''Teacher's First Born'' (Swedish: ''Frokens forsta barn'') is a 1950 Swedish

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Schamyl Bauman Magnus Schamyl Bauman (4 December 1893 – 28 February 1966) was a Swedish film director (in 1931-57). Born in Vimmerby, Småland. First studied law and modern languages at Uppsala University. In 1917 he began to work with translating text l ...

and starring Sickan Carlsson,

Edvin Adolphson Gustav Edvin Adolphson (25 February 1893 – 31 October 1979) was a Swedish film actor and director who appeared in over 500 roles. He made his debut in 1912. He appeared with Ingrid Bergman in '' Only One Night'' (1939), and is noted for hi ...

and

Viveca Serlachius Viveca Elisabeth Marianne Serlachius Olsson (2 March 1923 – 9 January 1993) was a Finnish-born Swedish actress, best known as the first actress to play Pippi Longstocking on film, ''Pippi Longstocking'' in 1949, when she was aged 26 portraying ...

.Segrave & Martin p.273 It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director

Bibi Lindström Bibi Lindström (1904–1984) was a Swedish art director.Vermilye p.122 She designed the sets for more than a hundred film productions. Selected filmography * '' Jolly Musicians'' (1932) * '' The Dangerous Game'' (1933) * '' Saturday Nights'' ...

Synopsis

An author is planning a book about

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s, but his

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is not convinced he knows enough about the subject and places an

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for single mothers to assist. The former

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Sonja Broberg is very short of money and needs the job but is childless, so she borrows a boy from a children's home in order to support the masquerade.

Cast

* Sickan Carlsson as Sonja Broberg, journalist *

as Johannes Porshammar *

Olof Winnerstrand Carl Olof Magnus Winnerstrand (26 August 1875 – 16 July 1956) was a Swedish actor. Biography Born in a bourgeois home in Stockholm, Winnerstrand was a son of the well-known Stockholm goldsmith and jeweller C.A. Winnerstrand, and started ...

as Albert Wahlstrand *

Dagmar Ebbesen Dagmar Ebbesen (1 October 1891 – 6 November 1954) was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in 90 films between 1913 and 1954. She was closely associated with the role of Kristina the maid which she played on stage and in three films beginn ...

as Viktoria *

as Birgit Björk *

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 Willgot Mosch *

Douglas Håge Douglas Håge (6 March 1898 – 18 November 1959) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in nearly 100 films between 1932 and 1959. Selected filmography * ''Career'' (1938) * '' Just a Bugler'' (1938) * '' The Great Love'' (1938) * '' Nothing Bu ...

as Gustafsson * Nils Kihlberg as Göran Hallman *

Gösta Cederlund Gösta Cederlund, ''Gustaf ("Gösta") Edvard Cederlund'', (6 March 1888 – 4 December 1980) was a Swedish actor and film director. He was a popular character actor from the 1930s to the 1950s. Selected filmography * ''A Dangerous Wooing'' (1 ...

as Adolf Mosch *

Gull Natorp Gull Natorp (10 January 1880 – 30 April 1962) was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in more than 70 films between 1913 and 1956. Selected filmography * ''Skottet'' (1914) - Maid * ''Hans hustrus förflutna'' (1915) - Countess Flemming ...

as Betty Mosch *

Christer Borg Christer or Krister are varieties of the masculine given name Kristian, derived from the Latin name ''Christianus'', which in turn comes from the Greek word ''khristianós'', which means "follower of Christ". The name, written in its two variant ...

as Lukas *

Harriet Andersson Harriet Andersson (born 14 February 1932) is a Swedish actress, best known outside Sweden for being part of director Ingmar Bergman's stock company. She often plays impulsive, working class characters. Film actress Harriet Andersson began her a ...

as Hallman's bride * Frithiof Bjärne as Police * Astrid Bodin as Augusta * John Botvid as Mr. Gran *

Carl-Axel Elfving Carl-Axel Elfving (12 January 1920 – 12 January 1988) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more than 70 films and television shows between 1947 and 1986. Selected filmography * ''Don't Give Up'' (1947) * ''Private Bom'' (1948) * '' Teache ...

as 'Nysis', photographer *

Mona Geijer-Falkner Mona Geijer-Falkner (2 January 1887 – 3 December 1973) was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in more than 100 films between 1920 and 1969. Selected filmography * ''The Rivals'' (1926) * ''Getting Married'' (1926) * '' Frida's Songs'' ...

as Sales woman *

Axel Högel Axel Högel (1884–1970) was a Swedish stage and film actor. Kwiatkowski p.73 He was a prolific character actor in the theatre and in Swedish cinema. Selected filmography * '' Johan Ulfstjerna'' (1923) * ''Ingmar's Inheritance'' (1925) * '' Ka ...

as Karlsson, groom *

Stig Johanson Stig Johanson (18 December 1919 – 9 April 1986) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in 80 films between 1938 and 1974. Selected filmography * '' Sun Over Sweden'' (1938) * ''The Two of Us'' (1939) * '' The Three of Us'' (1940) * ''Fran ...

as Bus driver *

Magnus Kesster Magnus Kesster (29 July 1901 – 15 April 1975) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in 80 films between 1937 and 1957. Selected filmography * '' The Pale Count'' (1937) * ''Happy Vestköping'' (1937) * ''A Cruise in the Albertina'' (193 ...

as Police * Wilma Malmlöf as Cleaning-woman *

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as Young man * Bellan Roos as Willgott's hostess * Alf Östlund as Postman

References

Bibliography

* Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000. *Segrave, Kerry & Martin, Linda. ''The Continental Actress: European Film Stars of the Postwar Era--biographies, Criticism, Filmographies, Bibliographies''. McFarland, 1990.

External links

* 1950 films Swedish comedy films 1950 comedy films 1950s Swedish-language films Films directed by Schamyl Bauman 1950s Swedish films {{1950s-Sweden-film-stub