Kungen kommer

Kungen kommer is a 1936 Swedish comedy film directed by Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius. It starrs Gösta Ekman, Birgit Tengroth, Åke Ohberg, Tollie Zellman and Håkan Westergren.

Kungen kommer
Directed by	Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius
Written by	Rudolf Presber (libretto) Leo Stein (libretto) Hans H. Zerlett (libretto)
Screenplay by	Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius
Based on	Der Gauklerkönig by Jean Gilbert
Starring	Gösta Ekman Birgit Tengroth Åke Ohberg Tollie Zellman Håkan Westergren
Music by	Gunnar Johansson
Distributed by	AB Svensk Filmindustri
Release date	23 March 1936 (1936-03-23) (Sweden)
Running time	81 minutes
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish

Plot

It is the year of 1865 and the Löwencreutz family are expecting a very prominent visitor, King Charles XV is coming to stay. However Carl Henrik von Grimm reads a telegram stating that the King is in fact cancelling his visit.

At the theatre that night Grimm notices the actor Leonard Petterson who happens to resemble the king a great deal. This gives Grimm an idea that could work in his favour. Can he hire the actor to play the King and get away with it?

Cast

• Gösta Ekman as Leonard Petterson, actor / King Charles XV
• Nils Wahlbom as Casimir Löwencreutz
• Gull Natorp as Adèle Löwencreutz
• Birgit Tengroth as Marie-Louise Löwencreutz
• Håkan Westergren as Charles-Emile Spaak
• Olga Andersson as Countess Ehrencrona
• Åke Ohberg as Carl Henrik von Grimm
• Semmy Friedmann as Italian pyrotechnist
• Theodor Berthels as theatre manager
• Thor Modéen as Alexander Dryselius
• Maritta Marke as Anette Dryselius
• Tollie Zellman as Sophie Strååk

External links

• Kungen kommer at IMDb
• Kungen kommer at the Swedish Film Institute Database