The Talk of the Town (Swedish: Det sags pa stan) is a 1941 Swedish drama film directed by Per Lindberg and starring Olof Sandborg, Carl Ström and Marianne Löfgren.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Bertil Duroj. Location shooting took place around Nyköping.
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| Directed by | Per Lindberg |
| Written by | Esther Grenen (novel) Per Lindberg Per Erik Lindorm |
| Produced by | Sven Kihlberg |
| Starring | Olof Sandborg Carl Ström Marianne Löfgren |
| Cinematography | Harry Hasso |
| Edited by | Arne Mattsson |
| Music by | Hilding Rosenberg |
Production company | Sveafilm |
| Distributed by | Sveafilm |
Release date |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
Synopsis
editIn a small Swedish town anonymous letters are sent to five families, dredging up events from the past that they would prefer to keep buried.
Cast
edit- Olof Sandborg as Forsenius, lawyer
- Carl Ström as Dr. Grip
- Hilding Gavle as Police inspector Nilsson
- Marianne Löfgren as Jeanette
- Arnold Sjöstrand as Martin Bilt, teacher
- Gudrun Brost as Greta Bilt
- Torsten Bergström as Landowner Fristedt
- Elsa Marianne von Rosen as Bessie Fristedt
- Oscar Ljung as Törring, pharmacist
- Mona Mårtenson as Mrs. Törring
- Bengt Ekerot as Sven Törring
- Börje Nilsson as Nils Törring
- Elsa Widborg as Mrs. Jansson
- Willy Peters as Friis, watchmaker
- Emil Fjellström as Karlsson
- Inga-Lilly Forsström as Petra
- Linnéa Hillberg as Selma Grip
- Peter Höglund as The gardener
- John Norrman as The photographer
- Folke Helleberg as Count Axel
- Helga Hallén as Alice
- Charley Paterson as Larsson, Fristedt's servant
- Robert Ryberg as Man at cafe
- Gösta Bodin as Man at cafe
- Helga Brofeldt as Shop assistant
- Thyra Larsson as Dam på basaren
- Siri Olson as Biträde
- Lisbeth Bodin as Flicka i sångkören
- Mary Hjelte as Expedit
- John Elfström as Poliskonstapel
- Agda Helin as Baderska
- Nancy Dalunde as Girl at the bazaar
- Helge Hagerman as Guest at cafe
- Astrid Bodin as Kiosktant
- Erik Rosén as Överste Fristedt
- Yngve Nyqvist as Domaren
- Bojan Westin as Ung flicka
- Anna-Stina Wåglund as Telefonist
- Mona Geijer-Falkner as Old Woman
- Eva Dahlbeck as Dancing woman
References
edit- ^ Qvist & Von Bagh p.61
Bibliography
edit- Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
External links
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