''How to Tame a Real Man'' (Swedish: ''Så tuktas en äkta man'') is a 1941 Swedish
comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
Ragnar Arvedson
Ragnar Arved Arvedson, (4 December 1895 – 2 October 1973) was a Sweden, Swedish actor, director, writer and producer.
Arvedson appeared in about 50 roles in films between 1920 and 1970 and directed about 20 films between 1935 and 1949.
Selected ...
and starring
Birgit Tengroth
Birgit Tengroth (13 July 1915 – 21 September 1983) was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1926 and 1950. She was married briefly to Danish politician Jens Otto Krag in 1950.
Biography
Birgit Tengroth was bo ...
,
HÃ¥kan Westergren
HÃ¥kan Karl Leonard Westergren (29 April 1899 – 15 October 1981) was a Swedish actor. He was mostly known for his roles in Swedish comedy movies during the 1930s and 1940s, but was sometimes seen in more serious roles. He was married to Sw ...
and
Thor Modéen
Thor Modéen (22 January 1898 – 28 May 1950) was a cinema of Sweden, Swedish actor and comedian who was active in both movies and on stage. Thor Modéen Teatern, a 3D cinema and theater in Kungsör, was named in his honor.
Biography
Thor Od ...
.
[Holmstrom p.158] It was shot at the
Sundbyberg Studios
Sundbyberg Municipality ( or ''Sundbybergs stad'') is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden, just north of the capital Stockholm. Sundbyberg is wholly within the Stockholm urban area and has a 100% urban population.
Sundbyber ...
in
Stockholm
Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...
. The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...
Max Linder
Gabriel-Maximilien Leuvielle (16 December 18831 November 1925), known professionally as Max Linder (), was a French actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and comedian of the silent film era. His onscreen persona "Max" was one of the first r ...
. The following year it was remade as a Finnish film ''Avioliittoyhtiö''.
Synopsis
An
interior designer
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in
Stockholm
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keeps flirting with his pretty female employees. Deciding this is harming his work he decides he needs to hire an unattractive new assistant, and his friend at the local
university
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suggests a gifted candidate. However she is pretty, so he deliberately encourages her to disguise her good looks in order to secure the job.
Cast
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Birgit Tengroth
Birgit Tengroth (13 July 1915 – 21 September 1983) was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1926 and 1950. She was married briefly to Danish politician Jens Otto Krag in 1950.
Biography
Birgit Tengroth was bo ...
as Anne-Marie Hedberg
*
HÃ¥kan Westergren
HÃ¥kan Karl Leonard Westergren (29 April 1899 – 15 October 1981) was a Swedish actor. He was mostly known for his roles in Swedish comedy movies during the 1930s and 1940s, but was sometimes seen in more serious roles. He was married to Sw ...
as Göran Brehmer
*
Thor Modéen
Thor Modéen (22 January 1898 – 28 May 1950) was a cinema of Sweden, Swedish actor and comedian who was active in both movies and on stage. Thor Modéen Teatern, a 3D cinema and theater in Kungsör, was named in his honor.
Biography
Thor Od ...
as Kalle Fager
*
Dagmar Ebbesen as Anna Matilda Blid
*
Liane Linden as Gunilla Gripclou
*
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 Banker Baltzar Hassler
*
Gösta Cederlund
Gösta Cederlund, ''Gustaf ("Gösta") Edvard Cederlund'', (6 March 1888 – 4 December 1980) was a Sweden, Swedish actor and film director. He was a popular character actor from the 1930s to the 1950s.
He married to actress Anna-Lisa Ryding s ...
as Björn Thorelius
*
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 Hjalm ...
as Charles B. Sjöberg
*
Signe Wirff
Signe Wirff (4 November 1887 – 18 December 1956) was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in more than 30 films between 1921 and 1955.
Selected filmography
* '' House Slaves'' (1933)
* '' Adventure in Pyjamas'' (1935)
* '' A Cruise in th ...
as Mrs. Sjöberg
*
Solveig Hedengran
Solveig Hedengran (26 April 1910 – 29 April 1956) was a Swedish stage and film actress. She appeared in about 30 films between 1919 and 1956.
Selected filmography
* '' Synnöve Solbakken'' (1919)
* '' German Women - German Faithfulness'' ( ...
as Lillemor Bergling
*
Carin Swensson
Carin Swensson (28 February 1905 – 14 October 1990) was a Swedish actress. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1933 and 1963.
Selected filmography
* '' Boman's Boy'' (1933)
* '' Under False Flag'' (1935)
* ''Ocean Breakers'' (1935)
* ...
as Lady-Friend
*
Elly Christiansson as Vera
*
Gull Natorp
Gull Natorp (10 January 1880 – 30 April 1962) was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in more than 70 films between 1913 and 1956.
Selected filmography
* ''Skottet'' (1914) - Maid
* ''Hans hustrus förflutna'' (1915) - Countess Flemming ...
as Miss Beate-Sophie Gripclou
*
Anna-Lisa Baude
Anna-Lisa Baude (25 September 1897 – 7 June 1968) was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in 60 films between 1921 and 1968.
Selected filmography
* '' The Girl in Tails'' (1926)
*'' Hotel Paradis'' (1931)
* '' Colourful Pages'' (1931)
* ...
as Doctor's wife
*
Ã…ke Engfeldt
Ã…ke is a masculine Swedish given name, possibly derived from the medieval Germanic name ''Anicho'', derived from ''ano'' meaning "ancestor". In Sweden, May 8 is the Name day for Ã…ke. There are variant spellings, including the Danish/ Norweg ...
as Bertil Bergling
*
Carl-Gunnar Wingård
Carl-Gunnar WingÃ¥rd (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 Constable
*
Ã…ke Jensen as Carl-Erik
*
Siv Ericks
Siv Ericks, real name Siv Gustava Essy-Ehsing (born Eriksson; 31 July 1918 in Oxelösund – 3 July 2005 in Onsala), was a Swedish actress who performed in 66 Swedish films over a 53-year career.
Ericks began her film career with a leading rol ...
as Maud
*
Gun Schubert as Miss Dahlberg
*
Ragnar Widestedt
Ragnar Widestedt (3 May 1887 – 4 February 1954) was a Swedish stage and film actor, singer, composer and occasional film director.Freiburg p.106
Selected filmography
* '' House Slaves'' (1923)
* '' Skipper's Love'' (1931)
* '' A Night of Lov ...
as Delmar
*
Olav Riégo
Olav Riégo (21 April 1891 – 25 December 1956) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1923 and 1956. He starred in the film '' Leva pÃ¥ 'Hoppet, which won the Silver Bear (Comedies) award at the 1st Berlin ...
as Solicitor
*
Tord Stål
Tord StÃ¥l (14 September 1906 – 2 July 1972) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1938 and 1969. He starred in the film '' Leva pÃ¥ 'Hoppet, which won the Silver Bear (Comedies) award at the 1st Berlin In ...
as Anne-Maries friend
*
Rolf Botvid
Rolf Botvid (26 December 1915 – 22 July 1998) was a Swedish actor and writer. He appeared in over 30 films. He was the son of actor and comedian John Botvid and was married to actress Marianne Gyllenhammar.
Selected filmography
* '' The Atl ...
as Anne-Maries friend
*
Artur Cederborgh
Artur Cederborgh (30 December 1885 – 15 April 1961) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1919 and 1957.
Selected filmography
* '' Synnöve Solbakken'' (1919)
* ''The Tales of Ensign Stål'' (1926)
* '' The Realm of ...
as Director Hallberg
*
Lasse Krantz as Axel
*
Georg Fernqvist as Maitre d'
*
Karl Erik Flens
Karl Erik Flens (19 March 1913 – 17 October 1975) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1938 and 1975.
Selected filmography
* '' The Two of Us'' (1939)
* '' The Fight Continues'' (1941)
* '' How to Tame a Real Man'' ( ...
as Shop assistant
*
Anders Frithiof as Priest
*
Ann-Margret Bergendahl as Telephone operator
*
Bengt Logardt as Anne-Marie's friend
References
Bibliography
* Holmstrom, John. ''The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995''. Michael Russell, 1996.
External links
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1941 films
Swedish comedy films
1941 comedy films
1940s Swedish-language films
Films directed by Ragnar Arvedson
Films set in Stockholm
1940s Swedish films
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