''Kalle's Inn'' (Swedish:''Kalle på Spången'') is a 1939 Swedish
comedy film
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directed by
Emil A. Lingheim and starring
Edvard Persson
Carl Edvard Persson (17 January 1888, in ''Sankt Pauli'' parish, Malmö, Scania – 19 September 1957, in Helsingborg, Scania) was a celebrated Swedish actor, director and singer. During his time, he was well-known in the entire country, but thro ...
,
Bullan Weijden
Bullan Weijden (1901–1969) was a Swedish stage and film actress.Qvist & von Bagh p. 181 She was married to the composer Alvar Kraft.
Selected filmography
* ''The Song to Her'' (1934)
* '' Hotel Paradise'' (1937)
* ''Baldwin's Wedding'' (1938)
...
and
John Degerberg
John Degerberg (27 March 1892 – 29 July 1972) was a Swedish stage and film actor.Qvist & von Bagh p.181
Selected filmography
* '' South of the Highway'' (1936)
* '' Julia jubilerar'' (1938)
* ''Kalle's Inn'' (1939)
* ''Pimpernel Svensson
''Pi ...
.
[Larsson & Marklund p.107]
The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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Max Linder
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.
Cast
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Edvard Persson
Carl Edvard Persson (17 January 1888, in ''Sankt Pauli'' parish, Malmö, Scania – 19 September 1957, in Helsingborg, Scania) was a celebrated Swedish actor, director and singer. During his time, he was well-known in the entire country, but thro ...
as Kalle Jeppsson
*
Bullan Weijden
Bullan Weijden (1901–1969) was a Swedish stage and film actress.Qvist & von Bagh p. 181 She was married to the composer Alvar Kraft.
Selected filmography
* ''The Song to Her'' (1934)
* '' Hotel Paradise'' (1937)
* ''Baldwin's Wedding'' (1938)
...
as Berta Jeppsson
*
John Degerberg
John Degerberg (27 March 1892 – 29 July 1972) was a Swedish stage and film actor.Qvist & von Bagh p.181
Selected filmography
* '' South of the Highway'' (1936)
* '' Julia jubilerar'' (1938)
* ''Kalle's Inn'' (1939)
* ''Pimpernel Svensson
''Pi ...
as Captain Sjölund
*
Carl Ström
Carl Johan Vilhelm Ström (18 June 1888 – 18 November 1957) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1923 and 1955.
Selected filmography
* '' Iron Wills'' (1923)
* '' Gustaf Wasa'' (1928)
* '' Cavaliers of the C ...
as Constable Högberg
*
Tord Bernheim as Gösta Högberg
*
Mim Persson as Stina
*
Anita Gyldtenungæ
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as Karin
*
Walter Sarmell
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as Mjölnar-Olle
*
Olga Hellqvist as Hortensia Kraft
*
Harry Persson as Oskar Olsson
*
Knut Borglin as Student Leader
*
Ingrid Buhre as Female Student
*
Alfhild Degerberg as En kvinna
*
Georg Funkquist
Georg Funkquist (13 March 1900 – 23 October 1986) was a Swedish film actor. He was born in Uppsala and died in Stockholm.
Selected filmography
* '' The Red Day'' (1931)
* '' Poor Millionaires'' (1936)
* '' Mother Gets Married'' (1937)
* ...
as American
References
Bibliography
* Mariah Larsson & Anders Marklund. ''Swedish Film: An Introduction and Reader''. Nordic Academic Press, 2010.
External links
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1939 films
1939 comedy films
Swedish comedy films
1930s Swedish-language films
Films directed by Emil A. Lingheim
Swedish black-and-white films
1930s Swedish films
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