Simon of Backabo
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| Simon of Backabo | |
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| Directed by | Gustaf Edgren |
| Written by | Oscar Hemberg Ragnhild Prim Oscar Rydqvist |
| Based on | Sympatiska Simon by Gösta Gustaf-Janson |
| Produced by | Stellan Claësson |
| Starring | Fridolf Rhudin Hilda Borgström Sickan Carlsson |
| Cinematography | Martin Bodin |
| Music by | Eric Bengtson |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Svensk Filmindustri |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
Simon of Backabo (Swedish: Simon i Backabo) is a 1934 Swedish comedy film directed by Gustaf Edgren and starring Fridolf Rhudin, Hilda Borgström and Sickan Carlsson.[1] It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Arne Åkermark.
Synopsis
[edit | edit source]A young man living with his grandmother and her maid Greta in the countryside, unexpectedly inherits a large fortune.
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Fridolf Rhudin as Simon Jönsson
- Hilda Borgström as Grandmother
- Sickan Carlsson as Greta
- Thor Modéen as Gustaf Strömberg
- Semmy Friedmann as Dicke Lundén
- Mona Mårtenson as Mary Haglund
- Holger Löwenadler as Charley
- Emy Hagman as Jenny
- Weyler Hildebrand as Julius Göransson
- Carl Andersson as Frenchman
- Helge Andersson as Stationmaster in Backabo
- Naemi Briese as Lisa
- Wiola Brunius as Waitress
- Ernst Brunman as Man in reception committee
- Elsa Carlsson as Mademoiselle Claire de la Meunière
- Sonja Claesson as En kvinna
- Erland Colliander as Clerk at the Foreign Department
- Julia Cæsar as Mrs. Ewa Amalia Roos
- Nils Dahlgren as Man in reception committee
- Eric Dahlström as Train passenger
- Carl Deurell as Judge
- John Elfström as Petter i Hagen
- Albin Erlandzon as Man in Backabo
- Georg Fernqvist as Photographer
- Emil Fjellström as Porter
- Hartwig Fock as Auctioneer
- Knut Frankman as Man at the auction
- Sigge Fürst as Man interested in boxing
- Mona Geijer-Falkner as Woman at the auction
- Paul Hagman as Man
- Wictor Hagman as Photographer
- John Hilke as Journalist
- Nils Jacobsson as Journalist
- Sven Jerring as Radio Announcer
- Erik Johansson as Shopkeeper in Backabo
- Knut Lambert as Man in reception committee
- Arne Lindblad as Man
- Richard Lindström as Foreign department minister
- Walter Lindström as Policeman
- Helge Mauritz as Man in reception committee
- Martin Nilsson as Sjungande gast på Blenda
- Yngve Nyqvist as Man in reception committee
- Knut Pehrson as Flight Captain
- Algot Persson as Wardrober at Cafe de Paris
- Arvid Petersén as Ship broker
- Bellan Roos as Girl in News-Stand
- Wanda Rothgardt as Assistant at the Charm Institute
- Holger Sjöberg as Maitre d' at Cafe de Paris
- Georg Skarstedt as Gas salesman
- Hugo Tranberg as Man in reception committee
- Ilse-Nore Tromm as Guest at Cafe de Paris
- Tom Walter as Newspaper salesman
- Ivar Widner as Band leader
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Larsson & Marklund p.125
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- Larsson, Mariah & Marklund, Anders. Swedish Film: An Introduction and Reader. Nordic Academic Press, 2010.
- Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
External links
[edit | edit source]- Simon of Backabo at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
