Börje Larsson (1910–1982) was a Swedish
screenwriter
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and
film director
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.
[Gustafsson p.53] He was married to the screenwriter and costume designer Linda Larsson, who co-wrote three screenplays with him.
Selected filmography
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Two Men and a Widow
''Two Men and a Widow'' (Swedish: ''Två man om en änka'') is a 1933 Swedish comedy film directed by John Lindlöf, written by Börje Larsson (director), Börje Larsson and starring Gösta Ekman (senior), Gösta Ekman, Gull-Maj Norin and Tollie Z ...
'' (1933)
* ''
It Pays to Advertise'' (1936)
* ''
Shipwrecked Max
''Shipwrecked Max'' (German: ''Rendezvous im Paradies'', Swedish: ''Skeppsbrutne Max'') is a 1936 Austrian-Swedish drama film directed by Fritz Schulz and Sigurd Wallén and starring Max Hansen, Gull-Maj Norin and Brita Appelgren.Qvist & Von B ...
'' (1936)
* ''
The Ghost of Bragehus
''The Ghost of Bragehus'' (Swedish: ''Spöket på Bragehus'') is a 1936 Swedish comedy film directed by Ragnar Arvedson and Tancred Ibsen and starring Adolf Jahr, Annalisa Ericson and Tollie Zellman.Larsson & Marklund p.119 The film's sets were ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Unfriendly Relations
''Unfriendly Relations'' (Swedish: ''Släkten är värst'') is a 1936 Swedish comedy film directed by Anders Henrikson and starring Håkan Westergren, Karin Swanström and Gull-Maj Norin.Larsson & Marklund p.119 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Poor Millionaires'' (1936)
* ''
Happy Vestköping
''Happy Vestköping'' (Swedish: ''Lyckliga Vestköping'') is a 1937 Swedish comedy film directed and co-written by Ragnar Arvedson and starring Isa Quensel, Einar Axelsson and Nils Wahlbom.Wallengren p.54
Synopsis
The small Swedish town of Vestk ...
'' (1937)
* ''
Career
A career is an individual's metaphorical "journey" through learning, work (human activity), work and other aspects of personal life, life. There are a number of ways to define career and the term is used in a variety of ways.
Definitions
The ...
'' (1938)
* ''
Comrades in Uniform
''Comrades in Uniform'' (Swedish: ''Kamrater i vapenrocken'') is a 1938 Swedish comedy film directed by Schamyl Bauman and starring Gösta Cederlund, Fritiof Billquist and Sigge Fürst.Qvist & Von Bagh p.44 The film's sets were designed by the art ...
'' (1938)
* ''
Tonight or Never'' (1941)
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Lärarinna på vift
''Lärarinna på vift'' () is a 1941 Swedish romantic comedy film directed by Börje Larsson, who also wrote the script.
Plot summary
Karin Berggren is a strict teacher at Sunninge flickpension, a distinguished boarding school for girls in ...
'' (1941)
* ''
Poor Ferdinand
''Poor Ferdinand'' (Swedish: ''Stackars Ferdinand'') is a 1941 Swedish comedy film directed by Nils Jerring and starring Thor Modéen, Åke Söderblom and Tollie Zellman.Holmstrom p.179 Söderblom also co-wrote the script. It was shot at the Rå ...
'' (1941)
* ''
It Is My Music
''It Is My Music'' (Swedish: ''Det ar min musik'') is a 1942 Swedish comedy film directed by Börje Larsson (director), Börje Larsson and starring Nils Kihlberg, Eva Henning and Sigurd Wallén.Qvist & Von Bagh p.53 Larsson also wrote the script. ...
'' (1942)
* ''
Men of the Navy
''Men of the Navy'' (Swedish: ''Örlogsmän'') is a 1943 Swedish drama and romance film directed by Börje Larsson and starring Nils Kihlberg, Karl-Arne Holmsten and Anne-Margrethe Björlin.Gustafsson p.53 The film's sets were designed by the a ...
'' (1943)
* ''
A Girl for Me
''A Girl for Me'' (Swedish: ''En flicka för mej'') is a 1943 Swedish comedy film co-written and directed by Börje Larsson and starring Sickan Carlsson, Karl-Arne Holmsten and Max Hansen.Qvist & Von Bagh p.58 It was shot at the Sundbyberg Stud ...
'' (1943)
* ''
The Green Lift'' (1944)
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Between Brothers'' (1946)
* ''
The Saucepan Journey
''The Saucepan Journey'' (Swedish: ''Kastrullresan'') is a 1950 Swedish comedy family film directed by Arne Mattsson and starring Eva Dahlbeck, Sigge Fürst and Edvin Adolphson. The film is based on a novel by Edith Unnerstad, while Börje Larss ...
'' (1950)
* ''
The Green Lift'' (1952)
* ''
Taxi 13
''Taxi 13'' is a 1928 sound part-talkie film comedy produced and distributed by Film Booking Offices of America and directed by Marshall Neilan. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchroni ...
'' (1954)
* ''
Laugh Bomb
''Laugh Bomb'' (Swedish: ''Skrattbomben'') is a 1954 Swedish comedy film written and directed by Börje Larsson and starring Gus Dahlström, Holger Höglund and Karl-Arne Holmsten. It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm. The ...
'' (1954)
* ''
Flicka i kasern
''Flicka i kasern'' is a 1955 Swedish comedy, romance film directed by Börje Larsson, and starring Sonja Stjernquist and Egon Larsson.
Cast
* Sonja Stjernquist as Eva Seman
* Egon Larsson as Staffan Torell
* Sten Gester as Allan Bergsten
...
'' (1955)
* ''
The Dance Hall
''The Dance Hall'' (Swedish: ''Danssalongen'') is a 1955 Swedish musical drama film written and directed by Börje Larsson and starring Elof Ahrle, Sonja Wigert and Lars Ekborg.Nordic National Cinemas p.188 It was shot at the Kungsholmen Studios ...
'' (1955)
* ''
Åsa-Nisse på Mallorca
Åsa-Nisse is a Swedish literary character created by Stig Cederholm. The character first appeared in the weekly magazine Tidsfördrif in 1944, and later in a series of 20 films, produced between 1949 and 1969. In 1960 it also became a comic ser ...
'' (1962)
* ''
Åsa-Nisse och tjocka släkten
Åsa-Nisse is a Swedish literary character created by Stig Cederholm. The character first appeared in the weekly magazine Tidsfördrif in 1944, and later in a series of 20 films, produced between 1949 and 1969. In 1960 it also became a comic ser ...
'' (1963)
* ''
Sten Stensson Returns'' (1963)
References
Bibliography
* Gustafsson, Fredrik. ''The Man from the Third Row: Hasse Ekman, Swedish Cinema and the Long Shadow of Ingmar Bergman''. Berghahn Books, 2016.
* Nelmes, Jill & Selbo, Jule. ''Women Screenwriters: An International Guide''. Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
* Wallengren, Ann-Kristin. '' Welcome Home Mr Swanson: Swedish Emigrants and Swedishness on Film''. Nordic Academic Press, 2014.
External links
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1910 births
1982 deaths
Swedish film directors
Swedish screenwriters
People from Katrineholm
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