What the Swedish Butler Saw
Encyclopedia
What the Swedish Butler Saw is a 1974 American
comedy film
directed by Vernon P. Becker and starring Ole Søltoft
, Sue Longhurst
and Charlie Elvegård. In Victorian
London
a man buys an insane assylum to turn into a brothel
unaware that Jack the Ripper
still lives there. It is known by several alternative title
s including A Man with a Maid, Groove Street and Champagnegalopp.
Cinema of the United States
The cinema of the United States, also known as Hollywood, has had a profound effect on cinema across the world since the early 20th century. Its history is sometimes separated into four main periods: the silent film era, classical Hollywood cinema, New Hollywood, and the contemporary period...
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Vernon P. Becker and starring Ole Søltoft
Ole Søltoft
Ole Søltoft was a Danish actor who became an icon of the 1970s wave of Danish erotic feature film comedies. For over a decade he starred or co-starred in nearly all notable film in this genre and became hopelessly typecast, usually playing naive, likeable guys with a healthy sexual appetite...
, Sue Longhurst
Sue Longhurst
Sue Longhurst is an English actress, most famous for appearing in several X-rated comedies in the 1970s.-Life and work:Born on 27 January 1943, Sue trained at the Royal Academy of Music, and was initially a music teacher, but was soon posing for magazines, record sleeves, book covers & TV...
and Charlie Elvegård. In Victorian
Victorian era
The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence...
London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
a man buys an insane assylum to turn into a brothel
Brothel
Brothels are business establishments where patrons can engage in sexual activities with prostitutes. Brothels are known under a variety of names, including bordello, cathouse, knocking shop, whorehouse, strumpet house, sporting house, house of ill repute, house of prostitution, and bawdy house...
unaware that Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper
"Jack the Ripper" is the best-known name given to an unidentified serial killer who was active in the largely impoverished areas in and around the Whitechapel district of London in 1888. The name originated in a letter, written by someone claiming to be the murderer, that was disseminated in the...
still lives there. It is known by several alternative title
Alternative title
An alternative title is a film distribution device. Films are commonly released under a different title when they are screened or sold in a different country. This can vary from small alteration to the title, such as the addition of The, to wholesale changes...
s including A Man with a Maid, Groove Street and Champagnegalopp.
Cast
- Ole SøltoftOle SøltoftOle Søltoft was a Danish actor who became an icon of the 1970s wave of Danish erotic feature film comedies. For over a decade he starred or co-starred in nearly all notable film in this genre and became hopelessly typecast, usually playing naive, likeable guys with a healthy sexual appetite...
- Jack Armstrong - Sue LonghurstSue LonghurstSue Longhurst is an English actress, most famous for appearing in several X-rated comedies in the 1970s.-Life and work:Born on 27 January 1943, Sue trained at the Royal Academy of Music, and was initially a music teacher, but was soon posing for magazines, record sleeves, book covers & TV...
- Alice Faversham - Charlie Elvegård - Samson
- Malou Cartwright - Penny
- Martin LjungMartin LjungMartin Vilhelm Ljung was a Swedish comedian, actor and singer.His movie debut was in the 1947 movie Tappa inte sugen starring Nils Poppe....
- Jack the Ripper - Diana DorsDiana DorsDiana Dors was an English actress, born Diana Mary Fluck in Swindon, Wiltshire. Considered the English equivalent of the blonde bombshells of Hollywood, Dors described herself as: "The only sex symbol Britain has produced since Lady Godiva."-Early life:Diana Mary Fluck was born in Swindon,...
- Madame Helena - Göthe Grefbo - Judge Pettibone
- Steven Lund - Young Jack
- Larry Leonard - Mr. Pendleton
- Per-Axel AroseniusPer-Axel AroseniusPer Axel Daniel Rank Arosenius was a Swedish actor of mostly supporting parts. His most prominent film role was that of Soviet defector Boris Kusenov in Alfred Hitchcock's 1969 film Topaz....
- Reverend Faversham - Julie Bernby - Mrs. Faversham
- Börje MellvigBörje MellvigHarald Filip Börje Mellvig was a Swedish actor, screenwriter, director and lyricist. He is buried at Norra begravningsplatsen in Solna Municipality, Stockholm County...
- Police Inspector - Nils Eklund - Police Officer
- Barbro Hiort af OrnäsBarbro Hiort af OrnäsBarbro Hiort af Ornäs is a Swedish actress. She was born in Gothenburg, Sweden. Along with Bibi Andersson, Eva Dahlbeck, and Ingrid Thulin, she won the Best Actress Award at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival for the film Brink of Life....
- Jack's Mother - Egil Holmsen - Jack's Father
- Tina Möller-Monell - Marion Faversham
- Bengt Olsson - Marion's husband
- Rolf Bengtsson -Museum manager
- Berit Agedal - Girl at Madames house
- Inger Sundh - Girl at Madames house
- Vivi Rau - Girl at Madames house
- Marie-Louise Fors - Girl at Madames house