''Conscientious Objector Adolf'' (Swedish: ''Samvetsömma Adolf'') is a 1936 Swedish
comedy film
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Weyler Hildebrand
Weyler Hildebrand (4 January 1890 – 17 November 1944) was a Swedish actor, film director and writer. He appeared in over 35 films between 1924 and 1944. He also directed over 20 films between 1932 and 1944 and wrote scripts to 30 films between ...
.Krawc p.368 It was shot at the
RÃ¥sunda Studios
Filmstaden was a film studio situated in RÃ¥sunda, Solna Municipality in Stockholm, Sweden.
History
Filmstaden was once one of the most modern film studios in Europe. It was built in 1919–1920 on the basis of designs by Swedish archite ...
Arne Ã…kermark
Arne Åkermark (1902–1962) was a Swedish art director who worked on around a hundred and eighty films during a thirty-year career.
In 1948 Ã…kermark was employed in Britain for Ealing Studios epic '' Scott of the Antarctic''.Barr p.199
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Synopsis
An
opera
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performer gains a
leading role
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, but his joy is cut short when he is called up for
military service
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Some nations (e.g., Mexico) requ ...
Weyler Hildebrand
Weyler Hildebrand (4 January 1890 – 17 November 1944) was a Swedish actor, film director and writer. He appeared in over 35 films between 1924 and 1944. He also directed over 20 films between 1932 and 1944 and wrote scripts to 30 films between ...
as Göransson
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Elsa Carlsson
Elsa Elvira Carlsson, ''Elsa Elvira Karlsson'' (13 February 1892 – 13 October 1978) was a Swedish stage and film actress.Lofgren p.325
Partial filmography
* '' Nortullsligan'' (1923) - Girl in sewing circle
* ''Modern Wives'' (1932) - Ebba Ta ...
as Aunt Maria
*
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 Lt. Pettersson
*
Nils Ericsson
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 Knutte
*
Stig Järrel
Stig Järrel (8February 19101July 1998) was a Swedish actor, film director and revue artist. Järrel was one of the most popular actors in Sweden during his career, and also one of the most productive, participating in a total of 131 films. He a ...
as Anton
*
Hugo Björne
Hugo Björne (4 February 1886 – 14 February 1966) was a Swedish film and theater actor.
Biography
Ernst Hugo Alexis Björne was born in Varberg in Halland, Sweden. He made his stage debut in 1907 and belonged to the acting company of Hjalma ...
Wiktor Andersson
Wiktor Herman "Kul̦rten" Andersson (19 June 1887 Р13 September 1966) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1923 and 1958.
Selected filmography
* ''Boman at the Exhibition'' (1923)
* '' A Stolen Waltz'' (1 ...
Gudrun Brost
Gudrun Lisa Johanna Brost (6 April 1910 – 28 June 1993) was a Swedish actress. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1936 and 1986.
Partial filmography
* '' Conscientious Objector Adolf'' (1936) - Woman at party (uncredited)
* ''Jan ...
Sigge Fürst
Karl Sigurd Tore "Sigge" Fürst (3 November 1905 – 11 June 1984) was a Swedish film actor who appeared in more than 130 films. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden and died there of lung cancer in 1984.
As well as appearing in films, Fürst ma ...
as Man in Evening Dress
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Hilding Gavle
Hilding Gavle (28 August 1901 – 4 August 1969) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in over forty films between 1930 and 1968.
Selected filmography
* '' Frida's Songs'' (1930)
* '' Kungen kommer'' (1936)
* '' Conscientious Objector Adolf'' (1936)
...
Knut Pehrson
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Alice Skoglund
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* Alice (name), most often a feminine given name, but also used as a surname
Literature
* Alice (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''), a character in books by Lewis Carroll
* ''Alice'' series, children's and teen books by ...
as Colonel's Friend
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Carl Ström
Carl Str̦m (18 June 1888 Р18 November 1957) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1923 and 1955.
Selected filmography
* ''Iron Will'' (1923)
* ''Gustaf Wasa'' (1928)
* '' Cavaliers of the Crown'' (1930)
* ...
as Captain
*
Åke Uppström
Ã…ke is a Male, masculine Sweden, Swedish given name, possibly derived from the Germany in the Middle Ages, medieval Germanic name ''Anicho'', derived from ''ano'' meaning "ancestor". In Sweden, May 8 is the Name day for Ã…ke. There are variant s ...
* Krawc, Alfred. ''International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden (from the beginnings to 1984)''. Saur, 1986.