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The Night Watchman's Wife
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Wikipedia article
'The Night Watchman's Wife' (Swedish: 'Nattvaktens hustru') is a 1947 Swedish drama film directed by Bengt Palm and starring ke Grnberg, Britta Holmberg and Sture Lagerwall.Krawc p.321 It was shot at the Centrumateljerna Studios in Stockholm and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Bertil Duroj.
Synopsis
Ingegerd arrives in Stockholm from the countryside to live with her sister. She encounters the charming Curt at Stockholm Central Station but then loses touch with him. Finding that her sister has died, and she has nowhere to go, she wanders the streets. She is eventually taken in by a kindly nightwatchmen, and they marry soon afterwards. Sometime later, however, she accidentally runs into Curt again who tries to charm her away. However, she ultimately stays loyal to her husband.
Cast
* ke Grnberg as Gunnar Eklund
* Britta Holmberg as Ingegerd Lindberg
* Sture Lagerwall as Curt Brehmer
* Thor Moden as Sausage salesman
* Douglas Hge as Cafe-keeper
* ke Claesson as Baron
* Naima Wifstrand as Mrs. Eklund
* Allan Bohlin as Policeman
* Hugo Bjrne as Gransson
* Linna Hillberg as Mrs. Lindberg
* Astrid Bodin as Lindberg's Maid
* Helga Brofeldt as Angry neighbor
* Carla Eck as Nurse
* Siv Ericks as Waitress
* Gsta Ericsson as Man in staircase
* Barbro Flodquist as Elna
* Arne Kllerud as Gunnar's friend at work
* Mimi Nelson as Curt's friend
* Carl Reinholdz as Gunnar's colleague
* Olav Rigo as Gentleman at company party
* Viveca Serlachius as Waitress
* Gunnar Sjberg as Managing Director
* Hans Strt as Doctor
* Carl Strm as Mr. Lindberg
* Ivar Wahlgren as Constable
* Torsten Winge as Fashion Director
References
Bibliography
* Krawc, Alfred. 'International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden (from the beginnings to 1984)'. Saur, 1986.
* Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. 'Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland'. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
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