Olav Riégo

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The Staffan Stolle Story (1956)

Staffan Stolle becomes the sole heir to a rich and noble family when he is just a little boy. Early on he is engaged to be married to a girl he finds he does not love. Instead he flees the country only to return under a false name, looking for true love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hasse Ekman
CAST:  Povel Ramel  •  Martin Ljung  •  Gunwer Bergkvist  •  Yvonne Lombard

Staffan Stolle becomes the sole heir to a rich and noble family when he is just a little boy. Early on he is engaged to be married to a girl he finds he does not love. Instead he flees the country only to return under a false name, looking for true love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hasse Ekman
CAST:  Povel Ramel  •  Martin Ljung  •  Gunwer Bergkvist  •  Yvonne Lombard

Kungen kommer (1936)

A travelling theater-company performs Offenbach's "The Beautiful Helene" when an officer in the audience notices the similarity in appearance between the leading actor Leonard Pettersson and the king Charles XV.With Pettersson dressed as the king and the other ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius
CAST:  Gösta Ekman  •  Nils Wahlbom  •  Gull Natorp  •  Birgit Tengroth

A travelling theater-company performs Offenbach's "The Beautiful Helene" when an officer in the audience notices the similarity in appearance between the leading actor Leonard Pettersson and the king Charles XV.With Pettersson dressed as the king and the other ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius
CAST:  Gösta Ekman  •  Nils Wahlbom  •  Gull Natorp  •  Birgit Tengroth

For the Sake of My Intemperate Youth (1952)

For the Sake of My Intemperate Youth (Swedish: För min heta ungdoms skull) is a 1952 Swedish drama film directed by Arne Mattsson. It was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arne Mattsson
CAST:  Maj-Britt Nilsson  •  Folke Sundquist  •  Aino Taube  •  Georg Rydeberg

For the Sake of My Intemperate Youth (Swedish: För min heta ungdoms skull) is a 1952 Swedish drama film directed by Arne Mattsson. It was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arne Mattsson
CAST:  Maj-Britt Nilsson  •  Folke Sundquist  •  Aino Taube  •  Georg Rydeberg

Torment (1944)

Jan-Erik Widgren meets the lonely Bertha Olsson, a woman struggling with alcoholism. Though Bertha is already linked to Caligula, Jan-Erik's heartless teacher, she begins a relationship with the boy anyway. When Caligula learns that Jan-Erik is having an affair ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alf Sjöberg
CAST:  Stig Järrel  •  Alf Kjellin  •  Mai Zetterling  •  Olof Winnerstrand

Jan-Erik Widgren meets the lonely Bertha Olsson, a woman struggling with alcoholism. Though Bertha is already linked to Caligula, Jan-Erik's heartless teacher, she begins a relationship with the boy anyway. When Caligula learns that Jan-Erik is having an affair ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alf Sjöberg
CAST:  Stig Järrel  •  Alf Kjellin  •  Mai Zetterling  •  Olof Winnerstrand

One Summer of Happiness (1951)

The young high school graduate Göran and the 17-year-old Kerstin get to know each other on the estate of Göran's uncle Persson and fall in love. But their relationship is watched suspiciously by the jammed adult world. While Persson has an understanding of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arne Mattsson
CAST:  Ulla Jacobsson  •  Edvin Adolphson  •  Irma Christenson  •  Folke Sundquist

The young high school graduate Göran and the 17-year-old Kerstin get to know each other on the estate of Göran's uncle Persson and fall in love. But their relationship is watched suspiciously by the jammed adult world. While Persson has an understanding of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arne Mattsson
CAST:  Ulla Jacobsson  •  Edvin Adolphson  •  Irma Christenson  •  Folke Sundquist

Helen of Troy (1951)

Intrigues and entanglements before Prince Paris wins the heart of beautiful Helena. It all happens in the small kingdom of Arcadia at the time of the Trojan War. Swedish version of Jacques Offenbach's operetta of the classic Greek myth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gustaf Edgren
CAST:  Eva Dahlbeck  •  Max Hansen  •  Per Grundén  •  Åke Söderblom

Intrigues and entanglements before Prince Paris wins the heart of beautiful Helena. It all happens in the small kingdom of Arcadia at the time of the Trojan War. Swedish version of Jacques Offenbach's operetta of the classic Greek myth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gustaf Edgren
CAST:  Eva Dahlbeck  •  Max Hansen  •  Per Grundén  •  Åke Söderblom

The Norrtull Gang (1923)

A collective of office girls and their tribulations in the male world, female solidarity, the place of women in the labor and civil rights struggles and the conflict between love and work.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Per Lindberg
CAST:  Tora Teje  •  Inga Tidblad  •  Renée Björling  •  Linnéa Hillberg

A collective of office girls and their tribulations in the male world, female solidarity, the place of women in the labor and civil rights struggles and the conflict between love and work.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Per Lindberg
CAST:  Tora Teje  •  Inga Tidblad  •  Renée Björling  •  Linnéa Hillberg

I married - never (1932)

Edit Carlson is having trouble courting car mechanic Helge Malm, whose motto is "me mary? - never!", and when he reveals that he's about to receive an inheritance, Edit's sister Tora sets her sight on him as well.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erik 'Bullen' Berglund  •  Per Hugo
CAST:  Erik 'Bullen' Berglund  •  Viran Rydkvist  •  Lizzy Stein  •  Stina Seelig

Edit Carlson is having trouble courting car mechanic Helge Malm, whose motto is "me mary? - never!", and when he reveals that he's about to receive an inheritance, Edit's sister Tora sets her sight on him as well.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erik 'Bullen' Berglund  •  Per Hugo
CAST:  Erik 'Bullen' Berglund  •  Viran Rydkvist  •  Lizzy Stein  •  Stina Seelig

Smålänningar (1935)

Gustav lives in Värnamo. He constructs a new boat engine, but needs time to complete it. The work has been financed by factory director "Hatt-Johan" Johansson who would like to sell the invention. Gustav's father returns from the United States and everyone thinks ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gösta Rodin
CAST:  Sigurd Wallén  •  Sture Lagerwall  •  Thor Modéen  •  Eric Abrahamsson

Gustav lives in Värnamo. He constructs a new boat engine, but needs time to complete it. The work has been financed by factory director "Hatt-Johan" Johansson who would like to sell the invention. Gustav's father returns from the United States and everyone thinks ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gösta Rodin
CAST:  Sigurd Wallén  •  Sture Lagerwall  •  Thor Modéen  •  Eric Abrahamsson

The Marriage Game (1935)

The sculptress Tora Diidiken is married to the sculptor Gunnar Grahn and they both compete in a contest to design a statue for the public square in Hicksville.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius
CAST:  Zarah Leander  •  Gösta Cederlund  •  Harry Roeck Hansen  •  Ragnar Widestedt

The sculptress Tora Diidiken is married to the sculptor Gunnar Grahn and they both compete in a contest to design a statue for the public square in Hicksville.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius
CAST:  Zarah Leander  •  Gösta Cederlund  •  Harry Roeck Hansen  •  Ragnar Widestedt

Ä' vi gifta? (1936)

The well-known musician and composer Åke Kjellberg wakes up in a nice Stockholm apartment. He lives in Count Sparvhök's empty home until it gets rented out.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ragnar Arvedson  •  Tancred Ibsen
CAST:  Adolf Jahr  •  Nils Wahlbom  •  Eleonor de Floer  •  Einar Axelsson

The well-known musician and composer Åke Kjellberg wakes up in a nice Stockholm apartment. He lives in Count Sparvhök's empty home until it gets rented out.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ragnar Arvedson  •  Tancred Ibsen
CAST:  Adolf Jahr  •  Nils Wahlbom  •  Eleonor de Floer  •  Einar Axelsson

Stackars miljonärer (1936)

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DIRECTION:  Ragnar Arvedson  •  Tancred Ibsen
CAST:  Adolf Jahr  •  Ernst Eklund  •  Tollie Zellman  •  Nils Wahlbom

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DIRECTION:  Ragnar Arvedson  •  Tancred Ibsen
CAST:  Adolf Jahr  •  Ernst Eklund  •  Tollie Zellman  •  Nils Wahlbom

65, 66, and Me (1936)

Wholesaler Pettersson ends up in the military after being mixed up with a soldier on the run, who has stolen his identity.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anders Henrikson
CAST:  Thor Modéen  •  Carl Hagman  •  Elof Ahrle  •  Katie Rolfsen

Wholesaler Pettersson ends up in the military after being mixed up with a soldier on the run, who has stolen his identity.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anders Henrikson
CAST:  Thor Modéen  •  Carl Hagman  •  Elof Ahrle  •  Katie Rolfsen

Flickorna på Uppåkra (1936)

The widow Maja Brummell lives in Stockholm with her daughters Elsa, Brita, Ann-Marie, Svea and Ingrid. Mrs. Brummell has a lousy business sense.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alice Eklund  •  Lorens Marmstedt
CAST:  Stina Hedberg  •  Isa Quensel  •  Vera Valdor  •  Marie-Louise Sorbon

The widow Maja Brummell lives in Stockholm with her daughters Elsa, Brita, Ann-Marie, Svea and Ingrid. Mrs. Brummell has a lousy business sense.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alice Eklund  •  Lorens Marmstedt
CAST:  Stina Hedberg  •  Isa Quensel  •  Vera Valdor  •  Marie-Louise Sorbon

Konflikt (1937)

"Conflict" - Shipbuilder Edvard Banck is busy building new ships, but forgets that his wife Birgit wants his attention and tenderness. A new engineer, Reidar Hagen, begins at the shipyard, and Birgit is immediately attracted to him. They fall in love, and Birgit ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Per-Axel Branner
CAST:  Lars Hanson  •  Aino Taube  •  Sigurd Wallén  •  Balthazar Bergh

"Conflict" - Shipbuilder Edvard Banck is busy building new ships, but forgets that his wife Birgit wants his attention and tenderness. A new engineer, Reidar Hagen, begins at the shipyard, and Birgit is immediately attracted to him. They fall in love, and Birgit ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Per-Axel Branner
CAST:  Lars Hanson  •  Aino Taube  •  Sigurd Wallén  •  Balthazar Bergh

A Cruise in the Albertina (1938)

John is the skipper of the Albertina which is moored in Mariehamn. Nearby is luxury yacht Sea Star, where Ann-Mari boards. She begins to take an interest in John and makes sure to come aboard the Albertina to meet him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Per-Axel Branner
CAST:  Adolf Jahr  •  Ulla Wikander  •  Olav Riégo  •  Signe Wirff

John is the skipper of the Albertina which is moored in Mariehamn. Nearby is luxury yacht Sea Star, where Ann-Mari boards. She begins to take an interest in John and makes sure to come aboard the Albertina to meet him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Per-Axel Branner
CAST:  Adolf Jahr  •  Ulla Wikander  •  Olav Riégo  •  Signe Wirff

Emelie Högqvist (1939)

Emelie Högqvist is an actress at the Royal Theatre who gets involved in an intimate relationship with the Crown Prince Oscar.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gustaf Molander
CAST:  Signe Hasso  •  Georg Rydeberg  •  Anna Lindahl  •  Sture Lagerwall

Emelie Högqvist is an actress at the Royal Theatre who gets involved in an intimate relationship with the Crown Prince Oscar.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gustaf Molander
CAST:  Signe Hasso  •  Georg Rydeberg  •  Anna Lindahl  •  Sture Lagerwall

Livet går vidare (1941)

The Swedish officer Mikael Bourg has served with the French army in Africa. When he returns to Sweden after many years abroad to recover from malaria, he meets his son, a student who prefers partying with his frat friends instead of his bank job; a disappointment ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anders Henrikson
CAST:  Edvin Adolphson  •  Aino Taube  •  Sigurd Wallén  •  Hasse Ekman

The Swedish officer Mikael Bourg has served with the French army in Africa. When he returns to Sweden after many years abroad to recover from malaria, he meets his son, a student who prefers partying with his frat friends instead of his bank job; a disappointment ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anders Henrikson
CAST:  Edvin Adolphson  •  Aino Taube  •  Sigurd Wallén  •  Hasse Ekman

Striden går vidare (1941)

Georg Hammar works at the General Hospital and is engaged to the famous professor Berg's daughter Inga. But he is also drawn to the nurse Maria.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gustaf Molander
CAST:  Victor Sjöström  •  Renée Björling  •  Anne-Margrethe Björlin  •  Erik 'Bullen' Berglund

Georg Hammar works at the General Hospital and is engaged to the famous professor Berg's daughter Inga. But he is also drawn to the nurse Maria.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gustaf Molander
CAST:  Victor Sjöström  •  Renée Björling  •  Anne-Margrethe Björlin  •  Erik 'Bullen' Berglund

Tänk, om jag gifter mig med prästen (1941)

Eva Örn is a newly graduated teacher, who becomes a school teacher in rural Vikarlunda. She is a beautiful young woman with firm opinions and she does not live up to the locals' picture of the ideal female teacher. She has an affair with the pastor, Ingvar Hagson, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivar Johansson
CAST:  Viveca Lindfors  •  Georg Rydeberg  •  Arnold Sjöstrand  •  Nils Lundell

Eva Örn is a newly graduated teacher, who becomes a school teacher in rural Vikarlunda. She is a beautiful young woman with firm opinions and she does not live up to the locals' picture of the ideal female teacher. She has an affair with the pastor, Ingvar Hagson, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivar Johansson
CAST:  Viveca Lindfors  •  Georg Rydeberg  •  Arnold Sjöstrand  •  Nils Lundell
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