Olof Johan Harald Molander (8 October 1892 – 26 May 1966) was a Swedish

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. He was most notable for his many

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productions.

Biography

Molander was born in

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. He was the son of the director and writer John Harald Molander, Sr. (1858–1900) and actress Lydia Molander (1851–1929). His brother was the filmmaker

Gustaf Molander Gustaf Harald August Molander (18 November 1888 – 19 June 1973) was a Swedish actor and film director. His parents were director Harald Molander, Sr. (1858–1900) and singer and actress Lydia Molander, ''née'' Wessler, and his brother was t ...

(1888–1973). He was the uncle of the actor Jan Molander (1920–2009). He entered the

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in 1912. Molander was First Director of Sweden's

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from 1919 to 1963.

Stage work

A complete list of Olof Molander's productions as director at the Royal Dramatic Theatre can be foun
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Selected filmography

* '' Thomas Graal's Ward'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1925) * ''

Only a Dancing Girl ''Only a Dancing Girl'' (, ) is a 1926 German-Swedish silent drama film directed by Olof Molander and starring Lil Dagover, Walter Janssen and Harry Halm. It is based on the novel '' Pierre and Jean'' by Guy de Maupassant. The film's sets ...

'' (1926) * ''

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'' (1926) * '' With Open Arms'' (1940) * '' General von Döbeln'' (1942) * '' Imprisoned Women'' (1943) * '' I Killed'' (1943) * '' Appassionata'' (1944) * '' Oss tjuvar emellan eller En burk ananas'' (1945) * '' The Gallows Man'' (1945) * '' Johansson and Vestman'' (1946)

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* * 1892 births 1966 deaths Swedish theatre directors Swedish film directors Emigrants from the Russian Empire to Sweden {{theat-bio-stub