''While the Door Was Locked'' (Swedish:''Medan porten var stängd'') is a 1946

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has b ...

film directed by

Hasse Ekman Hasse Ekman (born Hans Gösta Ekman; 10September 191515February 2004) was a Swedish director, actor, writer and producer for film, stage and television. Biography Hasse Ekman is probably Sweden's most successful and critically acclaimed film ...

Plot summary

In an apartment building at an address in

Östermalm Östermalm (; "Eastern city-borough") is a 2.56 km2 large district in central Stockholm, Sweden. With 71,802 inhabitants, it is one of the most populous districts in Stockholm. It is an extremely expensive area, having the highest housing ...

, Stockholm the residents and their guests each play their part in a night full of drama, while the door is locked.

Cast

Tollie Zellman Berta Alice Victoria "Tollie" Zellman (31 August 1887 – 9 October 1964) was a Swedish actress. She appeared in 49 films between 1906 and 1964. Tollie Zellman appeared on scene first 1907. She is one of Sweden's most famous comediennes. From 1 ...

as Cora Anker, actress *

Olof Winnerstrand Carl Olof Magnus Winnerstrand (26 August 1875 – 16 July 1956) was a Swedish actor. Biography Born in a bourgeois home in Stockholm, Winnerstrand was a son of the well-known Stockholm goldsmith and jeweller C.A. Winnerstrand, and started ...

as Hugo Sjöwall *

Inga Landgré Inga Linnéa Landgré (born ''Lundgren''; 6 August 1927) is a Swedish actress who has worked in theatre, television and films since the 1940s. Early life and career Inga Landgré was born in Stockholm on 6 August 1927. Her father was a struggli ...

as Birgit Ström *

Marianne Löfgren Marianne Löfgren (24 February 1910 – 4 September 1957) was a Swedish actress. She played in Åke Ohberg's ''Elvira Madigan'' (1943), director Ingmar Bergman's debut ''Crisis'' in 1946, Hasse Ekman's '' Girl with Hyacinths'' (1950) and i ...

as fröken Bojan Olsson, prostitute *

as Torsten "Totte" von Breda, Captain *

Gunn Wållgren Gunn Wållgren (born Gunnel Margaret Haraldsdotter Wållgren; ; 16 November 1913 – 4 June 1983) was a Swedish actress. Considered one of Sweden's better actresses, Wållgren was famous for her fragile and sensual way of acting and her inne ...

as Marianne Sahlén, flight attendant *

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 Erik Sahlén *

Gösta Cederlund Gösta Cederlund, ''Gustaf ("Gösta") Edvard Cederlund'', (6 March 1888 – 4 December 1980) was a Swedish actor and film director. He was a popular character actor from the 1930s to the 1950s. Selected filmography * '' A Dangerous Wooing'' ...

as Karl-Otto Rosander *

Nils Kihlberg Nils Kihlberg (4 June 1915 – 2 April 1965) was a Swedish actor, singer and director known for En trallande jänta (1942), Bröderna Östermans huskors (1945) and Det är min musik (1942). He died on April 2, 1965, in Stockholm. Nils appeared ...

as Anders Holmkvist *

Hjördis Petterson Hjördis Olga Maria Petterson (17 October 1908 – 27 May 1988) was a Swedish actress. She appeared in more than 140 films. She was born in Visby, Sweden and died in Stockholm. Selected filmography * ''Perhaps a Poet'' (1933) * ''Eva Goes ...

as Frida Johansson, the porter's wife *

Douglas Håge Douglas Håge (6 March 1898 – 18 November 1959) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in nearly 100 films between 1932 and 1959. Selected filmography * '' Career'' (1938) * '' Just a Bugler'' (1938) * '' The Great Love'' (1938) * '' Nothing B ...

as Emil Johansson, the porter *

Hampe Faustman Erik "Hampe" Faustman (born Erik Stellan Chatham; 3 July 1919 – 26 August 1961) was a Swedish actor and film director. He appeared in more than 20 films between 1940 and 1961. He also directed 20 films between 1943 and 1955. He was married ...

as Tomas Ekberg, journalist *

Stig Järrel Stig Järrel (8February 19101July 1998) was a Swedish actor, film director and revue artist. Järrel was one of the most popular actors in Sweden during his career, and also one of the most productive, participating in a total of 131 films. He a ...

as Bojan's customer *

Tord Stål Tord Stål (14 September 1906 – 2 July 1972) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1938 and 1969. He starred in the film '' Leva på 'Hoppet, which won the Silver Bear (Comedies) award at the 1st Berlin Int ...

as Kastgren, police * Gunnar Öhlund as Erlandson, police

External links

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