Simon of Backabo (Swedish: Simon i Backabo) is a 1934 Swedish comedy film directed by Gustaf Edgren and starring Fridolf Rhudin, Hilda Borgström and Sickan Carlsson.[1] It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Arne Åkermark.

Simon of Backabo
Directed byGustaf Edgren
Written byOscar Hemberg
Ragnhild Prim
Oscar Rydqvist
Based onSympatiska Simon by Gösta Gustaf-Janson
Produced byStellan Claësson
StarringFridolf Rhudin
Hilda Borgström
Sickan Carlsson
CinematographyMartin Bodin
Music byEric Bengtson
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Distributed bySvensk Filmindustri
Release date
  • 29 October 1934 (1934-10-29)
Running time
93 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

Synopsis

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A young man living with his grandmother and her maid Greta in the countryside, unexpectedly inherits a large fortune.

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References

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  1. ^ Larsson & Marklund p.125

Bibliography

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  • Larsson, Mariah & Marklund, Anders. Swedish Film: An Introduction and Reader. Nordic Academic Press, 2010.
  • Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
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