''A Goat in the Garden'' (Swedish: ''Bock i örtagård'') is a 1958 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 o ...

directed by Gösta Folke and starring

Edvin Adolphson Gustav Edvin Adolphson (25 February 1893 – 31 October 1979) was a Swedish film actor and director who appeared in over 500 roles. He made his debut in 1912. He appeared with Ingrid Bergman in '' Only One Night'' (1939), and is noted for hi ...

, Gunnel Broström and

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 ...

. It was based on the 1933 novel of the same title by Fritiof Nilsson Piraten.Costello p.193 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director P.A. Lundgren.

Cast

as Jon Esping * Gunnel Broström as Helfrid *

as Elisa Zackrisdotter * Irma Christenson as Mrs. Esping * Åke Fridell as David Jespersson *

Åke Lindström Åke Lindström (22 July 1928 – 26 December 2002) was a Swedish actor and film director. He appeared in more than 40 films and television shows between 1950 and 2001. Selected filmography * ''The Kiss on the Cruise'' (1950) * '' Storm Ove ...

as Johan Vricklund *

Gunnar Sjöberg Gunnar Sjöberg (25 March 1909 – 8 June 1977) was a Swedish film actor. Selected filmography * '' Russian Flu'' (1937) - Delegat från Sundsvall (uncredited) * '' John Ericsson, Victor of Hampton Roads'' (1937) - Seaman * ''Styrman Karls ...

as Fabian *

Hugo Björne Hugo Björne (4 February 1886 – 14 February 1966) was a Swedish film and theater actor. Biography Ernst Hugo Alexis Björne was born in Varberg in Halland, Sweden. He made his stage debut in 1907 and belonged to the acting company of Hjalma ...

as Vicar Hagel * Sten Lindgren as The Bishop *

Per Björkman Per is a Latin preposition which means "through" or "for each", as in per capita. Per or PER may also refer to: Places * IOC country code for Peru * Pér, a village in Hungary * Chapman code for Perthshire, historic county in Scotland Math a ...

as Erik the Vesper * Claes Thelander as The Parson * Helge Hagerman as Nils Åstrandson *

Stina Ståhle Stina Ståhle (7 September 1907 – 10 January 1971) was a Swedish actress. She appeared in more than 30 films between 1929 and 1962. Selected filmography * '' Say It with Music'' (1929) * ''The Atlantic Adventure'' (1934) * ''Adolf Strong ...

as Vicar's Wife * Einar Axelsson as Sommerhoff * Karl Erik Flens as Lille August * Manne Grünberger as Jeremias *

Agda Helin Agda Helin (27 October 1894 – 10 February 1984) was a Swedish actress. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1912 and 1968. Selected filmography * '' House Slaves'' (1923) * '' South of the Highway'' (1936) * '' The Three of Us'' (1 ...

as Karolina * John Norrman as Lutterlögn *

Bo Samuelsson Bo or BO may refer to Arts and entertainment Film, television, and theatre *Box office, where tickets to an event are sold, and by extension, the amount of business a production receives *'' BA:BO'', 2008 South Korean film * ''Bo'' (film), a ...

as Truls *

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 Cpl. Krakow

References

Bibliography

* Costello, Tom. ''International Guide to Literature on Film''. Bowker-Saur, 1994.

External links

* 1958 films Swedish comedy films 1958 comedy films 1950s Swedish-language films Films directed by Gösta Folke Films based on Swedish novels 1950s Swedish films {{1950s-Sweden-film-stub