The Crazy Family (1940 film)

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The Crazy Family

Directed by	Ivar Johansson
Written by	Wilhelm Lichtenberg (play) Torsten Lundqvist Sven Zetterström
Starring	Thor Modéen Elsa Carlsson Åke Söderblom
Cinematography	Elner Åkesson
Edited by	Oscar Rosander
Music by	Lasse Dahlquist Gunnar Johansson
Production company	Wivefilm
Distributed by	Wivefilm
Release date	19 August 1940 (1940-08-19)
Running time	106 minutes
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish

The Crazy Family (Swedish: Snurriga familjen) is a 1940 Swedish comedy film directed by Ivar Johansson and starring Thor Modéen, Elsa Carlsson and Åke Söderblom. It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Arne Åkermark. It marked the film debut of the future star Viveca Lindfors.

Synopsis

The Bloms were rolling in dough before they fall on adversity. Each family member must now show that they can hold their own without the family's money and connections.

Cast

Thor Modéen as Direktör Blom
Elsa Carlsson as Fru Laura Blom
Åke Söderblom as Unge herr Blom
Eivor Landström as Fröken Blom
Allan Bohlin as John
Annalisa Ericson as Fröken Stålhammar
Eric Abrahamsson as Portier Svensson
Carl Barcklind s Direktör Bergsten
Åke Engfeldt as Direktör Rosén
Viveca Lindfors as Lisa
Carin Swensson as Restaurant Guest
Anna-Lisa Baude as Emilia Orre
Viran Rydkvist as Cook
Elsa Ebbesen as Mrs. Pihl
Ingrid Foght as Hotel Guest
Maj-Britt Håkansson as Hotel Guest
John Botvid as Pettersson
Rolf Botvid as Göran Welander
Artur Cederborgh as Night Porter
Ragnar Widestedt as Broden
Artur Rolén as Nilsson
Arne Lindblad as Hotel Guest
Bertil Unger as Hotel Guest / Dancer
Gustaf Unger as Hotel Guest / Dancer

References

Qvist & Von Bagh p.93

Bibliography

Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.

External links

The Crazy Family at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Ivar Johansson
The Realm of the Rye (1929) Skipper's Love (1931) Lucky Devils (1932) People of Hälsingland (1933) Boman's Boy (1933) Fired (1934) The Song to Her (1934) The Boys of Number Fifty Seven (1935) Ocean Breakers (1935) The Lady Becomes a Maid (1936) Mother Gets Married (1937) Storm Over the Skerries (1938) For Better, for Worse (1938) Between Us Barons (1939) Oh, What a Boy! (1939) The Crazy Family (1940) The Train Leaves at Nine (1941) We're All Errand Boys (1941) If I Could Marry the Minister (1941) Take Care of Ulla (1942) The Yellow Clinic (1942) Young Blood (1943) Captured by a Voice (1943) Eaglets (1944) The Forest Is Our Heritage (1944) Motherhood (1945) The Österman Brothers' Virago (1945) The Wedding on Solö (1946) Life in the Finnish Woods (1947) The Poetry of Ådalen (1947) Carnival Evening (1948) Big Lasse of Delsbo (1949) The Devil and the Smalander (1949) The Realm of the Rye (1950) In Lilac Time (1952) Kalle Karlsson of Jularbo (1952) Ursula, the Girl from the Finnish Forests (1953) The Red Horses (1954) People of the Finnish Forests (1955)

Films directed by Ivar Johansson

The Realm of the Rye (1929)
Skipper's Love (1931)
Lucky Devils (1932)
People of Hälsingland (1933)
Boman's Boy (1933)
Fired (1934)
The Song to Her (1934)
The Boys of Number Fifty Seven (1935)
Ocean Breakers (1935)
The Lady Becomes a Maid (1936)
Mother Gets Married (1937)
Storm Over the Skerries (1938)
For Better, for Worse (1938)
Between Us Barons (1939)
Oh, What a Boy! (1939)
The Crazy Family (1940)
The Train Leaves at Nine (1941)
We're All Errand Boys (1941)
If I Could Marry the Minister (1941)
Take Care of Ulla (1942)
The Yellow Clinic (1942)
Young Blood (1943)
Captured by a Voice (1943)
Eaglets (1944)
The Forest Is Our Heritage (1944)
Motherhood (1945)
The Österman Brothers' Virago (1945)
The Wedding on Solö (1946)
Life in the Finnish Woods (1947)
The Poetry of Ådalen (1947)
Carnival Evening (1948)
Big Lasse of Delsbo (1949)
The Devil and the Smalander (1949)
The Realm of the Rye (1950)
In Lilac Time (1952)
Kalle Karlsson of Jularbo (1952)
Ursula, the Girl from the Finnish Forests (1953)
The Red Horses (1954)
People of the Finnish Forests (1955)

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