Poor Little Sven
Directed byHugo Bolander
Written byRolf Botvid
Nils Poppe
Based onMr. Cinders by Clifford Grey
Produced byHarald Molander
StarringNils Poppe
Annalisa Ericson
Hjördis Petterson
CinematographyGösta Roosling
Edited byOscar Rosander
Music bySimon Brehm
Eskil Eckert-Lundin
Jerry Högstedt
Sven Gyldmark
Production
company
Fribergs Filmbyrå AB
Release date
24 February 1947
Running time
76 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

Poor Little Sven (Swedish: Stackars lilla Sven) is a 1947 Swedish comedy film directed by Hugo Bolander and starring Nils Poppe, Annalisa Ericson and Hjördis Petterson.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Arne Åkermark. It was inspired by the plot of the 1928 British musical Mr. Cinders, which Poppe and Ericson had appeared together in on stage.

Synopsis

Sven, an orphan, is taken care of by the generous Anton Carlsson. However, when Carlson marries a baroness he becomes the stepfather of her two mean-spirited sons who make Sven's life increasingly difficult. Due to a mistake the daughter of a wealthy man is mistaken for a housemaid and she and Sven fall in love.

Cast

References

  1. Qvist & Von Bagh p.126

Bibliography

  • Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.


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