''Say It with Music'' (Swedish: ''Säg det i toner'') is a 1929 Swedish musical film directed by

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and

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and starring

Håkan Westergren Håkan Karl Leonard Westergren (29 April 1899 – 15 October 1981) was a Swedish actor. He was mostly known for playing in Swedish comedy movies during the 1930s and 1940s, but was sometimes seen in some more serious roles. He was married to ...

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and

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. It was shot at the

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in Stockholm with a

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added in a

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studio that had been converted to

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. The film's sets were designed by the art director

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. It came during the switch from

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and lacks any

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. It was one of three Swedish films released that year that including some element of sound, and came at a time when film production was in crisis with no films released during the first nine months of 1929.Gustafsson p.114 It is also known by the

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''The Dream Waltz''.

Cast

as Olof Svensson *

as Mrs. Svensson *

as Lisa Lindahl *

Tore Svennberg Olof Teodor "Tore" Svennberg (28 February 1858 – 8 May 1941) was a Swedish actor and theatre director whose career spanned more than five decades. Biography Born in Stockholm, Tore Svennberg made his stage debut at the Folkan Theatre in h ...

as Mr. Lindahl *

Jenny Hasselqvist Jenny Matilda Elisabet Hasselquist, also spelled Hasselqvist (31 July 1894 – 8 June 1978), was a Swedish prima ballerina, film actress, and ballet teacher. Biography Jenny Matilda Elisabet Hasselquist was born in Stockholm on 31 July 1894 to ...

as Mrs. Lindahl *

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as Ingrid Mårtenson *

as Mrs. Lindahl's lover *

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as Man *

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as Man *

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as Nutte *

Helga Brofeldt Helga Brofeldt (1881–1968) was a Swedish film actress.Wright p.21 She appeared alongside John Elfström as his wife in several of the Åsa-Nisse series of comedy films. Selected filmography * '' A Perfect Gentleman'' (1927) * '' The Realm of ...

as Woman at restaurant *

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as Husband at restaurant *

Knut Frankman Knut (Norwegian and Swedish), Knud (Danish), or Knútur (Icelandic) is a Scandinavian, German, and Dutch first name, of which the anglicised form is Canute. In Germany both "Knut" and "Knud" are used. In Spanish and Portuguese Canuto is used wh ...

as Docker *

Karl Gerhard Karl Emil Georg Gerhard (born Karl Emil Georg Johnson; 14 April 1891 – 22 April 1964) was a Swedish theater director, revue writer and actor. In 1938 he changed his surname to Gerhard and used the pseudonym Karl-Gerhard. Biography Karl Emi ...

as Self * Eric Gustafson as Man who borrows matches *

Justus Hagman Carl Justus Hagman (14 February 1859 – 28 February 1936) was a Swedish actor. Hagman made his stage debut in 1876 and made his first appearance in a film in 1913 in the Victor Sjöström film ''Miraklet''. He performed in another thirty films ...

as Cashier *

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as Olof's friend * Herman Lantz as Docker at accident *

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as Maid *

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as Servant *

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as Man at music publishing company * Aina Rosén as Clerk at music publishing company *

Stina Ståhle Stina Ståhle (7 September 1907 – 10 January 1971) was a Swedish actress. She appeared in more than 30 films between 1929 and 1962. Selected filmography * '' Say It with Music'' (1929) * ''The Atlantic Adventure'' (1934) * ''Adolf Strong ...

as Clerk at music publishing company *

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as Olof's friend *

Astrid Wedberg Astrid is a feminine given name of Scandinavian origin, a modern form of the name Ástríðr. Derived from the Old Norse Ássfriðr, a compound name composed of the elements (a god) and (beautiful, fair). Variants * Assan (diminutive) (Swed ...

as Lindahl's Maid *

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as The great composer *

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as Student

References

Bibliography

* Gustafsson, Tommy. ''Masculinity in the Golden Age of Swedish Cinema: A Cultural Analysis of 1920s Films''. McFarland, 2014.

External links

* 1929 films Swedish musical films 1929 musical films 1920s Swedish-language films Swedish black-and-white films Films directed by Edvin Adolphson 1920s Swedish films {{1920s-Sweden-film-stub