The Bells of the Old Town
{{short description|1946 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = The Bells of the Old Town
| image = The Bells of the Old Town.jpg
| caption =
| director = Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius
| producer = Olle Brunaeus
| based_on =
| writer = Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius
Bertil Malmberg
| starring = Edvard Persson
George Fant
Elsie Albiin
| music = Alvar Kraft
| cinematography = James B. Shackelford
| editing =
| studio = Europa Film
| distributor = Europa Film
| released = {{Film date|1946|12|30|df=y}}
| runtime = 112 minutes
| country = Sweden
| language = Swedish
| budget =
| gross =
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The Bells of the Old Town (Swedish: Klockorna i Gamla sta'n) is a 1946 Swedish drama film directed by Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius and starring Edvard Persson, George Fant and Elsie Albiin.Qvist & Von Bagh p.124 It was shot at the Sundbyberg Studios of Europa Film in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Linder. It was the first Swedish feature film to be shot in colour, using the Cinecolor process.Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema p.XXII
Synopsis
Carl Magnus Berg is a kind-hearted bailiff operating in the Old Town of Stockholm. He takes pity on a struggling jazz musician and his girlfriend Karin.
Cast
- Edvard Persson as Carl Magnus Berg
- George Fant as Bengt Florin
- Elsie Albiin as Karin
- Gunnel Broström as Harriet von Borch
- Gösta Cederlund as Johan Fredrik Morén
- Torsten Hillberg as Chief bailiff
- Axel Högel as Fager
- John Norrman as Efraim Nilsson
- Aurore Palmgren as Mrs. Karlsson
- Ulla Wikander as Irma
- Harry Ahlin as Jochum
- Gösta Gustafson as Smygen Eriksson
- Åke Jensen as Ebbe
- Jarl Hamilton as Claes
- Greta Liming as Anne-Grethe
- Ebba Wrede as Flapper #1
- Marie-Louise Martins as Flapper #2
- Elsa Ebbesen as Mrs. Nilsson
- Olga Appellöf as Hildur Larsson
- Gabriel Alw as Debt Collector
- Wiktor Andersson as Distrainor
- Erland Colliander as Distrainor
- Hartwig Fock as Distrainor
- Georg Fernqvist as Janitor
- Robert Ryberg as Maître d'
- Ingvar Kjellson as Guest at the Party
References
Bibliography
- Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
- Sundholm, John. Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2012.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0038672}}
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Category:1940s Swedish-language films
Category:Films directed by Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius
Category:Films set in Stockholm
Category:Films shot in Stockholm
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