Never in Your Life

Never in Your Life (Swedish: Aldrig i livet) is a 1957 Swedish crime film directed by Arne Ragneborn and starring Lars Ekborg, Ingrid Thulin and Sven-Eric Gamble. It was shot at the in Stocksund Studios in Stockholm. The film was originally made under the title It Happens Tonight (Det händer i natt) but faced major censorship issues, and was eventually released with cuts and a new title. The new version turned the events into a dream, and introduced greater comic elements.

Never in Your Life
Directed by	Arne Ragneborn
Written by	Peter Bourne Elisabeth Burman Lars Ekborg Sven-Eric Gamble Arne Ragneborn
Produced by	Lars Burman
Starring	Lars Ekborg Ingrid Thulin Sven-Eric Gamble
Cinematography	Bengt Lindström
Edited by	Carl-Olov Skeppstedt
Music by	Anders Burman Ulf Carlén Harry Arnold
Production companies	Nyvefilm Iris Film Metronome Studios AB
Distributed by	Iris Film
Release date	21 December 1957 (1957-12-21)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish

Synopsis

A young criminal plays a major heist and in order to secure information he becomes engaged to the daughter of the nightwatchman. Having carried off the robbery, he proceeds to murder two of his criminal associates and plans to escape to South America.

Cast

• Lars Ekborg as Svampen
• Sven-Eric Gamble as Nicke
• Arne Ragneborn as Gunnar
• Ingrid Thulin as Lily
• Hjördis Petterson as Caretaker
• Margareta Nordin as Margit Karlsson
• Hampe Faustman as Klämman
• Peter Lindgren as Ärtan
• Keve Hjelm as Rabatten
• Elof Ahrle as Manne Karlsson
• Stig Järrel as Fencer
• Astrid Bodin as Mrs. Karlsson
• Lars Burman as Film Photographer
• Ulf Carlén as Bartender
• Åke Engfeldt as Accountant
• John Melin as Man Who Can't Sleep

Bibliography

• Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
• Tapper, Michael. Swedish Cops: From Sjöwall and Wahlöö to Stieg Larsson. Intellect Books, 2014.

External links

• Never in Your Life at IMDb