''Close Relations'' (Swedish: ''Tjocka släkten'') is a 1935 Swedish

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directed by

Sölve Cederstrand Sölve Cederstrand (1900–1954) was a Swedish screenwriter and film director. He was one of the most prolific screenwriters active in Swedish cinema during the 1930s alongside Torsten Lundqvist and Gösta Stevens.''Nordic National Cinemas'' p.16 ...

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 thro ...

Gideon Wahlberg Gideon Wahlberg (18 June 1890 – 3 May 1948) was a Swedish actor, screenwriter, film director and theater manager. Wahlberg directed six films including ''South of the Highway'' (1936). Wahlberg was the theater manager of the Arbisteatern in N ...

and Dagmar Ebbesen.Wallengren p.58 It was shot at the

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Cast

as Lasse Larsson *

as Johan Jansson * Dagmar Ebbesen as Fina Jansson * Alice Carlsson as Laila *

Rut Holm Rut Holm (1 November 1900 – 4 July 1971) was a Swedish film actress.Wright p.21 Selected filmography * '' Servant's Entrance'' (1932) * '' The Southsiders'' (1932) * '' Secret Svensson'' (1933) * ''Augusta's Little Misstep'' (1933) * '' Fridol ...

as Mabel *

Carl-Gunnar Wingård Carl-Gunnar Wingård (27 February 1894 – 20 January 1977) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in 90 films between 1919 and 1966. Selected filmography * '' Andersson's Kalle'' (1922) * ''New Pranks of Andersson's Kalle'' (1923) * '' Her Litt ...

as Fredrik *

Lili Ziedner Lili Ziedner (14 September 1885 – 10 February 1939) was a Swedish actress. She appeared in over twenty films between 1909 and 1939. Selected filmography * '' Mannekängen'' (1913) * '' Norrtullsligan'' (1922) * '' Uncle Frans'' (1926) * '' C ...

as Sally * Martin Sterner as Consul General Jansson * Nils Jacobsson as Axel * Helle Winther as Kolumbus * Bertil Berglund as Burglar *

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 B ...

as Lisa, maid * Estery Ericsson as Train passenger * Curt Lundvik as Axel's friend *

Aurora Åström An aurora ( aurorae or auroras), also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly observed in high-latitude regions (around the Arc ...

as Laila's friend

References

Bibliography

* Wallengren, Ann-Kristin. '' Welcome Home Mr Swanson: Swedish Emigrants and Swedishness on Film''. Nordic Academic Press, 2014.

External links

* 1935 films Swedish comedy films 1935 comedy films 1930s Swedish-language films Films directed by Sölve Cederstrand Swedish black-and-white films 1930s Swedish films {{1930s-Sweden-film-stub