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directed by

Göran Gentele Göran Gentele (29 September 1917 – 18 July 1972) was a Swedish actor, director, and opera manager. He was briefly the general manager of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City in 1972. Biography Born in Stockholm, Gentele studied from 1 ...

and starring

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and Gaby Stenberg. It was shot at the Sundbyberg Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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s Bertil Duroj and

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. It was entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival.

Synopsis

, Marcus a

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falls in love with the ballet dancer Maj who performs in the

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and gets himself a job working there. However she is in love with the opera's star singer Osvald Berg and tries to get Marcus to help her gain his interest.

Cast

as Marcus Arwidson *

as Maj Bergman * Jarl Kulle as Osvald Berg * Gaby Stenberg as Vera Stenberg *

Douglas Håge Douglas Håge (6 March 1898 – 18 November 1959) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in nearly 100 films between 1932 and 1959. Selected filmography * ''Career'' (1938) * '' Just a Bugler'' (1938) * '' The Great Love'' (1938) * '' Nothing Bu ...

as Chorus master * Hjördis Petterson as Mrs. Berg *

Meg Westergren Elsa Margareta "Meg" Westergren (born 16 May 1932) is a Swedish actress from Nockeby, Bromma, in Stockholm. Her parents were both actors and she made her acting debut in the 1951 film '' Living on 'Hope. She studied at the Royal Dramatic Trai ...

as Anna *Lena Madsén as Siri *

Olof Sandborg Olof Sandborg (April 30, 1884 in Göteborg – March 26, 1965 in Stockholm) was a Swedish stage and film actor. He won the Eugene O'Neill Award in 1962. Filmography * '' Blodets röst'' (1913) * '' Lady Marions sommarflirt'' (1913) * ''Svärm ...

as Head of the Opera *

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as Mrs. Nilsson * Birgitta Valberg as Ms. Holm, secretary *

Per Oscarsson Per Oscar Heinrich Oscarsson (28 January 1927 – 31 December 2010) was a Swedish actor. He is best known for his role in the 1966 film ''Hunger'', which earned him a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor. Early life Oscarsson was born, alon ...

as Sverker Ek *

Sven Holmberg Sven Holmberg (9 February 1918 – 1 April 2003) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than 60 films and television shows between 1949 and 1988. Selected filmography * ''Love Wins Out'' (1949) * '' Knockout at the Breakfast Club'' (1950) ...

as Malmnäs * Björn Gustafson as Director at the opera *

Georg Skarstedt Georg Skarstedt (31 January 1900 – 8 December 1976) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more 120 films between 1920 and 1969. Selected filmography * '' The People of Norrland'' (1930) * '' A Night of Love by the Öresund'' (1931) * '' In ...

as Stage Manager *

Bengt Eklund Bengt Gunnar Eklund (18 January 1925 – 19 January 1998) was a Swedish actor. He is well known as Nisse Granqvist in the 1964 TV series '' Vi på Saltkråkan''. Eklund worked for many years at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm, but als ...

as Hink * Börje Mellvig as Prosecutor *

Hans Strååt Hans Olof Strååt (17 October 1917 – 26 January 1991) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1941 and 1987. Partial filmography * '' Bright Prospects'' (1941) - Student * '' Scanian Guerilla'' (1941) - Guerilla soldi ...

as Baecke * Tord Stål as Judge *Kurt Bendix as Opera Conductor * Carl-Axel Hallgren as Policeman * Ivar Wahlgren as Theatre janitor

References

External links

* 1958 films 1950s Swedish-language films 1958 comedy films Swedish comedy films Films directed by Göran Gentele 1950s Swedish films {{1950s-comedy-film-stub