False Greta

1934 film
  • 4 February 1934 (1934-02-04)
Running time
93 minutesCountriesFinland
SwedenLanguageSwedish

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]

Synopsis

Greta 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

  • 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

  1. ^ Sadoul p.32
  2. ^ "Lost sound films".

Bibliography

  • Sadoul, Georges. Dictionary of Film Makers. University of California Press, 1972.
  • False Greta at IMDb
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Films directed by John W. Brunius


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