''We at Solglantan'' (Swedish: ''Vi på Solgläntan'') is a 1939 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
Gunnar Olsson and starring
Dagmar Ebbesen,
Rut Holm
Rut Holm (1 November 1900 – 4 July 1971) was a Swedish film actress.Wright p.21
Selected filmography
* '' Servant's Entrance'' (1932)
* '' The Southsiders'' (1932)
* '' Secret Svensson'' (1933)
* '' Augusta's Little Misstep'' (1933)
* '' Fridol ...
and
Nils Lundell
Nils Lundell (23 December 1889 – 11 July 1943) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1917 and 1943.
Selected filmography
* ''Karin Daughter of Ingmar'' (1920)
* '' The Mill'' (1921)
* ''A Wild Bird'' (1921)
* ''A ...
.
[Holmstrom p.158] It was shot at the
Sundbyberg Studios
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in
Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the
art director Max Linder
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Animals
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* Max (gorilla) ...
.
Cast
*
Dagmar Ebbesen as Agnes Johansson
*
Rut Holm
Rut Holm (1 November 1900 – 4 July 1971) was a Swedish film actress.Wright p.21
Selected filmography
* '' Servant's Entrance'' (1932)
* '' The Southsiders'' (1932)
* '' Secret Svensson'' (1933)
* '' Augusta's Little Misstep'' (1933)
* '' Fridol ...
as Rut Månsson
*
Nils Lundell
Nils Lundell (23 December 1889 – 11 July 1943) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1917 and 1943.
Selected filmography
* ''Karin Daughter of Ingmar'' (1920)
* '' The Mill'' (1921)
* ''A Wild Bird'' (1921)
* ''A ...
as Tjär-Kalle
*
Britta Brunius
Britta Brunius (4 May 1912 – 31 August 2000) was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in more than 30 films between 1935 and 1969. She was married to the actor Ragnar Falck.
Selected filmography
* ''The Boys of Number Fifty Seven'' (1935) ...
as Greta Månsson
*
Folke Hamrin
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as Sten Johansson
*
Julia Cæsar
Julia Maria Vilhelmina Cæsar (28 January 1885 – 18 July 1971) was a Swedish actress. Her acting career spanned from 1905 until 1968, during which time she appeared in a large number of revues, plays, and films.
Early life
Cæsar was bor ...
as Julia Torpare
*
Nils Hallberg
Nils Hallberg (18 September 1921 – 8 October 2010) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in 90 films between 1934 and 1974.
Selected filmography
* '' Andersson's Kalle'' (1934)
* ''The Boys of Number Fifty Seven'' (1935)
* ''The Lady Becomes ...
as Emil
*
Kerstin Berger as Bettan
*
Sven-Eric Gamble as Åke Johansson
*
Allan Linder as Rudolf 'Rulle' Torpare
*
Kaj Hjelm as Jerker
*
Åke Grönberg
Karl Åke Edvard Grönberg (26 March 1914 – 15 September 1969) was a Swedish film actor who appeared in nearly 100 films. Grönberg was a versatile stage personality of his day, performing as a singer, variety artist, actor, in musical show ...
as Svensson
*
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 Johansson
*
Gustaf Lövås
Gustaf Lövås (born Karl Gustaf Andersson; 28 December 1894 – 10 November 1968) was a Swedish stage and film actor.Gustafsson p.87 Many of his later screen appearances were in the long-running '' Åsa-Nisse'' series in which he played the recur ...
as Karlsson
*
Carl Browallius
Carl Browallius (born Carl Andersson; 7 June 1868 – 7 November 1944) was a Swedish stage and film actor.Goble p.37
Selected filmography
* '' His Lordship's Last Will'' (1919)
* '' Karin Daughter of Ingmar'' (1920)
* '' The Eyes of Love'' (1922 ...
as Chairman of City Board
*
Eleonor de Floer as Lisa Morell
*
Georg Funkquist
Georg Funkquist (13 March 1900 – 23 October 1986) was a Swedish film actor. He was born in Uppsala, Sweden and died in Stockholm.
Selected filmography
* ''The Red Day'' (1931)
* '' Poor Millionaires'' (1936)
* ''Mother Gets Married'' (19 ...
as Laundry Owner
* Torsten Hillberg as Karlin
*
Ivar Kåge
Ivar Kåge (21 February 1881 – 21 April 1951) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1913 and 1949.
Selected filmography
* '' The Conflicts of Life'' (1913)
* ''Where the Lighthouse Flashes'' (1924)
* '' The ...
as Member of City Board
*
Bellan Roos
Bellan Roos (25 May 1901 – 8 April 1990) was a Swedish actress. She appeared in more than 70 films and television shows between 1933 and 1979.
Selected filmography
* '' Boman's Boy'' (1933)
* ''Simon of Backabo'' (1934)
* '' Under False ...
as Mrs. Svensson
*
Artur Cederborgh
Artur Cederborgh (30 December 1885 – 15 April 1961) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1919 and 1957.
Selected filmography
* '' Synnöve Solbakken'' (1919)
* ''The Tales of Ensign Stål'' (1926)
* '' The Realm ...
as Police Officer
*
Mona Geijer-Falkner
Mona Geijer-Falkner (2 January 1887 – 3 December 1973) was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in more than 100 films between 1920 and 1969.
Selected filmography
* '' The Rivals'' (1926)
* '' Getting Married'' (1926)
* '' Frida's Songs' ...
as Vegetable Customer
*
Carl Hagman
Carl Hagman (12 October 1890 – 7 February 1949) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than more than 40 films between 1911 and 1949. He was married to the actress Emy Hagman between 1927 and 1941.
Selected filmography
* '' Boman at th ...
as Morell
*
Arne Lindblad as Seidel
*
Siri Olson as Telephone Operator
*
Lisa Wirström as Mrs. Jönsson
References
Bibliography
* Holmstrom, John. ''The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995'', Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 169.
External links
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1939 films
Swedish comedy films
1939 comedy films
1930s Swedish-language films
Films directed by Gunnar Olsson
1930s Swedish films
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