''The Girls of Uppakra'' (Swedish: ''Flickorna på Uppåkra'') is a 1936 Swedish

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directed by Alice Eklund and

Lorens Marmstedt Lorens Marmstedt, né Sigfrid Lorens Eriksson (29 October 1908 – 4 April 1966) was a Swedish film producer. He produced more than 50 films between 1932 and 1965. Selected filmography * '' The Love Express'' (1932) * '' A Stolen Waltz'' (1 ...

and starring

Stina Hedberg Stina Hedberg (born Amanda Kristina Sofia Ulrika Holm; 21 August 1887 – 20 November 1981) was a Swedish stage and film actress. She also appeared in eight films between 1936 and 1946.Paietta p.138 She was married to the writer Tor Hedberg from 1 ...

Isa Quensel Isa Quensel (21 September 1905 – 3 November 1981) was a Swedish actress and operatic soprano A soprano () is a type of classical singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scie ...

and Vera Valdor.Qvist & Von Bagh p.110 The film is based on the 1927 novel of the same name by the author Maja Jäderin-Hagfors. It was shot at the

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Synopsis

The widow Marie Brummell lives in

with her four daughters, but is terrible at managing money. She manages to scrape together enough money to acquire a

farm A farm (also called an agricultural holding) is an area of land that is devoted primarily to agricultural processes with the primary objective of producing food and other crops; it is the basic facility in food production. The name is used fo ...

in Uppakra in

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Cast

as Marie Brummell *

as Elsa Brummell * Vera Valdor as Brita Brummell * Marie-Louise Sorbon as Ann-Marie Brummell * Ulla Sorbon as Svea Brummell * Inga Jansson as Ingrid Brummell *

Lauritz Falk Lauritz Falk (15 November 1909 – 1 February 1990) was a Swedish-Norwegian actor, film director, singer and painter. He appeared in about 60 roles in films and TV between 1923 and 1989. He is the cousin of the Swedish artist Bertram Schmiterlö ...

as Gunnar Broman *

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 Kristina Broman *

Semmy Friedmann Semmy Friedmann (14 September 1891 – 13 January 1964) was a Swedish actor. He had roles in multiple films between the years 1916 and 1963. Filmography * ''Ålderdom och dårskap'' (1916) - Kaj * ''His Grace's Last Testament, Hans nåds test ...

as Eric Dahlberg *

Gösta Cederlund Gösta Cederlund, ''Gustaf ("Gösta") Edvard Cederlund'', (6 March 1888 – 4 December 1980) was a Sweden, Swedish actor and film director. He was a popular character actor from the 1930s to the 1950s. He married to actress Anna-Lisa Ryding s ...

as Steen *

Carl Deurell Carl Deurell (10 August 1868 – 9 December 1962) was a Swedish stage and film actor. Fromell p.177 Selected filmography * '' Andersson, Pettersson och Lundström'' (1923) * '' The Saga of Gosta Berling'' (1924) * ''The Tales of Ensign Stål'' ( ...

as Tradesman Eriksson *

Anna-Lisa Fröberg Anna-Lisa (born Anna Lisa Ruud; 30 March 1933 – 21 March 2018) was a Norwegian-born actress who appeared primarily in American films and television series, until she returned to Norway in the early 1970s, where she became a puppeteer. Ear ...

as Secretary *

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 Market Customer *

Nils Hallberg Nils Hallberg (18 September 1921 – 8 October 2010) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in 90 films between 1934 and 1974. Selected filmography * '' Andersson's Kalle'' (1934) * '' The Boys of Number Fifty Seven'' (1935) * '' The Lady Become ...

as Rowdy Boy *

Arne Lindblad Arne Lindblad (30 January 1887 – 19 December 1964) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1934 and 1964. Selected filmography * ''Simon of Backabo'' (1934) * '' Johan Ulfstjerna'' (1936) * ''Unfriendly Relat ...

as Waiter *

Olav Riégo Olav Riégo (21 April 1891 – 25 December 1956) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1923 and 1956. He starred in the film '' Leva på 'Hoppet, which won the Silver Bear (Comedies) award at the 1st Berlin ...

as Bank Manager * Stina Sorbon as Office Clerk * Gösta Terserus as Constable Lagström

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1936 films Swedish drama films 1936 drama films 1930s Swedish-language films Films directed by Lorens Marmstedt Swedish black-and-white films Films based on Swedish novels Films set in Stockholm Films shot in Stockholm 1930s Swedish films {{1930s-Sweden-film-stub