The Bjorck Family
(Redirected from Familjen Björck)
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| Directed by | Anders Henrikson |
| Written by | Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius Alice Svensk |
| Produced by | Lorens Marmstedt |
| Starring | Olof Winnerstrand Frida Winnerstrand Birgitta Arman |
| Cinematography | Ernst Westerberg |
| Edited by | Rolf Husberg |
| Music by | Eskil Eckert-Lundin Thore Ehrling |
Production company | Terrafilm |
| Distributed by | Terrafilm |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
The Bjorck Family (Swedish: Familjen Björck) is a 1940 Swedish comedy film directed by Anders Henrikson and starring Olof Winnerstrand, Frida Winnerstrand and Birgitta Arman.[1] It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Arthur Spjuth. It was based on a radio show of the same name that ran from 1936 to 1943.
Synopsis
[edit]The Björck family are a respectable middle-class Stockholm household. However the daughter Greta is showing interest in an unsuitable boyfriend while ignoring a more clean-cut suitor while her father is being pursued by the seductive Astrid Holten.
Cast
[edit]- Olof Winnerstrand as Ingeniör Björck
- Frida Winnerstrand as Fru Björck
- Birgitta Arman as Greta, deras dotter
- Åke Johansson as Ville, deras son
- Margit Manstad as Astrid Holten
- Carin Swensson as Hulda
- Gull Natorp as Tant Inga
- Carl-Axel Hallgren as Bertil
- Ulf Westman as Börje Schack
- Carl-Gunnar Wingård as Karlgren
- Anna-Lisa Baude as Fröken Widén
- Artur Rolén as Edvin Holten
- Gerda Björne as Irma
- Åke Claesson as Karl
- Julie Bernby as Miss Engström
- Georg Funkquist as Ladies' Hairdresser
- Harry Roeck Hansen as Algot
- Viran Rydkvist as Woman at Dog Show
- Frithiof Bjärne as Doorman at Scala
References
[edit]- ^ Qvist & Von Bagh p.110
Bibliography
[edit]- Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.