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Original title Familjen Björck
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
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Classification Suitable for all audiences
Dialogue
Swedish release 1940-01-20

Cast

Olof Winnerstrand
Gösta Björck, ingenjör

Frida Winnerstrand
Karin Björck, Göstas hustru

Birgitta Arman
Greta Björck, Gösta och Karins dotter

Åke Johanson (as Åke Johansson)
Ville Björck, Gösta och Karins son

Margit Manstad
fru Astrid Holten

Carin Swensson
Hulda, familjen Björcks hembiträde

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Plot summary

Gösta Björck, an engineer, is the rather bossy head of his family. He has a hot temper but deep down he has a good heart. His wife is Frida and the two children are Greta and Ville. Their...

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Director
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Cast

Olof Winnerstrand Gösta Björck, ingenjör
Frida Winnerstrand Karin Björck, Göstas hustru
Birgitta Arman Greta Björck, Gösta och Karins dotter
Åke Johanson (as Åke Johansson) Ville Björck, Gösta och Karins son
Margit Manstad fru Astrid Holten
Carin Swensson Hulda, familjen Björcks hembiträde
Gull Natorp tant Inga
Carl-Axel Hallgren Bertil Fogman
Ulf Westman Börje Schack
Carl-Gunnar Wingård direktör Karlgren, Bertils morbror
Anna-Lisa Baude fröken Widén, Björcks sekreterare
Artur Rolén revisor Edvin Holten, Astrids man
- Ej krediterade:
Julie Bernby fröken Engström, sekreterare
Viran Rydkvist dam på hundutställningen
Harry Roeck-Hansen Algot, en vän till Astrid Holten
Gerda Björne Irma, tant Ingas väninna
Åke Claesson Karl, gäst på Björcks bjudning
Georg Funkquist damfrisören
Oscar Åberg hovmästaren på Lidingönäs
Margit Wikfors manikuristen
Frithiof Bjärne dörrvaktmästaren på Scala
Edvard Danielsson gäst på Björcks bjudning
Erik Johansson restauranggäst
Allan Adelby (as Otto Adelby) restauranggäst på Lidingönäs

Companies

Production Company Terrafilms Produktions AB
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Terrafilm 1940
Laboratory AB Film-Labor

Plot summary

Gösta Björck, an engineer, is the rather bossy head of his family. He has a hot temper but deep down he has a good heart. His wife is Frida and the two children are Greta and Ville. Their live-in maid is Hulda. The teenage Greta is about to graduate school and is courted by the two young men Bertil och Börje. At the Björck home it is time for the annual spring cleaning, followed by the traditional dinner for friends and acquaintances. Among those who attend is the glamorous Mrs. Astrid Holten, who starts flirting audaciously with Gösta. He, for his part, is beside himself with delight. The flirtation is about to lead to major complications, but Ville sorts them out in his own very special way and Greta accepts Bertil's offer to be the one to take her to the school dance.

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 63852
Date 1941-12-11
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 2204 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.


Censorship number 60872
Date 1940-01-19
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 2688 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Optical mono
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2688 meter
Length in minutes 98 min
Reels 6 reels
Dialogue


Original work

Original title Familjen Björck (Radio programme)
Author Alice Svensk


Production location

1939-11-16 1940-01-02
AB Sandrew-Ateljéerna Stockholm Sweden
Skansen Stockholm Sweden

Release dates

Release in Sweden 1940-01-20 Royal Eskilstuna Sweden 98 min
First showing 1940-01-20 Royal Eskilstuna Sweden 98 min
Release in Stockholm 1940-01-29 Astoria Stockholm Sweden 98 min
1940-01-29 Alcazar Stockholm Sweden 98 min
TV showing 1996-08-30 SVT1 Sweden 94 min
2001-03-12 SVT1 Sweden 94 min
2003-06-17 SVT1 Sweden 94 min
2004-04-06 SVT1 Sweden 94 min
2012-01-17 SVT1 Sweden
2014-10-13 SVT2 Sweden
2017-08-01 SVT1 Sweden
2020-05-19 SVT1 Sweden
2022-05-17 SVT1 Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title Sjungom studentens lyckliga dag
Composer G***** (1851)
Lyrics Herman Sätherberg
Singer kör (repris)


Original title Björcks vals
Composer Thore Ehrling (1940)
Eskil Eckert-Lundin (1940)
Dancer Olof Winnerstrand
Frida Winnerstrand


Original title Vår egen lyckas smed
Composer Thore Ehrling (1940)
Curt Sandegren (1940)
Lyrics Fritz Gustaf (1940)
Singer Carl-Axel Hallgren


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
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2684


Element type Duplicate positive
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size Larger than 80 x 110 cm
Quantity 2
Tryckeri Ljunglöfs
Designed by GöstaX Åberg


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2
Tryckeri Oskar Peréus tryckeri


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2
Tryckeri Ljunglöfs
Designed by GöstaX Åberg


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2
Poster title VILLE, ALLA TIDERS KILLE (FAMILJEN BJÖRCK)
Tryckeri Ljunglöfs


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2
Poster title VILLE - ALLA TIDERS KILLE (FAMILJEN BJÖRCK)
Tryckeri Oskar Peréus tryckeri


Size About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity 1
Poster title VAD FATTER GÖR- ER IKKE ALTID DET RIGTIGE...
Tryckeri Dyva & Jeppesens bogtryckkeri A/S


Holdings Archive materials

Type Press Cuttings


Holdings Scripts

Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Filmen "Familjen Björck".
Extent 169 s.
Language Swedish


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 Danish



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