''Uncle's'' (Swedish: ''Stampen'') is a 1955 Swedish
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by and starring
Nils Poppe
Nils Poppe (31 May 1908 – 28 June 2000) was a Swedish actor, comedian, director, screenwriter and theatre manager. He is internationally most famous for his part in Ingmar Bergman's ''The Seventh Seal'', but in Sweden he was much loved and ...
,
Ann-Marie Gyllenspetz
Ann-Marie Gyllenspetz (7 November 1932 – 10 February 1999) was a Swedish actress. She appeared in more than 30 films and television shows between 1953 and 1988. She starred in the 1968 film '' Who Saw Him Die?'', which won the Golden Bear ...
and
Holger Löwenadler
Holger Carl Minton Löwenadler (1 April 1904 – 18 June 1977) was a Swedish film actor. He starred in Ingmar Bergman's ''A Ship to India'' (1947). He appeared in ''Divorced'' (1951), which was written by Bergman. Other appearances include ...
.
[Qvist & Von Bagh p.126] 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. The film's sets were designed by the
art director P.A. Lundgren.
Synopsis
Patrik works in a
pawnshop
A pawnbroker is an individual or business (pawnshop or pawn shop) that offers secured loans to people, with items of personal property used as collateral. The items having been ''pawned'' to the broker are themselves called ''pledges'' o ...
and Viveka is a
maid. They meet and are attracted to each other, but both are embarrassed about their real jobs and pretend otherwise. Soon this leads to misunderstandings and further complications ensue.
Cast
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Nils Poppe
Nils Poppe (31 May 1908 – 28 June 2000) was a Swedish actor, comedian, director, screenwriter and theatre manager. He is internationally most famous for his part in Ingmar Bergman's ''The Seventh Seal'', but in Sweden he was much loved and ...
as Patrik Palmquist
*
Ann-Marie Gyllenspetz
Ann-Marie Gyllenspetz (7 November 1932 – 10 February 1999) was a Swedish actress. She appeared in more than 30 films and television shows between 1953 and 1988. She starred in the 1968 film '' Who Saw Him Die?'', which won the Golden Bear ...
as Viveka Svensson
*
Holger Löwenadler
Holger Carl Minton Löwenadler (1 April 1904 – 18 June 1977) was a Swedish film actor. He starred in Ingmar Bergman's ''A Ship to India'' (1947). He appeared in ''Divorced'' (1951), which was written by Bergman. Other appearances include ...
as August Larsson
*
Gunnar Björnstrand
Knut Gunnar Johanson (13 November 1909 – 24 May 1986) was a Swedish actor known for his frequent work with writer and director Ingmar Bergman.
Biography
Björnstrand was born Knut Gunnar Johanson in Stockholm as son of actor Oscar Johanson a ...
as Acke Kullerstedt
*
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 ...
as Teofon Svensson
*
Siv Ericks as Sylvia
*
Sven-Eric Gamble as Hogge
*
Carl Ström
Carl Ström (18 June 1888 – 18 November 1957) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1923 and 1955.
Selected filmography
* '' Iron Will'' (1923)
* '' Gustaf Wasa'' (1928)
* ''Cavaliers of the Crown'' (1930)
...
as Oskar Oxelblad
*
Gull Natorp
Gull Natorp (10 January 1880 – 30 April 1962) was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in more than 70 films between 1913 and 1956.
Selected filmography
* ''Skottet'' (1914) - Maid
* ''Hans hustrus förflutna'' (1915) - Countess Flemming ...
as Landlady
*
Margita Lindström as Ulla-Britt Svensson
*
Gloria Rose as Dancer
*
Ludde Juberg
Per Ludvig "Ludde" Juberg (April 23, 1884 – May 8, 1968) was a Swedish actor and theater director.
Filmography
*1929: '' Konstgjorda Svensson'' as the medical orderly
*1936: '' Ä' vi gifta?'' as Olsson, a porter
*1937: '' Adolf Armstarke'' ...
as Customer with Parrot
*
Emmy Albiin
Emmy Axelina Svensson (9 June 1873 – 24 May 1959), known as Emmy Albiin, was a Swedish stage and film actress.Wright p.65 A character actress, she appeared in around sixty Swedish films.
Selected filmography
* '' A Lover in Pawn'' (1920)
* '' T ...
as Amalia Pettersson
*
Birgitta Ander as Dancer
*
Frithiof Bjärne
Friðþjófur (variations: Fritiof, Frithiof, Fritjof, Frithjof, and Fridtjof) is a Scandinavian masculine given name derived from Old Norse friðr (“peace”) + þjófr (“thief”). Maybe a kenning (a metaphorical phrase used in Old Norse poe ...
as Truck Driver
*
Gregor Dahlman as Propp
*
David Erikson
David Erikson (born Anton Otto David Eriksson; 26 May 1899 – 22 June 1973) was a Swedish stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1938 and 1957.
Selected filmography
* '' Thunder and Lightning'' (1938)
* ''Dollar'' (19 ...
as Svensson's Driver
*
Claes Esphagen as Police Officer
*
Sven Holmberg as Police Officer
*
Ragnar Klange
Ragnar ( non, Ragnarr ) is a masculine Germanic given name, composed of the Old Norse elements ''ragin-'' "counsel" and ''hari-'' "army".
Origin and variations
The Proto-Germanic forms of the compounds are "ragina" (counsel) and "harjaz" or " ...
as Fastén
*
Uno Larsson
Uno or UNO may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Television
* "Uno" (''Better Call Saul''), premiere episode of the American TV series ''Better Call Saul''
* ''Uno'' (film), a 2004 Norwegian drama film
* Rai Uno, an Italian TV channel
**' ...
as Hot Dog Salesman
*
Rune Ottoson as Police Officer
*
Gösta Qvist as Customer
*
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 Customer with Suit
*
Mille Schmidt
Mille can refer to:
People
* Constantin Mille, Romanian journalist and politician
* Mathieu Mille, French ice hockey player
Places
* Mille Lacs County, Minnesota
* Mille Lacs Lake in Minnesota.
* Mille River, a tributary of the Awash River in ...
as Customer with Lighter
*
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)
* '' Int ...
as Karl-Fredrik
*
Eric von Gegerfelt
The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, or Eirik is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization).
The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Norse ''* ain ...
as Porter
*
Nils Whiten as Older Customer
*
Birger Åsander
Birger Åsander (13 July 1909 – 17 January 1984) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than 90 films and television shows between 1938 and 1980.
Selected filmography
* ''Career'' (1938)
* '' Imprisoned Women'' (1943)
* '' The Brothers ...
as Man in Line
References
Bibliography
* Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
External links
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1955 films
Swedish comedy films
1955 comedy films
1950s Swedish-language films
Films directed by Hans Lagerkvist
Swedish black-and-white films
1950s Swedish films
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