Lyckonålen : Kriminalpjäs i 3 akter (1916)

Sweden, 35 min
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Original title Lyckonålen : Kriminalpjäs i 3 akter
Film type Short
Category Fiction
Director
Screenplay
Production country
  • Sweden
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Swedish release 1916-01-31

Cast

Richard Lund
Dick, styrman

Oscar Winge
O'Brien, sjökapten

Greta Almroth
Nelly, kaptenens dotter, förlovad med Dick

Stina Berg
kaptenens hushållerska

John Ekman
Atkinson, förbrytare

Greta Pfeil
Atkinsons väninna

About the film

This Swedish film is unfortunately considered to be lost in its entirety, and we have no knowledge of the existence of neither a complete print nor of original or preservation elements. Read...

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About the film

This Swedish film is unfortunately considered to be lost in its entirety, and we have no knowledge of the existence of neither a complete print nor of original or preservation elements. Read more on our Film Archive's page Preserved and Lost Silent Films.

Titles

Original title
  • Lyckonålen : Kriminalpjäs i 3 akter
Swedish release title
  • Lyckonålen
Distribution title
  • Bil Apacherna (Danmark)
  • Bil-Apacherne (Norge)
  • Auto-apaashit (Finland)
  • Bilapasherna (Finland)
Rating title
  • Bilapacherna
Working title
  • Bilapacherna
Script title
  • Lykkenaalen

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Musical Arrangement
Orchestra
Orchestra Leader

Cast

Richard Lund Dick, styrman
Oscar Winge O'Brien, sjökapten
Greta Almroth Nelly, kaptenens dotter, förlovad med Dick
Stina Berg kaptenens hushållerska
John Ekman Atkinson, förbrytare
Greta Pfeil Atkinsons väninna

Companies

Production Company AB Svenska Biografteatern
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Svenska Biografteaterns Filmbyrå

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 14063
Date 1915-11-19
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 716 meters
Censored length 674 meters
Notes I akt II: "två smärre förkortningar av bilinteriören före och efter upphittandet av lyckonålen; vidare förkortas styrmannens insläpande i hålan och borttages scenen där han famlar omkring i hålan". I akt III "klippas de bägge scener, som visa styrmannen vältrande i hålan". Till filmens godkännande var fogat ett villkor: "Provfilmen har titeln Bilapacherna, vilken klippes; med filmägaren har överenskommits om rubrikens ändrande till exempelvis Lyckonålen." Annan längduppgift: 717 (678), 727 m


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.33:1
Sound type Silent
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 18
Length in metres 727 meter
Length in minutes 35 min
Reels 3 reels


Production location

Svenska Biografteaterns ateljé, Lidingö. Gator och kajer kring Riddarhuset i Gamla Stan, Stadsgården, Norra Djurgården, Bank A.-B. Södra Sveriges lokal på Arsenalsgatan 6, Stockholm.

Release dates

Release in Sweden 1916-01-31 Biorama Malmö Sweden 35 min
First showing 1916-01-31 Biorama Malmö Sweden 35 min
Release in Stockholm 1916-05-01 Röda Kvarn Stockholm Sweden 35 min

Holdings Archive materials

Type Press Cuttings


Holdings Scripts

Script type Dialoglista
Script title The motor-car apaches. Detective drama in three acts by Alex Vichetoz
Extent 4 s. Innehållsbeskrivning (2 s.) ingår.
Language English


Script type Synopsis
Script title Les apaches en auto.
Extent 1 s.
Language French


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Die Automobilräuber.
Extent 4 s. Innehållsbeskrivning (2 s.) ingår.
Language German


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Die Glücksnadel.
Extent 2 s.
Language German


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Album Yes


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Swedish


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Danish


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Swedish


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