''Oh, What a Boy!'' (Swedish: ''Åh, en så'n grabb'') is a 1939 Swedish
musical comedy film
Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks ...
directed by
Ivar Johansson and starring
Elof Ahrle
Elof Ahrle (21 January 1900 – 3 June 1965) was a Swedish actor and film director. He appeared in 80 films between 1920 and 1960. He also directed ten films between 1942 and 1950. He was married to actress Birgit Rosengren (1912-2011).
Selecte ...
,
Sickan Carlsson
Sickan Anna-Greta Carlsson (12 August 19152 November 2011) was a Swedish film and theatre actress and singer.
Biography
From the 1930s to 1950s, Carlsson was Sweden's most popular film actress and its highest paid, topping the salary of even ...
and
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'' (1 ...
.
[Qvist & Von Bagh p.93] It was shot at the
RÃ¥sunda Studios
Filmstaden was a film studio situated in RÃ¥sunda, Solna Municipality in Stockholm, Sweden.
History
Filmstaden was once one of the most modern film studios in Europe. It was built in 1919–1920 on the basis of designs by Swedish archite ...
in
Stockholm and
on location in the city. The film's sets were designed by the
art director Arne Ã…kermark
Arne Åkermark (1902–1962) was a Swedish art director who worked on around a hundred and eighty films during a thirty-year career.
In 1948 Ã…kermark was employed in Britain for Ealing Studios epic '' Scott of the Antarctic''.Barr p.199
Selec ...
.
Cast
*
Elof Ahrle
Elof Ahrle (21 January 1900 – 3 June 1965) was a Swedish actor and film director. He appeared in 80 films between 1920 and 1960. He also directed ten films between 1942 and 1950. He was married to actress Birgit Rosengren (1912-2011).
Selecte ...
as Loffe Larsson
*
Sickan Carlsson
Sickan Anna-Greta Carlsson (12 August 19152 November 2011) was a Swedish film and theatre actress and singer.
Biography
From the 1930s to 1950s, Carlsson was Sweden's most popular film actress and its highest paid, topping the salary of even ...
as Eva Blomberg
*
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'' (1 ...
as Axel Blomberg
*
Elsa Carlsson
Elsa Elvira Carlsson, ''Elsa Elvira Karlsson'' (13 February 1892 – 13 October 1978) was a Swedish stage and film actress.Lofgren p.325
Partial filmography
* '' Nortullsligan'' (1923) - Girl in sewing circle
* ''Modern Wives'' (1932) - Ebba Ta ...
as Mrs. Blomberg
*
Ã…ke Engfeldt
Ã…ke is a masculine Swedish given name, possibly derived from the medieval Germanic name ''Anicho'', derived from ''ano'' meaning "ancestor". In Sweden, May 8 is the Name day for Ã…ke. There are variant spellings, including the Danish/ Norwegi ...
as Kurt 'Kurre' Lindberg
*
Eivor Landström
Harriet Eivor Emilie Landström (22 March 1919 – 4 August 2004) was a Swedish actress.
Selected filmography
* ''Mother Gets Married'' (1937)
* '' Thunder and Lightning'' (1938)
* ''Life Begins Today'' (1939)
* '' Oh, What a Boy!'' (1939)
...
as Marianne Blomberg
*
Erik Berglund
Karl Erik "Bullen" Berglund (30 June 1887 – 27 April 1963) was a Swedish actor, director and writer. Berglund was one of Sweden's most popular male actors in Swedish films from the 1930s to the 1950s. He appeared in more than a hundred films.
...
as Bengtsson
*
Allan Bohlin
Allan Bohlin (5 November 1907 – 23 January 1959) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1934 and 1956.
Selected filmography
* ''The Song to Her'' (1934)
* ''The Atlantic Adventure'' (1934)
* ''Walpurgis Night ...
as Gunnar Lundgren
*
Willy Peters
Willy Peters (31 January 1915 – 13 August 1976) was a Swedish actor and director. He appeared in about 50 films. He was married to actress Agneta Lagerfeldt.
Selected filmography
* ''Ungdom av i dag'' (1935) - Nyblom
* '' Med folket för fos ...
as Carl-Bertil Blomberg
*
Margit Agrell
Margit is a feminine given name, a version of Margaret.
People bearing the name include:
* Margit of Hungary (1175–1223), Empress consort of Isaac II Angelos, Byzantine Emperor
* Saint Margit of Hungary (1242–1271), Hungarian nun and prince ...
as Greta, Carl-Bertil's date
*
Artur Cederborgh as Garage owner
*
Eric Laurent as Constable Eriksson
References
Bibliography
* Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
External links
*
1939 films
Swedish comedy films
1939 comedy films
1930s Swedish-language films
Films directed by Ivar Johansson
Swedish black-and-white films
1930s Swedish films
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