Jazzgossen
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Jazzgossen is a 1958 Swedish musical film directed by Hasse Ekman
. The film was an attempt to make a nostalgical cavalcade of the Swedish entertainment scene of the 1920s and 1930s, and featured many songs from that era.
Zarah Leander
and Einar Söderbäck appear uncredited.
Hasse Ekman
Hasse Ekman was a Swedish director, actor, writer and producer for film, stage and television.Hasse Ekman is probably Sweden's most successful and critically acclaimed film director pre Ingmar Bergman and post Sjöström and Stiller, with his peak in mid-1940s to the year 1950...
. The film was an attempt to make a nostalgical cavalcade of the Swedish entertainment scene of the 1920s and 1930s, and featured many songs from that era.
Cast
- Maj-Britt NilssonMaj-Britt NilssonMaj-Britt Nilsson was a Swedish movie actress of the 1940s and 1950s.Nilsson was born in Stockholm and trained at the drama school of the Royal Dramatic Theater there...
as Karin Ingel-Anker - Hasse EkmanHasse EkmanHasse Ekman was a Swedish director, actor, writer and producer for film, stage and television.Hasse Ekman is probably Sweden's most successful and critically acclaimed film director pre Ingmar Bergman and post Sjöström and Stiller, with his peak in mid-1940s to the year 1950...
as Teddy Anker - Elof AhrleElof AhrleElof Ahrle was a Swedish actor and film director. He appeared in 80 films between 1920 and 1960. He also directed ten films between 1942 and 1950. He was married to actress Birgit Rosengren ....
as Mille Bergström - Bengt Ekerot as Erik Jonsson
- Georg FunkquistGeorg FunkquistGeorg Funkquist was a Swedish film actor. He was born in Uppsala, Sweden and died in Stockholm.-Selected filmography:* Hem från Babylon * Kvinnan bakom allt * Summer Interlude...
as Allan Örtengren - Per Lindquist as Lars-Erik
- Meg WestergrenMeg WestergrenElsa Margareta "Meg" Westergren is a Swedish actress from Nockeby, Bromma, in Stockholm. Her parents were both actors and she made her acting debut in the 1951 film Leva på 'Hoppet. She studied at the The Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school from 1951 to 1954, and became a successful comedic...
as Madeleine - Torsten LilliecronaTorsten LilliecronaTorsten Lilliecrona was a Swedish actor. He is mostly famous for his role as Melker Melkersson in the highly successful TV show Vi på Saltkråkan for which Astrid Lindgren wrote the script...
as Guest at Teddy's party - Curt MasreliezCurt MasreliezCurt Masreliez was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1939 and 1973.-Selected filmography:* Prison * Jazzgossen * Emil och griseknoen -External links:...
as Hubbe - Einar FagstadEinar FagstadEinar Fagstad was a Norwegian-Swedish accordionist, singer, actor and composer....
as Himself - Wiktor AnderssonWiktor AnderssonWiktor Herman "Kulörten" Andersson was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in 160 films between 1923 and 1958.-Selected filmography:* Västkustens hjältar * Crisis...
as Stage Guard - Ingvar KjellsonIngvar KjellsonIngvar Kjellson is a Swedish stage and film actor. He won the Eugene O'Neill Award in 1978.-Reference:* , at Dramaten...
as Guest at Teddy's party - Hans StrååtHans StrååtHans Strååt was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1941 and 1987.-Selected filmography:* Port of Call * Miss April * Love Me! -External links:...
as The Director of 'Kameliadamen' - Ragnar Klange as Visitor at auction
- Rune Halvarsson
- Elsa Ebbesen as Svea
- Gunnar Olsson as Film director
- Börje Nyberg as Sound engineer
- Gösta PrüzeliusGösta PrüzeliusGösta Prüzelius was a Swedish actor. His first film part was in the 1945 film Flickorna i Småland. He played in films as diverse as Summer with Monika, Space Invasion of Lapland, Fanny and Alexander, and Ingmar Bergman's film version of The Magic Flute...
as Film editor - Ulf JohanssonUlf JohanssonUlf Johansson is a former Swedish biathlete. At the 1992 Olympics in Albertville, Johansson won a bronze medal in the 4 x 7.5 km relay with the Swedish team. His teammates were Mikael Löfgren, Tord Wiksten, and Leif Andersson....
as Lightmaster at China - Sven-Axel Carlsson as Electrician at China
- Per Sjöstrand as Armand
- Håkan Serner as Messenger
- Göthe Grefbo as Publicity Manager
- Sune Mangs as Jerka
- Alf Östlund as Jazzgosse
- Mille Schmidt as Jazzgosse
- Ulla-Carin Rydén as Ms. Holm
- Karl GerhardKarl GerhardKarl Gerhard was a Swedish revue-writer and performer. Many of Karl Gerhard’s plays and songs are politically to the left, and during the 1930s and World War II, they contained clear anti-fascist statements....
as Himself - Sigge FürstSigge FürstSigge Fürst was a Swedish film actor who appeared in over 130 films. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden and died there of lung cancer in 1984....
as Ernst Rolf - Sven Jerring (voice)
- Gunnar Skoglund as Himself (voice)
- Manne Berggren as Himself (voice)
- Gunnar 'Knas' Lindkvist as Jazzgosse
Zarah Leander
Zarah Leander
Zarah Leander was a Swedish actress and singer.Leander began her career in the late 1920s, and by the mid 1930s her success in Europe, particularly in Germany and the Scandinavian countries, led to invitations to work in the United States...
and Einar Söderbäck appear uncredited.
Soundtrack
- Zarah Leander - "Hela Livet är en Glad Operett" (Music by Jules Sylvain, lyrics by Åke SöderblomÅke SöderblomÅke Söderblom was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in 70 films between 1933 and 1965.-Selected filmography:* Julia jubilerar * Sailors * Här kommer bärsärkarna -External links:...
) - Karl Gerhard - "Jazzgossen (En lille Rystedans)" (Composed by Edvard Brink, lyrics by Karl-Gerhard)
- Sigge Fürst and Einar Fagstad - "Från Frisco till Kap eller Alla jäntor ä lika" (Composed by Ernst RolfErnst RolfErnst Rolf, real name Ernst Ragnar Johansson, , was a Swedish revue actor and singer. In the 1920s he was famous for producing revues that were acclaimed for their dazzling sets, first class actors and stirring music. He was also a lyricist and composer...
, lyrics by Martin NilssonMartin NilssonMartin Nilsson is a Swedish social democratic politician, member of the Riksdag 1992–2006.-References:...
) - Maj Lindström - "I min blommiga blå krinolin" (In My Sweet Little Alice Blue Gown) (Composed by Harry TierneyHarry TierneyHarry Austin Tierney was a successful American composer of musical theatre, best known for long-running hits such as Irene , Broadway's longest-running show of the era , Kid Boots and Rio Rita , one of the first musicals to be turned into a talking picture .Born...
, lyrics by Anita Halldén as S.S. Wilson) - "Shimmy"
- Sigge Fürst and choir - "Bättre och bättre dag för dag" (I'm Getting Better Every Day) (Composed by Mark StrongMark StrongMark Strong is an English actor, with a body of work in both films and television. He has performed in films as varied as Body of Lies, Syriana, The Young Victoria, Sherlock Holmes, RocknRolla, Stardust, and Kick-Ass...
lyrics by Anita Halldén as S.S. Wilson and Karl-Ewert Christenson) - Maj Lindström and Per Lindquist - "Säg det i toner" (Composed by Jules Sylvain, lyrics by Karl-Ewert Christenson)
- Helge Lindberg - "De' ä' grabben me' chokla' i"
- Sigge Fürst - "Din vår är min vår" (Composed by Georg Enders)
- Karl-Gerhard - "Hurra för det lilla som är kvar" (Composed by Carl Gustaf Hulthe, lyrics by Karl-Gerhard)
- Karl-Gerhard - "Den ökända hästen från Troja" (Mars vesiolych rebjat) (Composed by Isaak DunayevskyIsaak DunayevskyIsaak Osipovich Dunayevsky was the biggest Soviet film composer and conductor of the 1930s and 1940s, who achieved huge success in music for operetta and film comedies, frequently working with the film director Grigori Aleksandrov...
, lyrics by Karl-Gerhard, arrangement by Lille Bror SöderlundhLille Bror SöderlundhBror Axel Söderlundh was a Swedish composer and singer. He composed music for many Swedish films. He also wrote classical music, including the Concertino for Oboe and Strings which has been performed by the conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen.He was born in 1912 in Kristinehamn...
) - Maj-Britt Nilsson - "Min SoldatMin soldat"Min soldat" is a Swedish song written by Nils Perne . It was recorded by Ulla Billquist in 1940 and became one of the most popular Swedish songs during World War II....
" (Written by Nils Perne) - "Calle Schewens vals" (Composed by Evert TaubeEvert TaubeEvert Axel Taube was a Swedish author, artist, composer and singer. He is best known for his folk songs, and is widely regarded as one of Sweden's most respected musicians.-Biography:...
, original lyrics by Evert Taube, new lyrics by Karl-Gerhard) - Alice BabsAlice BabsAlice Babs is a singer and actor from Kalmar in Sweden. While she has worked in a wide number of genres - e.g. Swedish folklore, Elizabethan songs and opera - she is best known internationally as a jazz singer...
- "Swing it Magistern"