''Tired Theodore'' (Swedish: ''Trötte Teodor'') is a 1945 Swedish

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directed by

Anders Henrikson Anders Henrik Henrikson (13 June 1896 – 17 October 1965) was a Swedish actor and film director. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1913 and 1965. He also directed 30 films between 1933 and 1956. Selected filmography Actor * ''The ...

and starring Max Hansen,

Annalisa Ericson Annalisa Ericson (14 September 1913 – 21 April 2011The Swedish Film ...

and

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.Wright p.19 It was shot at the

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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. It is based on the 1913 German play of the same title by

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and Max Neal which has been adapted for the screen a number of times.

Synopsis

Theodore is happy about his marriage to his beloved Marianne, but unfortunately his domineering new

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comes to live with them.

Cast

* Max Hansen as Teodor *

Annalisa Ericson Annalisa Ericson (14 September 1913 – 21 April 2011The Swedish Film ...

as Marianne *

as Mrs. Johansson *

as Andersson *

Inga-Bodil Vetterlund Inga-Bodil Vetterlund (30 January 1914 – 14 September 1980) was a Swedish film and stage actress. Selected filmography * ''Charlotte Löwensköld'' (1930) * '' Pettersson - Sverige'' (1934) * '' Adventure in Pyjamas'' (1935) * '' Söder o ...

as Clary *

Bojan Westin Bojan Westin (5 September 1926 – 4 October 2013) was a Swedish actress. She appeared in more than 30 films and television shows between 1941 and 2011. Selected filmography * '' The Talk of the Town'' (1941) * ''The Ghost Reporter'' (1941) ...

as Eva * Sven Lindberg as Konrad *

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as Countess *

Åke Claesson Åke Claesson (2 July 1889 – 29 May 1967) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1925 and 1962. Selected filmography * ''Två konungar'' (1925) - Carl Michael Bellman * '' Ulla, My Ulla'' (1930) - Carl Michae ...

as The President *

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as Friend * Emile Stiebel as Bellini

References

Bibliography

* Wright, Rochelle. ''The Visible Wall: Jews and Other Ethnic Outsiders in Swedish Film''. SIU Press, 1998.

External links

* 1945 films Swedish comedy films 1945 comedy films 1940s Swedish-language films Films directed by Anders Henrikson Swedish films based on plays 1940s Swedish films {{1940s-Sweden-film-stub