''Speed Fever'' (Swedish: ''Fartfeber'') is a 1953 Swedish

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Egil Holmsen ''Egil'' Sophus Severen Holmsen (February 15, 1917 – May 30, 1990) was a Swedish film director, screenwriter, journalist, author and actor. He was the younger brother of author Sverre Holmsen. Career Holmsen initially worked as a journalist ...

and starring

Arne Ragneborn Arne Ragneborn (13 July 1926 – 5 January 1978) was a Swedish actor, film director and screenwriter. He appeared in 23 films between 1944 and 1976. Ragneborn starred in the film '' Leva på 'Hoppet, which won the Silver Bear (Comedies) ...

Sven-Axel Carlsson Sven-Axel Carlsson (1932–1971) was a Swedish film actor.Vermilye p.71 He began his screen career as a child actor in the 1940s. Many of his final film performances came in the Åsa-Nisse series. Selected filmography * '' Bill Bergson, Master De ...

and

Erik Berglund Karl Erik "Bullen" Berglund (30 June 1887 – 27 April 1963) was a Swedish actor, director and writer. Berglund was one of Sweden's most popular male actors in Swedish films from the 1930s to the 1950s. He appeared in more than a hundred films. ...

.Qvist & Von Bagh p.15 The film's sets were designed by the art director Bertil Duroj. It was shot on location around Stockholm.

Cast

as Kent Grönholm *

as Rolf 'Kina' Carlsson *

Håkan Serner John Gunnar Håkan Serner (1 September 1933 in Malmö – 25 October 1984 in Stockholm) was a Swedish actor. Family He was nephew to Frank Heller, and stepfather to Malin Gjörup. Awards In 1977 Serner received the award for Best Actor at th ...

as Gunnar Norén *

as Klemens Grönholm * Britta Brunius as Gunnar's Mother * Erna Groth as Gerd *

Sven Lindberg Sven Lindberg (20 November 1918 – 25 December 2006) was a Swedish film actor and director. He was born and died in Stockholm, Sweden. At the 29th Guldbagge Awards he won the award for Best Actor for the film ''Spring of Joy''. Selected ...

as Björn 'Tårtpapperet' Bergkvist * Erik Strandmark as Hebbe *

Harriett Philipson Harriet(t) may refer to: * Harriet (name), a female name ''(includes list of people with the name)'' Places *Harriet, Queensland, rural locality in Australia * Harriet, Arkansas, unincorporated community in the United States * Harriett, Texas, u ...

as Inez *

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 Chief Constable *

Arne Källerud Arne may refer to: Places * Arne, Dorset, England, a village ** Arne RSPB reserve, a nature reserve adjacent to the village * Arné, Hautes-Pyrénées, Midi-Pyrénées, France * Arne (Boeotia), an ancient city in Boeotia, Greece * Arne (Thessaly), ...

as Kina's Father *

Torsten Lilliecrona Torsten Lilliecrona (4 January 1921 – 15 October 1999) was a Swedish actor. He is mostly famous for his role as Melker Melkersson in the highly successful TV show ''Vi på Saltkråkan'' (Life on Seacrow Island) for which Astrid Lindgren ...

as Lundkvist, lector * Gus Dahlström as Comic Actor *

Holger Höglund Holger Höglund (31 May 1906 – 23 March 1965) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in 28 films between 1942 and 1963. Selected filmography * ''Crisis'' (1946) * ''Private Karlsson on Leave'' (1947) * ''Bohus Battalion'' (1949) * ''Knocko ...

as Comic Actor * Stellan Agerlo as Ricke * Yvonne Axö as Görel *

Julia Cæsar Julia Maria Vilhelmina Cæsar (28 January 1885 – 18 July 1971) was a Swedish actress. Her acting career spanned from 1905 until 1968, during which time she appeared in a large number of revues, plays, and films. Early life Cæsar was bor ...

as Displeased Customer *

Hans Dahlberg Hans may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Hans (name), a masculine given name * Hans Raj Hans, Indian singer and politician ** Navraj Hans, Indian singer, actor, entrepreneur, cricket player and performer, son of Hans Raj Hans ** Yuvraj Hans, Punjabi a ...

as Tjatte *

Märta Dorff Märta Dorff (1909–1990) was a Swedish film actress.Soila p.263 Selected filmography * ''Adventure'' (1936) - Karl Henriks sekreterare (uncredited) * '' Witches' Night'' (1937) - Student (uncredited) * '' For Better, for Worse'' (1938) - Nurse ...

as Ellen * Arthur Fischer as News-stand Owner *

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 Kina's Mother * Sven Holmberg as Pawnshop Customer *

Solveig Jäder Solveig (, ) is a female given name of Old Norse origin. It is most common in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Iceland, and it is also somewhat common in Germany and France. Etymology The name consists of two parts, where both parts have different th ...

as Grönholm's maid * Lennart Lilja as The killed man *

Sune Mangs Bengt Sune Mangs (31 December 1932 – 11 February 1994) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than 35 films and television shows between 1953 and 1990. Born in Finland, Mangs' parents divorced in the midst of the Winter War, and eight-ye ...

as Pupil *

Artur Rolén Artur Rolén (5 May 1894 – 1 May 1972) was a Swedish stage and film actor. Furhammar p.222 He acted prolifically in Swedish cinema for several decades as a character actor. He had a long-running role as Klabbarparn in the Åsa-Nisse comedy ser ...

as Nilsson, trades-man *

Nina Scenna Nina may refer to: * Nina (name), a feminine given name and surname Acronyms *National Iraqi News Agency, a news service in Iraq *Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, on the campus of Norwegian University of Science and Technology *No income, n ...

as Gullan, Adolf's wife * Ann-Marie Skoglund as Anni *

Gunnel Sporr Gunnel may refer to: * Gunnel (fish), a family of elongated fish * Gunnel (ship element), also known as "gunwale", the top edge of the side of a boat * USS Gunnel (SS-253), USS ''Gunnel'' (SS-253), a ''Gato''-class submarine * Gunnel Channel, Anta ...

as Hebbe's Wife * Elsa Winge as Kent's Mother * Carl-Gunnar Wingård as Adolf *

Gudrun Östbye Gudrun ( ; non, Guðrún) or Kriemhild ( ; gmh, Kriemhilt) is the wife of Sigurd/Siegfried and a major figure in Germanic heroic legend and literature. She is believed to have her origins in Ildico, last wife of Attila the Hun, and two que ...

as Gerd's Friend

References

Bibliography

* Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.

External links

* 1953 films Swedish drama films 1953 drama films 1950s Swedish-language films Films directed by Egil Holmsen Films shot in Stockholm Films set in Stockholm 1950s Swedish films {{1950s-Sweden-film-stub