''Swing it, magistern!'' is a Swedish film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 21 December 1940, directed by

Schamyl Bauman Magnus Schamyl Bauman (4 December 1893 – 28 February 1966) was a Swedish film director (in 1931-57). Born in Vimmerby, Småland. First studied law and modern languages at Uppsala University. In 1917 he began to work with translating text l ...

and starring Adolf Jahr and

Alice Babs Hildur Alice Nilsson (26 January 1924 – 11 February 2014), known by her stage name Alice Babs, was a Swedish singer and actress. She worked in a wide number of genres – Swedish folklore, Elizabethan songs and opera. While she was best known i ...

Synopsis

Young student Inga Danell secretly performs at nightclubs as Linda Loy.

Cast

* Adolf Jahr as "Susen" Bergman *

as Inga Danell / Linda Loy (credited as Alice "Babs" Nilson) *

Solveig Hedengran Solveig Hedengran (26 April 1910 – 29 April 1956) was a Swedish stage and film actress. She appeared in about 30 films between 1919 and 1956. Selected filmography * '' Synnöve Solbakken'' (1919) * '' German Women - German Faithfulness'' ( ...

as Lena Larsson *

Carl Hagman Carl Hagman (12 October 1890 – 7 February 1949) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than more than 40 films between 1911 and 1949. He was married to the actress Emy Hagman between 1927 and 1941. Selected filmography * ''Boman at th ...

as William, principal (credited as Quarl Hagman) * Viran Rydkvist as Agda Löfbeck *

Thor Modéen Thor Modéen (22 January 1898 – 28 May 1950) was a Swedish actor and comedian who was active in both movies and on stage. Thor Modéen Teatern, a 3D cinema and theater in Kungsör, was named in his honor. Biography Thor Odert Folke Modéen ...

as Karl-Otto Löfbeck * John Botvid as Gustafsson *

Georg Funkquist Georg Funkquist (13 March 1900 – 23 October 1986) was a Swedish film actor. He was born in Uppsala, Sweden and died in Stockholm. Selected filmography * '' The Red Day'' (1931) * '' Poor Millionaires'' (1936) * '' Mother Gets Married'' ...

as Furubeck *

Linnéa Hillberg Linnéa Paulina Hillberg, ''née'' Nilsson (26 October 1892 – 3 July 1977) was a Swedish actress. Biography Born in Uddevalla on the Swedish west coast, Linnéa Hillberg made her stage debut in 1913. Early on she acted (1914-18) with the Kari ...

as Fru Danell, Ingas mother *

Julia Cæsar Julia Maria Vilhelmina Cæsar (28 January 1885 – 18 July 1971) was a Swedish actress. Her acting career spanned from 1905 until 1968, during which time she appeared in a large number of revues, plays, and films. Early life Cæsar was bor ...

as Miss Jonsson *

Åke Johansson Åke "Bajdoff" Johansson (19 March 1928 – 21 December 2014) was a Swedish football player. Johansson played as a center half in IFK Norrköping and capped 53 times for the national team between 1955 and 1965. With IFK Norrköping he owns t ...

as Axel "Acke" Danell, Ingas brother *

Nils Hallberg Nils Hallberg (18 September 1921 – 8 October 2010) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in 90 films between 1934 and 1974. Selected filmography * '' Andersson's Kalle'' (1934) * '' The Boys of Number Fifty Seven'' (1935) * ''The Lady Becomes ...

as Göran, student * Ulla Hodell as Sonja Holmqvist, student *

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as Olga Pettersson, student * Ragnar Planthaber as "Plantan", student *

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as "Smutte" Lindström, student *

Bert Sorbon Bert or BERT may refer to: Persons, characters, or animals known as Bert *Bert (name), commonly an abbreviated forename and sometimes a surname *Bert, a character in the poem "Bert the Wombat" by The Wiggles; from their 1992 album Here Comes a Son ...

as Ture Andersson, student

Soundtrack

*"Quick-foxtrot" composed by Eskil Eckert-Lundin, Instrumental. *" Videvisan" composed by Alice Tegnér, lyrics by

Zacharias Topelius Zachris Topelius (, ; 14 January 181812 March 1898) was a Finnish author, poet, journalist, historian, and rector of the University of Helsinki who wrote novels related to Finnish history. Given name Zacharias is his baptismal name, and this ...

*"Svarta Rudolf" composed by Robert Norrby, lyrics by

Erik Axel Karlfeldt Erik Axel Karlfeldt (20 July 1864 – 8 April 1931) was a Swedish poet whose highly symbolist poetry masquerading as regionalism was popular and won him the 1931 Nobel Prize in Literature posthumously after he had been nominated by Nathan Söder ...

, performed by

*"Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuss auf Liebe angestellt" composed by

Friedrich Hollaender Friedrich Hollaender (in exile also Frederick Hollander; 18 October 189618 January 1976) was a German film composer and author. Life and career He was born in London to a Jewish family, where his father, operetta composer Victor Hollaender, ...

, lyrics by Svasse Bergqvist *"Sjungom studentens lyckliga dag" composed by Prins Gustav, lyrics by

Herman Sätherberg Karl or Carl Herman Sätherberg (May 19, 1812 in Botkyrka socken – January 9, 1897 in Stockholm) was a Swedish poet and (orthopedic) physician. Sätherberg became a medical doctor in 1843 and travelled with the corvette ''Karlskrona'' to the M ...

, performed by

*" Swing it, magistern!" composed by Kai Gullmar, lyrics by

Hasse Ekman Hasse Ekman (born Hans Gösta Ekman; 10September 191515February 2004) was a Swedish director, actor, writer and producer for film, stage and television. Biography Hasse Ekman is probably Sweden's most successful and critically acclaimed film d ...

, performed by Alice Babs and Adolf Jahr *"Min kärlek till dej" composed by

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*"Swing Ling Lej" composed by

Thore Ehrling Thore Ehrling (December 29, 1912, Stockholm - October 21, 1994, Stockholm) was a Swedish trumpeter, composer, and bandleader, who led jazz and popular music ensembles. Ehrling played with Frank Vernon's ensemble from 1930 to 1934, and concomitant ...

and

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, lyrics by Hasse Ekman, performed by Alice Babs *"Gymnastikrepetition" composed by Eskil Eckert-Lundin, Instrumental. *"

Regntunga skyar "Regntunga skyar" is a song performed by Alice Babs and Adolf Jahr in the Swedish 1940 film ''Swing it, magistern!'' The song is composed by Thore Ehrling and Eskil Eckert-Lundin with lyrics by Hasse Ekman. Covers *Robyn Robin Miriam Car ...

" composed by Thore Ehrling and Eskil Eckert-Lundin, lyrics by Hasse Ekman, performed by Alice Babs and Adolf Jahr *"Fria preludier" composed by Adolf Jahr, instrumentalist Adolf Jahr (the

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) *"Paris" composed by

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*"Swing" composed by Thore Ehrling *"Oh Boy, Oh Boy" composed by Sten Axelson, lyrics by Hasse Ekman, performed by Alice Babs *" Engelbrektsmarschen", Instrumental. *"Pojkmarsch" composed by

Harry Lundahl Harry Lundahl (16 October 1905 – 2 March 1988) was a Swedish football player and manager. He is most famous for his time playing for Helsingborgs IF Helsingborgs IF (full name Helsingborgs Idrottsförening), commonly referred to as HIF (), ...

, Instrumental. *"Là ci darem la mano" from ''

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'' composed by

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, performed by Ragnar Planthaber and Ulla Hodell.

Awards and honors

In 1941

won a commendation at the

Venice Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival h ...

for this film and for ''

Magistrarna på sommarlov ''The Teachers on Summer Vacation'' (Swedish:''Magistrarna på sommarlov'') is a Swedish film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 22 November 1941, directed by Schamyl Bauman and starring Alice Babs. Cast *Alice Babs *Karl-Arne Holmsten * ...

''.

References

External links

* * 1940 films 1940s Swedish-language films 1940 musical comedy films Films about educators Films directed by Schamyl Bauman Swedish musical comedy films Swedish black-and-white films 1940s Swedish films {{musical-comedy-film-stub