''She Thought It Was Him'' (Swedish: ''Hon trodde det var han'') is a 1943 Swedish

comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term ori ...

crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combi ...

directed by

Per-Axel Branner Per-Axel Helge Branner (né Larsson; 25 January 1899 – 31 July 1975) was a Swedish actor, screenwriter and film director.Qvist & von Bagh p.197 Selected filmography * ''Getting Married'' (1926) * ''His Life's Match'' (1932) * '' Pettersson & ...

and starring Edvin Adolphson, Anne-Margrethe Björlin and Naemi Briese.Tapper p.366 It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets wered designed by the art director Bertil Duroj.

Synopsis

The

publisher Publishing is the activity of making information, literature, music, software and other content available to the public for sale or for free. Traditionally, the term refers to the creation and distribution of printed works, such as books, newsp ...

of a famous author pressure him to write in a more popular

genre Genre () is any form or type of communication in any mode (written, spoken, digital, artistic, etc.) with socially-agreed-upon conventions developed over time. In popular usage, it normally describes a category of literature, music, or other ...

such as a

crime In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definitions of", in Ca ...

. When he returns to his apartment he discovers a

burglar Burglary, also called breaking and entering and sometimes housebreaking, is the act of entering a building or other areas without permission, with the intention of committing a criminal offence. Usually that offence is theft, robbery or murde ...

with an uncanny likeness to himself. They agree to switch places to that the author can more accurately study crime at first end.

Cast

* Edvin Adolphson as Mark Storm / Kurret * Anne-Margrethe Björlin as Elsa * Naemi Briese as Carmen * Åke Claesson as Publisher * Marianne Löfgren as Secretary * Carl Hagman as Major Staalhammar * Carl-Gunnar Wingård as Engineer * Hilding Gavle as Professor * Sture Baude as 'Farfar' * Ragnar Widestedt as Hotel manager *

Agda Helin Agda Helin (27 October 1894 – 10 February 1984) was a Swedish actress. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1912 and 1968. Selected filmography * '' House Slaves'' (1923) * '' South of the Highway'' (1936) * '' The Three of Us'' (1 ...

as Major's wife * Carl Deurell as Bengtsson * David Erikson as Hotel receptionist *

Tom Walter Tom Walter is an American college baseball coach. He has been the head coach of Wake Forest since the start of the 2010 season. Before coming to Wake Forest, Walter held head coaching positions at George Washington from 1997–2004 and New ...

as 'Fimpen' *

Harry Ahlin Harry Ahlin (14 April 1900 – 31 July 1969) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1919 and 1969. He was also the grandfather of actor/television producer Anton Glanzelius. Selected filmography * ''Ingmar's Inheritance ...

as 'Smockan' *

John Melin John Melin (18 May 1895 – 6 April 1966) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1919 and 1964. Selected filmography * '' The Ghost Baron'' (1927) * ''The Queen of Pellagonia'' (1927) * ''Sealed Lips'' (1927) * ...

as 'Bomben' * Siegfried Fischer as 'Tjacket' *

Wiktor Andersson Wiktor Herman "Kulörten" Andersson (19 June 1887 – 13 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 ...

as 'Snoken' * John Norrman as Svängbulten * Artur Cederborgh as 'Kisen' *

John Starck John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

as 'Dansken' * Wilma Malmlöf as Hulda * John Elfström as Policeman * Margareta Fahlén as Switchboard operator

References

Bibliography

* Tapper, Michael. ''Swedish Cops: From Sjöwall and Wahlöö to Stieg Larsson''. Intellect Books, 2014. * Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.

External links

* 1943 films Swedish comedy films 1943 comedy films 1940s Swedish-language films Films directed by Per-Axel Branner 1940s Swedish films {{1940s-Sweden-film-stub