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6.2/10   99 votes
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Director:
Gustaf Edgren
Writers:
Gustaf Edgren (writer)
Oscar Rydqvist (writer)
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Release Date:
January 1941 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Lena Bergstroem works in an office and is unhappily in love with her boss, Johan Borg. She decides to quit... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Well intended, poorly executed. more (3 total)

Cast

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Lars Hanson ... Johan Borg
Karin Kavli ... Clary Borg (as Carin Carlson)
Victor Sjöström ... Frederik Bergström, Editor

Ingrid Bergman ... Lena Bergström, Johan's Secretary
Erik 'Bullen' Berglund ... Gustav Palm, Editor's Secretary
Sture Lagerwall ... Svensson
Marie-Louise Sorbon ... Mrs. Svensson
Georg Rydeberg ... Frank Roger
Georg Blickingberg ... Landberg
Richard Lund ... 'Doctor' Smith
Linnéa Hillberg ... Nurse
Stig Järrel ... Grane
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gabriel Alw ... Clary's new admirer
Greta Berthels ... Maid
Allan Bohlin ... Bergström Jr.
Carl Deurell ... Entrepreneur
Pecka Hagman ... Legionair
Harry Hednoff ... Legionair
Folke Helleberg ... Bergström's Son
Anders Henrikson ... Paavo
Torsten Hillberg ... Detective
Ivar Kåge ... Speaker at Walpurgis Celebration
Hjalmar Peters ... Detective
Carl Ström ... Office Manager
Aino Taube ... Lena's friend
Åke Uppström ... Telegram Boy
Olof Widgren ... Reporter
Carl-Gunnar Wingård ... Boman
Torsten Winge ... Photographer
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Walpurgis Night (USA)
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Runtime:
75 min
Country:
Sweden
Language:
Swedish
Color:
Black and White
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Argentina:13
Filming Locations:
Sandhamn, Stockholms län, Sweden more
Company:
Svensk Filmindustri (SF) more

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Featured in Victor Sjöström: Ett porträtt (1981) more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
Well intended, poorly executed., 17 July 2002
6/10
Author: Mister-UHF from Virginia, USA

When his wife rejects motherhood in favor of a life devoted to pleasure seeking, a businessman finds himself drawn towards his secretary, who already loves him from afar.

The theme of this film is the superiority of marriage and parenthood to hedonism. A noble intention, but poorly executed. The stilted dialog sounds like a pro-and-con magazine article, which may explain the often awkward appearance of Lars Hanson, Karin Kavli, and even Ingrid Bergman. Victor Seastrom's presence lends the film some gravitas, but even his dignity is undermined by lines straight out of a seminary lecture. The plot isn't too convincing and has a twist straight out of P.C. Wren. The final closing shots make the film's point much better than the preceding hour and a half or so.

This film also has the worst musical score I've ever heard. Parts of it sound like they were played by an elementary school orchestra.

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