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Original title Munkbrogreven
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
Swedish release 1935-01-21

Cast

Valdemar Dalquist
Greven av Gamla Sta'n

Julia Cæsar
Klara Edlund, innehavare av Hotell City

Sigurd Wallén
Gurkan, medhjälpare i Amalia Blomkvists fiskaffär

Tollie Zellman
Amalia Blomkvist, fiskaffärsinnehavare

Edvin Adolphson
Åke Larsson, journalist på Morgontidningen

Ingrid Bergman
Elsa Edlund, Klaras systerdotter

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Plot summary

Elsa is the niece of Klara Edlund who owns Hotell City, a small bachelor hotel in Stockholm’s Old Town, where a host of suspicious characters—with monikers such as the Gherkin and...

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Titles

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Crew

Director
Screenplay
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Art Director
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Artistic Advisor
Scenario
Unit Manager
First Assistant Cameraman
Still Photographer
Musical Arrangement
Orchestra
Orchestra Leader
Make-up Supervisor
Boom Operator

Cast

Valdemar Dalquist Greven av Gamla Sta'n
Julia Cæsar Klara Edlund, innehavare av Hotell City
Sigurd Wallén Gurkan, medhjälpare i Amalia Blomkvists fiskaffär
Tollie Zellman Amalia Blomkvist, fiskaffärsinnehavare
Edvin Adolphson Åke Larsson, journalist på Morgontidningen
Ingrid Bergman Elsa Edlund, Klaras systerdotter
Eric Abrahamsson Borstis Larsson, vaktmästare på Hotell City
Weyler Hildebrand kriminalkonstapel Göransson
- Ej krediterade:
Arthur Fischer Blinda Karlsson alias Ernst Berglund alias Diamant-Lasse
Artur Cederborgh kriminalkonstapel Engström
Emil Fjellström Lorden, spritlangare
Wiktor "Kulörten" Andersson Tiggarstudenten
Helga Brofeldt kund i fiskaffären
Mona Geijer-Falkner kund i fiskaffären
Millan Fjellström fru Andersson, kvinna i tidningsutlämningsexpeditionen
Ragnar Falck ung man i tidningsutlämningsexpeditionen
Erik Johansson Hanson, chef för utlämningsexpeditionen på Morgontidningen
Hugo Lundström Kalle, mannen inuti reklamvägglusen
Lisa Wirström kvinna i vit hatt vid Diamant-Lasses gripande
Arne Lindblad mannen som utbringar ett fyrfaldigt leve på Österlånggatan
Bror Berger utkiken vid inbrottet i guldsmedsbutiken
John Hilke expeditör vid Morgontidningens utlämningsexpedition
John Ericsson en man vid klädauktionen
Knut Frankman en man vid klädauktionen
Tyra Leijman-Uppström fru Karlsson i blomsterståndet
Tom Walter en visslande vid bröllopskortegen
Carl-Harald poliskonstapel
Olof Krook en gubbe vid S:t Göran och draken som bommar cigarett
Gösta Jonsson gårdsmusikant - sångare och dragspelare
Nisse Lind gårdsmusikant - dragspelare
Gösta "Chicken" Törnblad gårdsmusikant - sångare och trumpetspelare
Charles Redland gårdsmusikant - trombonist
Birger Larsson gårdsmusikant - gitarrist
Gunnar Asp gårdsmusikant - trumslagare
Sam Jacobsson gårdsmusikant - sångare och altsaxofonist

Companies

Production Company AB Fribergs Filmbyrå
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Fribergs Filmbyrå 1935
Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet 1994
Distributor in Sweden (DCP) Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet 2015
Laboratory AB Svensk Filmindustris filmlaboratorium
Make-up Supervisor Firma Carl M. Lundh AB

Plot summary

Elsa is the niece of Klara Edlund who owns Hotell City, a small bachelor hotel in Stockholm’s Old Town, where a host of suspicious characters—with monikers such as the Gherkin and the Count—reside. New among the tenants is young Åke Larsson who starts to woo Elsa. But there are nefarious activities going on in the neighbourhood. A mysterious burglar known as Diamond Lasse is rumoured to be behind several well publicised heists. Also, a local lady, Amalia Blomkvist, is swindled out of 28,000 kronor by the con-artist Ernst Berglund. Åke is suspected of being Diamond Lasse but turns out to be a newspaper reporter working undercover. Instead it is revealed that Diamond Lasse is in fact identical to Berglund, when he is arrested during a brawl. All the swindle and theft victims get their money back. Åke and Elsa are engaged. There is also a double wedding in Stockholm Cathedral; the Gherkin marries Amalia and the Count marries Klara.

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 51427
Date 1944
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2270 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.


Censorship number 51427
Date 1934-11-21
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2341 meters
Notes I akt 1: Inbrottsepisoden från det att bovarna börja vidtaga anordningar för att trycka in fönsterrutan. Visningskopiornas längd efter beordrade klipp i akt 1 samt efter bolagets kortningar i övriga akter: 334-376-365-385-440-370 = 2270 meter - 83 minuter. Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system AGA-Baltic
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2270 meter
Length in minutes 84 min
Reels 6 reels
Dialogue


Original work

Production location

(samt kompletteringar t.o.m. 1934-10-19) 1934-07-12 1934-08-28
Filmstaden Råsunda Sweden (ateljé)
Gamla Stan Stockholm Sweden

Release dates

Release in Sweden 1935-01-21 Skandia Stockholm Sweden 83 min
First showing 1935-01-21 Skandia Stockholm Sweden 83 min
TV showing 1973-05-15 TV2 Sweden 82 min
1982-01-04 TV1 Sweden 82 min
1988-09-23 Kanal 1 Sweden 82 min
1991-09-14 Kanal 1 Sweden 82 min
1997-09-05 SVT1 Sweden 82 min
2001-03-19 SVT1 Sweden 82 min
Cinematheque screening 2015-09-26 Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title I gyllene bojor
Composer Jules Sylvain (1934)
Lyrics Gösta Stevens (1934)
Singer Gösta Jonsson
Sam Jacobsson
Gösta "Chicken" Törnblad
Ingrid Bergman (repris)
Instrumentalist Gösta Jonsson (dragspel)
Nisse Lind (dragspel)
Gösta "Chicken" Törnblad (trumpet)
Birger Larsson (gitarr)
Charles Redland (trombon)
Sam Jacobsson (altsaxofon)
Gunnar Asp (trummor)


Original title Munkbrogreven
Composer Jules Sylvain (1934)
Lyrics Gösta Stevens (1934)


Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2248


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Duplicate negative
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Duplicate positive
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Sound negative
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2
Poster title MUNKBROGREVEN
Tryckeri J. Olsén litogr.anst.


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2
Poster title MUNKBROGREVEN
Tryckeri Ewes tryckeri AB


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2
Poster title MUNKBROGREVEN
Tryckeri J. Olsén litogr.anst.
Designed by Gunnar Håkansson


Holdings Archive materials

Type Costume
Object title Munkbrogreven
Extent Klänning röd- o svartrandig yllecrèpe


Type Costume
Object title Munkbrogreven
Extent Förkläde i blårandig bomull


Type Press Cuttings


Holdings Scripts

Script type Dialoglista
Script title Efter Siegfried och Arthur Fischer's teaterpjäs "Greven av Gamla stan".
Extent 29 s. Produktioktionsuppgifter och rollista (1 s.) ingår.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Greven av Gamla Stan. Lustspel för filmen av Gösta Stevens. Efter en pjäs av S. och A. Fischer.
Extent 152 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Extent 152 s.
Language Swedish


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Behind the scenes prints 1
Album Yes


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


Other manifestations of this work

Digitized

Technical specifications

Sound type Sound
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type DCP
Length in minutes 84 min
Dialogue


Holdings Film

Element type Digital audio
Carrier type WAV


Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type DCP


Element type Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type MAP


Element type Digitalt arkivmaterial
Carrier type MAP


Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type ProRes


Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type H264



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