Elisabeth Frisk (24 October 1909 – 27 February 1986) was a Swedish

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and

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active in the 1920s and 1930s. Gustafsson p.114 She played the

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in nine films from 1929 to 1934 during the early

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Filmography

* '' Parisiennes'' (1928) * ''

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'' (1929) * '' The People of Norrland'' (1930) * ''

Frida's Songs ''Frida's Songs'' (Swedish: ''Fridas visor'') is a 1930 Swedish comedy film directed by Gustaf Molander and starring Elisabeth Frisk, Bengt Djurberg and Tore Svennberg. It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were desi ...

'' (1930) * ''

Dante's Mysteries ''Dante's Mysteries'' (Swedish: ''Dantes mysterier'') is a 1931 Swedish drama film written and directed by Paul Merzbach and starring Dante, Elisabeth Frisk and Zarah Leander.Bock & Bergfelder p.279 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockhol ...

'' (1931) * '' Erämaan turvissa'' (1931) * '' Half Way to Heaven'' (1931) * '' Dangerous Paradise'' (1931) * '' A Night of Love by the Öresund'' (1931) * ''

A Wedding Night at Stjarnehov ''A Wedding Night at Stjarnehov'' (Swedish: ''En bröllopsnatt på Stjärnehov'') is a 1934 Swedish comedy film directed by Torsten Lundqvist and starring Adolf Jahr, Elisabeth Frisk and Ruth Stevens. It was shot at the Kungsholmen Studios of ...

'' (1934)

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Gustafsson, Tommy. ''Masculinity in the Golden Age of Swedish Cinema: A Cultural Analysis of 1920s Films''. McFarland, 2014.

External links

* 1909 births 1986 deaths Swedish stage actresses Swedish film actresses Swedish silent film actresses 20th-century Swedish actresses People from Hudiksvall {{Sweden-stage-actor-stub