''The Wedding Trip'' (Swedish: ''Bröllopsresan'') is a 1936 Swedish

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directed by

Gustaf Molander Gustaf Harald August Molander (18 November 1888 – 19 June 1973) was a Swedish actor and film director. His parents were director Harald Molander, Sr. (1858–1900) and singer and actress Lydia Molander, ''née'' Wessler, and his brother was th ...

and starring

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 ...

, Anne-Marie Brunius and Karin Swanström.Freiburg p.20 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 and on location in

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and on the French Riviera. The film's sets were designed by the art director

Arne Åkermark Arne Åkermark (1902–1962) was a Swedish art director who worked on around a hundred and eighty films during a thirty-year career. In 1948 Åkermark was employed in Britain for Ealing Studios epic '' Scott of the Antarctic''.Barr p.199 Selec ...

. It is based on the 1932 play '' Da stimmt was nicht'' by

Franz Arnold Franz Arnold (1878–1960) was a German actor and playwright. He frequently collaborated with Ernst Bach after their debut play '' The Spanish Fly'' was a hit.Grange p.61 He emigrated to Britain in 1933. Plays by Arnold and Bach *'' The Spanish ...

Synopsis

A businessman takes his daughter Astrid to

to get married, and then plans a honeymoon trip for them to the French Riviera. However the

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is unexpectedly called away to

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Cast

as Count Erik Lejonsköld * Anne-Marie Brunius as Astrid Björkman * Karin Swanström as Countess Julia Lejonsköld * Erik 'Bullen' Berglund as Jonas Vilhelm Patrick Björkman *

Karin Albihn Karin Albihn (1912–1974) was a Swedish film and stage actress. She appeared in fourteen films in a mixture of leading and supporting roles. She was given a screen test in Berlin as the Nazi era German film industry attempted to find stars to rep ...

as Karin Ekberg *

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) * ' ...

as Ekberg *

Ragnar Arvedson Ragnar Arved Arvedson, (4 December 1895 – 2 October 1973) was a Sweden, Swedish actor, director, writer and producer. Arvedson appeared in about 50 roles in films between 1920 and 1970 and directed about 20 films between 1935 and 1949. Selected ...

as Henty Berhard Gustavsson *

Torsten Winge Torsten Winge (10 May 1886 – 6 May 1969) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1917 and 1961. Selected filmography * '' Robinson i skärgården'' (1920) * '' Thomas Graal's Ward'' (1922) * '' Where the Lighthouse ...

as Hotel clerk *

Edvin Adolphson Gustav Edvin Adolphson (25 February 1893 – 31 October 1979) was a Swedish film actor and director who appeared in over 500 roles. He made his debut in 1912. He appeared with Ingrid Bergman in ''Only One Night'' (1939), and is noted for his ...

as Emanuelo Silvados *

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'' ( ...

as Private Driver Larsson * Charlie Almlöf as Frenchman at gas station * Karin Appelberg-Sandberg as Hotel guest with white hat * Gösta Bodin as François * Nils Dahlgren as Man with news paper *

Nils Ekstam 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 Hotel director * George Fant as Young man with news paper *

Georg Fernqvist Georg may refer to: * ''Georg'' (film), 1997 *Georg (musical), Estonian musical * Georg (given name) * Georg (surname) George is a surname of Irish, English, Welsh, South Indian Christian, Middle Eastern Christian (usually Lebanese), French, or ...

as Private Detective * Peggy Lindberg as Hair Dresser * Allan Linder as Bellboy * Walter Lindström as Private Driver Andersson * Nils Nordståhl as Employed at hotel *

Olav Riégo Olav Riégo (21 April 1891 – 25 December 1956) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1923 and 1956. He starred in the film '' Leva på 'Hoppet, which won the Silver Bear (Comedies) award at the 1st Berlin I ...

as Holm *

Stina Sorbon Stina is a feminine given name, common in the Nordic countries, and may refer to: *Stina Aronson (1892–1956), Swedish writer *Stina Berg (1869–1930), Swedish actress * Stina Bergman (1888–1976), Swedish writer, translator, and screenwriter * ...

as Hotel Guest

References

Bibliography

* Freiburg, Jeanne Ellen. ''Regulatory Bodies: Gendered Visions of the State in German and Swedish Cinema''. University of Minnesota, 1994.

External links

* 1936 films Swedish comedy films 1936 comedy films 1930s Swedish-language films Films directed by Gustaf Molander Swedish black-and-white films Films shot in France Films set in France Films shot in Copenhagen Films set in Copenhagen 1930s Swedish films {{1930s-Sweden-film-stub