Poor Little Sven
{{short description|1947 Swedish comedy film}}
{{Infobox film
| name =Poor Little Sven
| image =File:Poor Little Sven.jpg
| caption =
| director = Hugo Bolander
| producer = Harald Molander
| based_on = Mr. Cinders by Clifford Grey
| writer = Rolf Botvid
Nils Poppe
| starring = Nils Poppe
Annalisa Ericson
Hjördis Petterson
| music = Simon Brehm
Eskil Eckert-Lundin
Jerry Högstedt
Sven Gyldmark
| cinematography = Gösta Roosling
| editing = Oscar Rosander
| studio = Fribergs Filmbyrå AB
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1947|02|24|df=yes}}
| runtime = 76 minutes
| country = Sweden
| language = Swedish
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Poor Little Sven (Swedish: Stackars lilla Sven) is a 1947 Swedish comedy film directed by Hugo Bolander and starring Nils Poppe, Annalisa Ericson and Hjördis Petterson.Qvist & Von Bagh p.126 The film's sets were designed by the art director Arne Åkermark. It was inspired by the plot of the 1928 British musical Mr. Cinders, which Poppe and Ericson had appeared together in on stage.
Synopsis
Sven, an orphan, is taken care of by the generous Anton Carlsson. However, when Carlson marries a baroness he becomes the stepfather of her two mean-spirited sons who make Sven's life increasingly difficult. Due to a mistake the daughter of a wealthy man is mistaken for a housemaid and she and Sven fall in love.
Cast
- Nils Poppe as Sven Carlsson
- Annalisa Ericson as Marianne Wennerberg
- Hjördis Petterson as Baroness Agata von Stråhle
- Douglas Håge as Anton Carlsson
- Åke Engfeldt as Clas-Göran von Stråhle
- Hilding Gavle as Wennerberg
- Marianne Gyllenhammar as Anna-Lisa Wennerberg
- Åke Jensen as Christer von Stråhle
- Elisaveta as Donna Lucia
- Carl-Gunnar Wingård as Policeman
- Julia Cæsar as Tilda, cook
- Helge Mauritz as Bengtsson
- Artur Rolén as Farmer
- Arne Lindblad as Policeman
References
Bibliography
- Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0039862}}
Category:1940s Swedish-language films
Category:Films directed by Hugo Bolander
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