The Family Secret (Swedish: Familjens hemlighe) is a 1936 Swedish comedy film directed by Gustaf Molander and starring Olof Winnerstrand, Karin Swanström and Erik 'Bullen' Berglund.[1] It is based on the 1903 French play The Secret of Polichinelle by Pierre Wolff, and a French adaptation was also produced the same year. The film premiered in Gothenburg in December 1936.
| The Family Secret | |
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| Directed by | Gustaf Molander |
| Written by | Gösta Stevens |
| Based on | The Secret of Polichinelle by Pierre Wolff |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Åke Dahlqvist |
| Edited by | Oscar Rosander |
| Music by | Eric Bengtson |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Svensk Filmindustri |
Release date |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Arne Åkermark.
Synopsis
editA middle-class family, planning an arranged marriage for their adult son with a wealthy heiress, are shocked to discover that not only is he already engaged, but his fiancée has already borne them a grandson who is three-year-old now.
Cast
edit- Olof Winnerstrand as Arvid Ekman
- Karin Swanström as Lillie Ekman
- Erik 'Bullen' Berglund as John Hessler
- Birgit Tengroth as Margit Berg
- Kotti Chave as Arne Ekman
- Hjördis Petterson as Ellen Winkler
- Gösta Bernhard as Olle
- Wiktor Andersson as Orderly
- Ingrid Borthen as Marianne Winkler, Ellen's daughter
- John Botvid as First mate
- Greta Ericson as Gullan, Margit's friend at work
- Jullan Jonsson as Emma, Hessler's housemaid
- Ka Nerell as Greta, child nurse
- Ruth Weijden as Maria, Ekman's housemaid
References
edit- ^ Qvist & Bagh p.145
Bibliography
edit- Per Olov Qvist & Peter von Bagh. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
External links
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