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directed by Ivar Johansson and starring

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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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. 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 (actor), Arthur Fischer as Ola Hansson * Wilma Malmlöf as Malena * Torgny Anderberg as Per * Sten Lindgren as Smerling * Ruth Weijden as Amelie Smerling * Sigbrit Molin as Annie Smerling * Bengt Logardt as Sven Smerling * Willy Peters as Casimir * Oscar Winge as Vicar David * Gull Natorp 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