''Stupid Bom'' (Swedish: ''Dumbom'') is a 1953 Swedish

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directed by Nils Poppe and starring Poppe, Inga Landgré,

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and

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.Qvist & Von Bagh p.126 It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Sudios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Nils Nilsson. It was part of a series of films featuring Poppe as Fabian Bom.

Synopsis

Fabian Bom is

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of a town which he has reformed through efficiency projects. Confusions arises when his long-lost twin brother arrives in town as the

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of a travelling

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Cast

* Nils Poppe as Fabian Bom / Dumbom * Inga Landgré as Camilla *

as Fru Holmström *

as Nilsson * Dagmar Ebbesen as Fru Marinetti-Bock *

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as Emanuel Bock *

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as Beppo * Gunnar Olsson as Julius, trädgårdsmästaren * Elsa Ebbesen as Ester *

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as Fröken Olofsson *

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as Elvira * Marianne Gyllenhammar as Komiska damen på cirkusen * Ludde Juberg as Vaktmästare i stadshuset * Ragnar Klange as Överkonstapeln * Rune Ottoson as Olsson, tjänsteman *

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as Svensson, tjänsteman *

Göthe Grefbo Göthe Grefbo (30 October 1921 – 17 May 1991) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than 70 films and television shows between 1948 and 1989. Selected filmography * ''Janne Vängmans bravader'' (1948) - Railroad worker (uncredited) * ...

as Pettersson, stadsrevisor *

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as Fabian Boms chaufför * Ingrid Jellart as Camilla som barn *

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as Fabian som barn * Bengt Gustafsson as Dumbom som barn

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 comedy films 1953 comedy films 1950s Swedish-language films Films directed by Nils Poppe Swedish sequel films 1950s Swedish films {{1950s-Sweden-film-stub