The Talk of the Town (Swedish: Det sags pa stan) is a 1941 Swedish drama film directed by Per Lindberg and starring Olof Sandborg, Carl Ström and Marianne Löfgren.Qvist & Von Bagh p.61 The film's sets were designed by the art director Bertil Duroj. Location shooting took place around Nyköping.
Synopsis In a small Swedish town anonymous letters are sent to five families. Signed Veritas" (Truth), the letters dredge up events from the past that the families had hoped had been forgotten and would much rather keep buried.
Cast
Olof Sandborg as Forsenius, lawyer Carl Ström as Dr. Grip Hilding Gavle as Police inspector Nilsson Marianne Löfgren as Jeanette Arnold Sjöstrand as Martin Bilt, teacher Gudrun Brost as Greta Bilt Torsten Bergström as Landowner Fristedt Elsa Marianne von Rosen as Bessie Fristedt Oscar Ljung as Törring, pharmacist Mona Mårtenson as Mrs. Törring Bengt Ekerot as Sven Törring Börje Nilsson as Nils Törring Elsa Widborg as Mrs. Jansson Willy Peters as Friis, watchmaker Emil Fjellström as Karlsson Inga-Lilly Forsström as Petra Linnéa Hillberg as Selma Grip Peter Höglund as The gardener John Norrman as The photographer Folke Helleberg as Count Axel Helga Hallén as Alice Charley Paterson as Larsson, Fristedt's servant Robert Ryberg as Man at cafe Gösta Bodin as Man at cafe Helga Brofeldt as Shop assistant Thyra Larsson as Dam på basaren Siri Olson as Biträde Lisbeth Bodin as Flicka i sångkören Mary Hjelte as Expedit John Elfström as Poliskonstapel Agda Helin as Baderska Nancy Dalunde as Girl at the bazaar Helge Hagerman as Guest at cafe Astrid Bodin as Kiosktant Erik Rosén as Överste Fristedt Yngve Nyqvist as Domaren Bojan Westin as Ung flicka Anna-Stina Wåglund as Telefonist Mona Geijer-Falkner as Old Woman Eva Dahlbeck as Dancing woman
References
Bibliography Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
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