''The Devil and the Smalander'' (Swedish: ''Hin och smålänningen'') is a 1949 Swedish

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directed by Ivar Johansson and starring

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Sigge Fürst Karl Sigurd Tore "Sigge" Fürst (3 November 1905 – 11 June 1984) was a Swedish film actor who appeared in more than 130 films. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden and died there of lung cancer in 1984. As well as appearing in films, Fürst ma ...

and

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.Qvist & Von Bagh p.93 It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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P.A. Lundgren Per Axel Lundgren, credited as P.A. Lundgren, (1911–2002) was a Swedish art director active in Swedish cinema from the 1940s to 1980s. He is known in particular for his collaborations with the film director Ingmar Bergman.Orr p.23 Selected film ...

. It is a remake of the 1927 silent film of the same title.

Cast

as Gammel-Erik aka Hin aka van Zaaten *

as Gunnar Rask *

as Titta Grå * Ulla Andreasson as Elna * Arthur Fischer as Ola Hansson *

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as Malena *

Torgny Anderberg Torgny Anderberg (25 February 1919 – 6 November 2000) was a Swedish actor and film director. He appeared in more than 25 films and television shows between 1944 and 1993. Anderberg was an avid documentary filmmaker parallel to his work in ...

as Per *

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 Smerling *

Ruth Weijden Ruth Weijden (born Ruth Augusta Gustafsson; 20 July 1889 – 27 June 1956) was a Swedish stage and film actress.Kwiatkowski p.45 Selected filmography * '' The Saga of Gosta Berling'' (1924) * ''Sin'' (1928) * ''Artificial Svensson'' (1929) * '' ...

as Amelie Smerling * Sigbrit Molin as Annie Smerling *

Bengt Logardt Bengt Logardt (9 October 1914 – 25 September 1994) was a Swedish actor, screenwriter and film director. He appeared in more than 30 films between 1941 and 1959. Selected filmography * ''How to Tame a Real Man'' (1941) * ''Take Care of Ul ...

as Sven Smerling *

Willy Peters Willy Peters (31 January 1915 – 13 August 1976) was a Swedish actor and director. He appeared in about 50 films. He was married to actress Agneta Lagerfeldt. Selected filmography * ''Ungdom av i dag'' (1935) - Nyblom * '' Med folket för fos ...

as Casimir *

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as Vicar David *

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as Gustava

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1949 films Swedish drama films 1949 drama films 1940s Swedish-language films Films directed by Ivar Johansson Swedish black-and-white films Remakes of Swedish films 1940s Swedish films {{1940s-Sweden-film-stub