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directed by Martin Söderhjelm and starring Nils Poppe,

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. It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Nils Svenwall. The film premiered on 20 July 1953 at the Spegeln cinema in Stockholm. It has been shown several times on Sveriges Television, SVT, including 1991, 1994 and in January 2021.

Cast

* Nils Poppe as Sebastian Pettersson *

as Zdenko Zapatil *

as Albin Kvist *

as Elise * Kenne Fant as Holger * Gull Natorp as Mrs. Uggla * Märta Dorff as Hildur * Dagmar Ebbesen as Mrs. Valldin * Ragnvi Lindbladh as Lilly * Henrik Schildt as Erik, gangster * Börje Mellvig as Bertold * Helge Hagerman as Svensson * Fritiof Billquist as Svedje, Bertold's assistant * Arne Lindblad as Tramp * Paul Baudisch as Gustav Steneman * Frithiof Bjärne as Policeman * Tor Borong as Barbershop Customer * Bengt Eklund as Lundvall - Engineer * Gösta Ericsson as Supervisor * Claes Esphagen as Gentleman * Semmy Friedmann as Berg - Music Teacher * Fritjof Hellberg as Policeman * Gustaf Hiort af Ornäs as Prison Guard * Stig Johanson as Worker * Ingmar Karlsson as Firefighter * Ragnar Klange as Butcher in Skrabbarp * Carl-Uno Larsson as Boy with Stick * Birger Lensander as Worker * Curt Löwgren as Hairdresser * Carl Nydahl as Policeman * Olav Riégo as Wallgren * Hilding Rolin as Man * Erik Rosén as Irate Man with Dog * Georg Skarstedt as Man Drinking Beer * Åke Svensson (actor), Åke Svensson as Hot Dog Vendor * Bengt Thörnhammar as Worker * Eric von Gegerfelt as Train Conductor

References

Bibliography

* Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.

External links

* 1953 films Swedish comedy films 1953 comedy films 1950s Swedish-language films 1950s Swedish films {{1950s-Sweden-film-stub