. She appeared in more than 40 films and television shows between 1953 and 1982. Selected filmography * ''Marianne'' (1953) * ''A Night in the Archipelago'' (1953) ...

as Ulla, Bellman's Friend

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1954 films Swedish drama films 1954 drama films 1950s Swedish-language films Films directed by Arne Ragneborn Swedish black-and-white films 1950s Swedish films {{1950s-Sweden-film-stub