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'Beef and the Banana' (Swedish: 'Biffen och Bananen') is a 1951 Swedish comedy film directed by Rolf Husberg and starring ke Grnberg, ke Sderblom and Lillebil Kjelln.Qvist & Von Bagh p.39 Segrave & Martin p.273 It was shot at the Rsunda Studios in Stockholm and on location in a variety of settings. The film's sets were designed by the art director Nils Svenwall.

It is an adaptation of the long-running comic strip of the same title by Jan-Erik Garland. It was followed by two sequels 'Blondie, Beef and the Banana' (1952) and 'Klarar Bananen Biffen?' (1957), with the two leading actors reprising their roles.

Synopsis



Two men work with contrasting personalities work together in a bicycle factory. One is a meat-eater and the other a vegetation.

Cast



* ke Grnberg as Biffen

* ke Sderblom as Bananen

* Lillebil Kjelln as Kerstin Carve

* Lennart Lindberg as Stickan Berglund

* Hkan Westergren as Carlsson

* Gsta Przelius as Tage Wendel

* Maj Larsson as Ella hman

* Siv Larsson as Elsa hman

* Harriet Andersson as Girl

* Nils Hultgren as Teacher at Kalmar Slott

* Wiktor Andersson as Customer

* Yngve Lundh as Bicyclist

* Sven 'Svngis' Johansson as Bicyclist

* Nils 'Bagarn' Johansson as Bicyclist

* Rudolf E. Eklw as Sports journalist

* Jan-Erik Garland as Sports journalist

* Raymond Mas as Swiss bicyclist

* K.G. Norln a s Holm, supervisor

* Bertil Perrolf as Radio reporter

* Birgit Rogner as Maid

* Oscar Sderlund as Sports journalist

References



Bibliography



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

*Segrave, Kerry & Martin, Linda. 'The Continental Actress: European Film Stars of the Postwar Era--biographies, Criticism, Filmographies, Bibliographies'. McFarland, 1990.


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