''Bashful Anton'' (Swedish: ''Blyge Anton'') is a 1940 Swedish

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Emil A. Lingheim Emil A. Lingheim (1898–1984) was a Swedish film director and editor.Larsson & Marklund p.107 Selected filmography * '' Secret Svensson'' (1933) * '' Saturday Nights'' (1933) * ''The Women Around Larsson'' (1934) * '' Close Relations'' (1935) * ...

and starring

Edvard Persson Carl Edvard Persson (17 January 1888, in ''Sankt Pauli'' parish, Malmö, Scania – 19 September 1957, in Helsingborg, Scania) was a celebrated Swedish actor, director and singer. During his time, he was well-known in the entire country, but throu ...

, Ingrid Luterkort and

Britta Brunius Britta Brunius (4 May 1912 – 31 August 2000) was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in more than 30 films between 1935 and 1969. She was married to the actor Ragnar Falck. Selected filmography * '' The Boys of Number Fifty Seven'' (1935 ...

.Qvist & von Bagh p.124 The film's

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was by

Max Linder Max or MAX may refer to: Animals * Max (dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog * Max (English Springer Spaniel), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of OBE) * Max (gorilla) ...

Cast

as Karl Anton Malm * Ingrid Luterkort as Mildred Andersson *

as Kätie Melin *

Karl-Arne Holmsten Karl-Arne Holmsten (14 August 1911 – 22 February 1995) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1938 and 1968. He was born in Uppsala, Sweden and died in Lidingö, Sweden. Selected filmography * '' Emilie Högq ...

as Arne Boman *

Fritiof Billquist Erik Fritiof Billquist (5 May 1901 – 21 April 1972) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1931 and 1969. Selected filmography * '' Tired Theodore'' (1931) * ''International Match'' (1932) * '' South of the Hi ...

as Director Stengård *

Torsten Winge Torsten Winge (10 May 1886 – 6 May 1969) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1917 and 1961. Selected filmography * ''Robinson i skärgården'' (1920) * '' Thomas Graal's Ward'' (1922) * '' Where the Lighthouse ...

as Baron Gyllenflycht *

Eric Malmberg Eric Malmberg is a musician from Sweden. Previously a member of the duo Sagor & Swing ("Fairytales & Swing"), in 2005 he released his first solo album, ''Den gåtfulla människan'' ("The Enigmatic Human"). The album consists only of sounds pl ...

as Director Kjellberg *

Elvin Ottoson Elvin may refer to: * Elvin (given name) * Elvin (surname) * Elvin (service), a distributed event routing service * '' Elvin!'', a 1968 album by Elvin Jones See also * * * Alvin (disambiguation) * Elfin (disambiguation) * Elvan (disambigu ...

as Werner *

Axel Lindberg Axel may refer to: People * Axel (name), all persons with the name Places * Axel, Netherlands, a town ** Capture of Axel, a battle at Axel in 1586 Arts, entertainment, media * ''Axel'', a 1988 short film by Nigel Wingrove * ''Axel'', a Cirque d ...

as Ekberg * Arthur Fischer as Ågren * Elly Christiansson as Dolly * Eric Dahlström as Gårdman *

Frithiof Hedvall Friðþjófur (variations: Fritiof, Frithiof, Fritjof, Frithjof, and Fridtjof) is a Scandinavian masculine given name derived from Old Norse friðr (“peace”) + þjófr (“thief”). Maybe a kenning (a metaphorical phrase used in Old Norse poe ...

as Albrechtsson *

Astrid Lindgren Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren (; ; 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays. She is best known for several children's book series, featuring Pippi Longstocking, Emil of Lönneberga, Karlsson-on- ...

as Stina *

Aurore Palmgren Aurore Palmgren (28 March 1880 – 28 June 1961) was a Swedish stage and film actress.Rasmussen p.300 Selected filmography References Bibliography * Rasmussen, Bjørn. ''Filmens hvem-vad-hvor: Udenlanske film 1950-1967''. Politiken, 1968 ...

as Beata * Sussi Adolfi as Little Girl *

Björn Berglund Björn Berglund (16 October 1904 – 3 August 1968) was a Swedish stage and film and television actor. Biography Björn Nils Johan Gustaf Berglund was born in Jörn, Västerbotten County. He began his career in cinema in the 1939 Edvin Adolphs ...

as Speaker at Rifle Foundation Meeting *

Astrid Bodin Astrid Bodin (10 July 1903 – 20 October 1961) was a Swedish actress who appeared in over 120 films. Born on 10 July 1903 in Österunda, Sweden, she began her film-acting career with a small role in 1933's ''Djurgårdsnätter'', starring Erik Be ...

as Lady at the Bus *

Helga Brofeldt Helga Brofeldt (1881–1968) was a Swedish film actress.Wright p.21 She appeared alongside John Elfström as his wife in several of the Åsa-Nisse series of comedy films. Selected filmography * '' A Perfect Gentleman'' (1927) * '' The Realm of ...

as Angry Woman in Window *

Nils Ekstam Nils is a Scandinavian given name, a chiefly Norwegian, Danish, Swedish and Latvian variant of Niels, cognate to Nicholas. People and animals with the given name * Nils Bergström (born 1985), Swedish ice hockey player *Nils Björk (1898–1989), ...

as Member of the Board *

Ragnar Falck Johan Ragnar Falck (23 July 1905 – 25 March 1966) was a Swedish stage and film actor.Goble p.299 He also directed two films in 1944. He was married to the actress Britta Brunius. Selected filmography * ''The Two of Us'' (1930) * ''Internati ...

as Sniper *

Gösta Grip Gösta Grip (14 June 1904 – 26 March 1998) was a Swedish actor. Grip made his film debut in Gustav Edgren's ''Simon i Backabo'' in 1934, and came to participate in 30 film productions. Selected filmography * '' Under False Flag'' (1935) ...

as Secretary * Jullan Jonsson as Cook * Sten Sture Modéen as Employee at Office * Karen Rasmussen as Employee at the Office *

Edla Rothgardt Edla (10th-century - 11th century), was a Slavic Viking Age woman. She was the mother of King Emund of Sweden and Queen Astrid of Norway. Tradition says Edla was the daughter of a Lechitic Tribal chief A tribal chief or chieftain is th ...

as Old Cleaning Lady * Inger Sundberg as Young Girl *

Kate Thunman Kate name may refer to: People and fictional characters * Kate (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or nickname * Gyula Káté (born 1982), Hungarian amateur boxer * Lauren Kate (born 1981), American autho ...

as Cleaning Lady *

Hugo Tranberg Hugo or HUGO may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Hugo'' (film), a 2011 film directed by Martin Scorsese * Hugo Award, a science fiction and fantasy award named after Hugo Gernsback * Hugo (franchise), a children's media franchise based on a ...

as Waiter *

Gunnel Wadner Gunnel may refer to: * Gunnel (fish), a family of elongated fish * Gunnel (ship element), also known as "gunwale", the top edge of the side of a boat * USS ''Gunnel'' (SS-253), a ''Gato''-class submarine * Gunnel Channel, Antarctica People wi ...

as Balet Girl * Susanna Östberg as Karin

References

Bibliography

* Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.

External links

* 1940 films 1940 comedy films Swedish comedy films 1940s Swedish-language films Films directed by Emil A. Lingheim Swedish black-and-white films 1940s Swedish films {{1940s-Sweden-film-stub