Elsa Prawitz

Elsa Prawitz was a Swedish stage and screen actress, writer, theatre executive and radio presenter. She made her screen debut in "Frånskild/Divorced" (1951) and graduated from The Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school in 1954. Elsa Prawits often took on roles as sensually challenging women, not least in a series of films directed by Arne Mattsson.

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Ljuvlig är sommarnatten (1961)

Someone is murdered. Who is the killer? Members of all star cast are all suspects...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arne Mattsson
CAST:  Karl-Arne Holmsten  •  Sif Ruud  •  Erik Hell  •  Christina Carlwind

Someone is murdered. Who is the killer? Members of all star cast are all suspects...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arne Mattsson
CAST:  Karl-Arne Holmsten  •  Sif Ruud  •  Erik Hell  •  Christina Carlwind

Whoops! (1955)

A comedy mystery involving the composer and cartoonist Hubert Yrhage, the journalist Gary Lundberg, anticartoon campaigner Lena Lett, the mysterious Jens Myskovich and music publisher Darling Karlsson. Yrhage receives his manuscripts from an 11 year-old whose ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stig Olin
CAST:  Povel Ramel  •  Sven Lindberg  •  Harriet Andersson  •  Douglas Håge

A comedy mystery involving the composer and cartoonist Hubert Yrhage, the journalist Gary Lundberg, anticartoon campaigner Lena Lett, the mysterious Jens Myskovich and music publisher Darling Karlsson. Yrhage receives his manuscripts from an 11 year-old whose ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stig Olin
CAST:  Povel Ramel  •  Sven Lindberg  •  Harriet Andersson  •  Douglas Håge

Får jag låna din fru? (1959)

Bertil Lund works at the wholesaling company Everything for the Baby. The supervisor Fredriksson is considering promoting him to vice-president but there is one obstacle: Bertil is yet unmarried and is thus considered unsuitable. But Bertil's friend Torbjörn has an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arne Mattsson
CAST:  Sven Lindberg  •  Edvin Adolphson  •  Annalisa Ericson  •  Elsa Prawitz

Bertil Lund works at the wholesaling company Everything for the Baby. The supervisor Fredriksson is considering promoting him to vice-president but there is one obstacle: Bertil is yet unmarried and is thus considered unsuitable. But Bertil's friend Torbjörn has an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arne Mattsson
CAST:  Sven Lindberg  •  Edvin Adolphson  •  Annalisa Ericson  •  Elsa Prawitz

Mördaren - en helt vanlig person (1967)

People on a train get murdered. Who is the murderer? Everybody on the train is a suspect. One of them is the homosexual dope fiend played by Heinz Hopf. Things might get out of hand in this exciting thriller in true Hitchcockian style.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arne Mattsson
CAST:  Allan Edwall  •  Heinz Hopf  •  Björn Gustafson  •  Lars Ekborg

People on a train get murdered. Who is the murderer? Everybody on the train is a suspect. One of them is the homosexual dope fiend played by Heinz Hopf. Things might get out of hand in this exciting thriller in true Hitchcockian style.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arne Mattsson
CAST:  Allan Edwall  •  Heinz Hopf  •  Björn Gustafson  •  Lars Ekborg

Mannequin in Red (1958)

A model is murdered at a famous fashion house and the Hillmans start to investigate. Kajsa Hillman is employed as a model and discovers that several people had motives to kill her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arne Mattsson
CAST:  Karl-Arne Holmsten  •  Annalisa Ericson  •  Nils Hallberg  •  Lena Granhagen

A model is murdered at a famous fashion house and the Hillmans start to investigate. Kajsa Hillman is employed as a model and discovers that several people had motives to kill her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arne Mattsson
CAST:  Karl-Arne Holmsten  •  Annalisa Ericson  •  Nils Hallberg  •  Lena Granhagen

The Doll (1962)

A lonely night watchman at a department store develops a fixation on one of the store's mannequins. He soon steals her and brings her to his home, where he can be with her all the time. One day, she comes to life...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arne Mattsson
CAST:  Per Oscarsson  •  Gio Petré  •  Tor Isedal  •  Elsa Prawitz

A lonely night watchman at a department store develops a fixation on one of the store's mannequins. He soon steals her and brings her to his home, where he can be with her all the time. One day, she comes to life...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arne Mattsson
CAST:  Per Oscarsson  •  Gio Petré  •  Tor Isedal  •  Elsa Prawitz

Sommar och syndare (1960)

Emil and Ove are two happily married men. Both are currently bachelorssince their wives are on holiday in Denmark. One day Emil almost run over a beautiful woman at Nybroplan in Stockholm. She is a outstanding redhead.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arne Mattsson
CAST:  Karl-Arne Holmsten  •  Olof Thunberg  •  Yvonne Lombard  •  Lena Granhagen

Emil and Ove are two happily married men. Both are currently bachelorssince their wives are on holiday in Denmark. One day Emil almost run over a beautiful woman at Nybroplan in Stockholm. She is a outstanding redhead.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arne Mattsson
CAST:  Karl-Arne Holmsten  •  Olof Thunberg  •  Yvonne Lombard  •  Lena Granhagen

Divorced (1951)

Gertrud is being abandoned by her husband after 20 years of marriage. Offended and unhappy she leaves her home and rents a room. The landlady's son is drawn to her and tries to help her out of the loneliness.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gustaf Molander
CAST:  Inga Tidblad  •  Alf Kjellin  •  Doris Svedlund  •  Hjördis Petterson

Gertrud is being abandoned by her husband after 20 years of marriage. Offended and unhappy she leaves her home and rents a room. The landlady's son is drawn to her and tries to help her out of the loneliness.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gustaf Molander
CAST:  Inga Tidblad  •  Alf Kjellin  •  Doris Svedlund  •  Hjördis Petterson

When Darkness Falls (1960)

Young Elisabeth comes to Västlinge to meet her old relative, the vicar and and his young daughter. She is going to spend the Christmas there in peace and quiet but on Christmas Eve, the grocer is brutally murdered with an axe. Police inspector Christer Wijk comes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arne Mattsson
CAST:  Karl-Arne Holmsten  •  Nils Asther  •  Birgitta Pettersson  •  George Fant

Young Elisabeth comes to Västlinge to meet her old relative, the vicar and and his young daughter. She is going to spend the Christmas there in peace and quiet but on Christmas Eve, the grocer is brutally murdered with an axe. Police inspector Christer Wijk comes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arne Mattsson
CAST:  Karl-Arne Holmsten  •  Nils Asther  •  Birgitta Pettersson  •  George Fant

Det är hos mig han har varit (1963)

"It's with me he's been" - Li and Hans are colleagues at an advertising agency. Even though Hans is married, they start a relationship. Li hopes that Hans will tell his wife the truth about them and leave her for Li.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arne Mattsson
CAST:  Per Oscarsson  •  Elsa Prawitz  •  Hans Wahlgren  •  Inga Landgré

"It's with me he's been" - Li and Hans are colleagues at an advertising agency. Even though Hans is married, they start a relationship. Li hopes that Hans will tell his wife the truth about them and leave her for Li.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arne Mattsson
CAST:  Per Oscarsson  •  Elsa Prawitz  •  Hans Wahlgren  •  Inga Landgré

Kurragömma (1963)

An escaped convict assumes the identity of a professor in order to reveal a criminal syndicate who smuggle diamonds together with Parisian haute couture.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lars-Magnus Lindgren
CAST:  Jan Malmsjö  •  Sven Lindberg  •  Catrin Westerlund  •  Sif Ruud

An escaped convict assumes the identity of a professor in order to reveal a criminal syndicate who smuggle diamonds together with Parisian haute couture.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lars-Magnus Lindgren
CAST:  Jan Malmsjö  •  Sven Lindberg  •  Catrin Westerlund  •  Sif Ruud

Enchanted Journey (1954)

A traveling theatre company comes to a small town and performs to a packed house. But during the show the theatre director decides to run away with the money.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arne Mattsson
CAST:  Folke Sundquist  •  Elsa Prawitz  •  Edvin Adolphson  •  Hjördis Petterson

A traveling theatre company comes to a small town and performs to a packed house. But during the show the theatre director decides to run away with the money.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arne Mattsson
CAST:  Folke Sundquist  •  Elsa Prawitz  •  Edvin Adolphson  •  Hjördis Petterson

Salka Valka (1954)

A coming of age story about young Salka Valka who lives in the small fishing village of Íseyri. She is doing well for herself as a partner in a small fishing boat, but people believe she is financed by her deceased mother's former fiance, Steinthór, who disappeared ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arne Mattsson
CAST:  Gunnel Broström  •  Folke Sundquist  •  Margaretha Krook  •  Erik Strandmark

A coming of age story about young Salka Valka who lives in the small fishing village of Íseyri. She is doing well for herself as a partner in a small fishing boat, but people believe she is financed by her deceased mother's former fiance, Steinthór, who disappeared ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arne Mattsson
CAST:  Gunnel Broström  •  Folke Sundquist  •  Margaretha Krook  •  Erik Strandmark

Männen i mörker (1955)

When the men in the small mining community go to work, it is like any other day. They do not yet know that an accident will change everything.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arne Mattsson
CAST:  Elof Ahrle  •  Sigge Fürst  •  Sven Lindberg  •  Sven Magnusson

When the men in the small mining community go to work, it is like any other day. They do not yet know that an accident will change everything.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arne Mattsson
CAST:  Elof Ahrle  •  Sigge Fürst  •  Sven Lindberg  •  Sven Magnusson

Sju vackra flickor (1956)

Unsuccessful composer Stig disguises himself as a woman to play in ex-fiancee Sonja's seven piece women's orchestra, which is temporarily short one member, at a hotel. When Stig's jealous, and unsuccessful actress, wife Eva finds out about it she too disguises ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Håkan Bergström
CAST:  Karl-Arne Holmsten  •  Elsa Prawitz  •  Henny Moan  •  Erik 'Bullen' Berglund

Unsuccessful composer Stig disguises himself as a woman to play in ex-fiancee Sonja's seven piece women's orchestra, which is temporarily short one member, at a hotel. When Stig's jealous, and unsuccessful actress, wife Eva finds out about it she too disguises ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Håkan Bergström
CAST:  Karl-Arne Holmsten  •  Elsa Prawitz  •  Henny Moan  •  Erik 'Bullen' Berglund

Children of the Night (1956)

A man (Gunnar Hellström) meets prisoner Nils Gustaf Boman and asks him why he strayed from the straight and narrow. The prisoner says: "Put yourself in my position." The man does and sees before him himself as Nils Gustaf Boman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gunnar Hellström
CAST:  Gunnar Hellström  •  Harriet Andersson  •  Erik Strandmark  •  Nils Hallberg

A man (Gunnar Hellström) meets prisoner Nils Gustaf Boman and asks him why he strayed from the straight and narrow. The prisoner says: "Put yourself in my position." The man does and sees before him himself as Nils Gustaf Boman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gunnar Hellström
CAST:  Gunnar Hellström  •  Harriet Andersson  •  Erik Strandmark  •  Nils Hallberg

Den tappre soldaten Jönsson (1956)

About a love triangle between the soldiers 32 Svensson and 58 Jönsson and the girl Blenda. Both men ends up in jail, for different reasons. Further adventures and incidents occur.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Håkan Bergström
CAST:  Karl-Arne Holmsten  •  Carl-Axel Elfving  •  Gösta Bernhard  •  Elsa Prawitz

About a love triangle between the soldiers 32 Svensson and 58 Jönsson and the girl Blenda. Both men ends up in jail, for different reasons. Further adventures and incidents occur.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Håkan Bergström
CAST:  Karl-Arne Holmsten  •  Carl-Axel Elfving  •  Gösta Bernhard  •  Elsa Prawitz

Morianna (1965)

The family of an old, loathed millionaire named Verner Vade are sick of his dictatorship, and are just waiting for him to fall over and die. When he is attacked one night and disappears, a nosey cops start to investigate. A few days later Verner comes home again, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arne Mattsson
CAST:  Eva Dahlbeck  •  Anders Henrikson  •  Lotte Tarp  •  Tor Isedal

The family of an old, loathed millionaire named Verner Vade are sick of his dictatorship, and are just waiting for him to fall over and die. When he is attacked one night and disappears, a nosey cops start to investigate. A few days later Verner comes home again, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arne Mattsson
CAST:  Eva Dahlbeck  •  Anders Henrikson  •  Lotte Tarp  •  Tor Isedal

Piano Lesson (1966)

A young man fantasizes about his female piano teacher during a lesson.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vera Nordin
CAST:  Elsa Prawitz  •  Leo Nilsson

A young man fantasizes about his female piano teacher during a lesson.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vera Nordin
CAST:  Elsa Prawitz  •  Leo Nilsson

Sadist (1966)

The plot revolves around a sadistic doctor, a macabre gravedigger, an innocent girl, sabotage, sex and violent death. The beautiful Vivi Sander is living a rough life and is deeply in debt. She tries to force her family to sell the house to make ends meet. Vivi's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lars-Magnus Lindgren
CAST:  Gunnar Björnstrand  •  Elsa Prawitz  •  Allan Edwall  •  Heinz Hopf

The plot revolves around a sadistic doctor, a macabre gravedigger, an innocent girl, sabotage, sex and violent death. The beautiful Vivi Sander is living a rough life and is deeply in debt. She tries to force her family to sell the house to make ends meet. Vivi's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lars-Magnus Lindgren
CAST:  Gunnar Björnstrand  •  Elsa Prawitz  •  Allan Edwall  •  Heinz Hopf
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