''Widower Jarl'' (Swedish: ''Änkeman Jarl'') is a 1945 Swedish

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directed by Sigurd Wallén and starring Wallén,

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and Ingrid Backlin.Krawc p.305 It was shot at the

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with location shooting around Växjö and

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Max Linder. It is based on the 1940 play ''Widower Jarl'' by

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Synopsis

Andreas, a widowed

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villager, is planning to get remarried to Gustava. His children oppose the marriage, fearing it may lose them their inheritance while a local

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has designs on Gustava himself.

Cast

* Sigurd Wallén as Andreas Jarl *

as Gustava Hägg * Arthur Fischer as Mandus *

as Albert * Ingrid Backlin as Ellen *

Maritta Marke Maritta Marke (1905–1983) was a Swedish film and stage actress.Quirk p.44 She also sang in operettas. She was married to the actor Leif Amble-Næss in 1938 with whom she had a son Lars Amble. She had previously been married to the conductor Hå ...

as Martina * Carl Ström as Tradesman *

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as Hilma *

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as Karin *

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as Edvin *

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as Greta * Helga Brofeldt as Gossip lady *

Ragnar Falck Johan Ragnar Falck (23 July 1905 – 25 March 1966) was a Swedish stage and film actor.Goble p.299 He also directed two films in 1944. He was married to the actress Britta Brunius. Selected filmography * ''The Two of Us'' (1930) * ''Internation ...

as Arvid * Sigge Fürst as Olsson *

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as Shop assistant *

Eva Stiberg Eva Stiberg (26 December 1920 – 28 August 1990) was a Swedish stage and film actress. She is mostly famous for her role as Märta Grankvist in the Swedish TV show ''Vi på Saltkråkan'' (Life on Seacrow Island) and the films that followed ...

as Blenda *

Lillie Wästfeldt Lillie or Lilie may refer to: * Lillie (name) * ''Lillie'' (TV series), 1978 British television serial * Lillie, Louisiana, village in the United States * ''Lillie'' (film), 1999 film starring Loretta Devine * ''Lilie'' (poem), in ''Kytice'', a ...

as Old woman on bus

References

Bibliography

* Krawc, Alfred. ''International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden (from the beginnings to 1984)''. Saur, 1986.

External links

* 1945 films Swedish comedy films 1945 comedy films 1940s Swedish-language films Films directed by Sigurd Wallén Swedish films based on plays Films based on works by Vilhelm Moberg 1940s Swedish films {{1940s-Sweden-film-stub