False Greta (Swedish: Falska Greta) is a 1934 Finnish-Swedish comedy film directed by John W. Brunius and Pauline Brunius and starring Adolf Jahr, Karin Albihn and Isa Quensel.[1] It was shot at studios in Helsinki and on location in Stockholm. It is now considered to be a lost film.[2]
| False Greta | |
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| Directed by | John W. Brunius Pauline Brunius |
| Written by | Oscar Hemberg |
| Produced by | Lennart Hamberg |
| Starring | Adolf Jahr Karin Albihn Isa Quensel |
| Cinematography | Harry Hasso |
| Music by | Tapio Ilomäki Karl Wehle |
Production companies | Film Union Oy Finlandia-Film |
| Distributed by | Columbia Film Oy Finlandia-Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Countries | Finland Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
Synopsis
editGreta Gustafsson, a young typist, wins a prize in a competition and heads out to a fashionable seaside resort. She is mistaken for the Hollywood star Greta Garbo who it has been announced is returning to her native Sweden to spend her holiday incognito.
Cast
edit- Adolf Jahr as Ove Häger
- Karin Albihn as Greta Gustafsson
- Karl-Ewert Christenson as Count Axel von Rexdorff
- Isa Quensel as Lisa
- Mok Björnson-Langen as Mrs. Eva Bromeé
- Sigge Fürst as Karlsson
- Sven Relander as Mr. Grönroos
- Agnes Lindh as Mrs. Lalla Grönroos
- May Pihlgren as Miss Singoalla Grönroos
- John W. Brunius as Habercorn
- Georg Rydeberg as A man
References
edit- ^ Sadoul p.32
- ^ "Lost sound films".
Bibliography
edit- Sadoul, Georges. Dictionary of Film Makers. University of California Press, 1972.
External links
edit- False Greta at IMDb
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