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Brita in the Merchant's House
Brita in the Merchant's House (Swedish: Brita i grosshandlarhuset) is a 1946 Swedish drama film directed by Åke Ohberg and starring George Fant, Eva Dahlbeck and Åke Grönberg.[1] It was shot at the Sundbyberg Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Linder.
| Brita in the Merchant's House | |
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| Directed by | Åke Ohberg |
| Written by | Ragnar Arvedson Harald Beijer |
| Based on | Brita in the Merchant's House by Harald Beijer |
| Produced by | Lennart Landheim |
| Starring | George Fant Eva Dahlbeck Åke Grönberg |
| Cinematography | Harald Berglund |
| Edited by | Gösta Bjurman |
| Music by | Nathan Görling |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Europa Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
Synopsis edit
Brita leaves her dull, impoverished rural existence and moves to Stockholm where she gets a job as a maid in the house of a wealthy wholesaler where she falls in love with the merchant's son. However, Arvid, a young man from her home village comes to the city to court her as well.
Cast edit
- George Fant as Greger
- Eva Dahlbeck as Brita
- Åke Grönberg as Arvid
- Ernst Eklund as Grosshandlaren
- Stina Hedberg as Hans fru
- Hilda Borgström as Ida
- Olav Riégo as Kanslirådet
- Renée Björling as Hans fru
- Agneta Lagerfeldt as Sonja
- Ib Schønberg as Korvgubben
- Bengt Ekerot as 'Paniken'
- Carl Ström as Britas far
- Linnéa Hillberg as Britas mor
- Anna-Greta Krigström as Ella
- Astrid Bodin as Kokerskan
- Carin Swensson as Extrahjälpen
- Olle Hilding as Olsson
- John Norrman as Postman
- Aurore Palmgren as Arvid's Mother
- Nils Hallberg as Conscript
- Ingemar Holde as Conscript
- Tord Stål as Officer
- Albert Ståhl as Janitor
References edit
- ^ Qvist & Von Bagh p.58
Bibliography edit
- Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
External links edit
- Brita in the Merchant's House at IMDb