
Acting
Einar Axelsson
Born 1895-02-25 · Lund, Skåne län, Sweden
Einar Axelsson (25 February 1895 – 30 October 1971) was a Swedish stage and film actor. Einar Rickard Axelsson was born at Lund in Skåne, Sweden. He was the son of actors Konstantin and Amelie Axelsson. He was the brother of journalist George Axelsson (1898–1966). After playing at the Folkteatern in Gothenburg (1913–1914), he joined the theater company of Karin Swanström which was active until the early 1920s. From 1925 to 1941, Axelsson was one of the leading names in various theater companies associated with Ernst Eklund. He died at Stocksund in Stockholm and was buried at Danderyds kyrkogård in Stockholm.
Acting credits
9.0Porter's wife Emma has three daughters, all "marriageable". All three have worries about marriage.
Giftasvuxna döttrar
1933
6.7There is a new English teacher in school, Miss Lind. She moves in with the Nilssons, whose son Sigge prefers playing with his trumpet than to study German. Miss Lind convinces him how important his studies are. But Sanna, a girl in Sigge's class becomes jealous and angry when Sigge prefers his homework instead of her. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
Swing it, fröken
1956
10.0Inga and her father, the violin maker Lars, are big music enthusiasts. One day they meet the violinist Jan-Erik.
Det är min musik
1942
6.0Inga Danell's summer vacation is near. But unfortunately both Inga and her brother Acke have bad grades and are forced to study by the help of a tutor.
Magistrarna på sommarlov
1941
7.7An alcoholic, abusive ne'er-do-well is shown the error of his ways through a legend that dooms the last person to die on New Year's Eve before the clock strikes twelve to take the reins of Death's chariot and work tirelessly collecting fresh souls for the next year.
The Phantom Carriage
1921
5.8Eva Bergh works as a bank clerk, but dreams of becoming an artist. At a party she meets the rich Harald Ribe and he instantly falls in love with her. When he proposes to marry her she has no work or place to live and she accepts. At Harald's estate she can live comfortably, but she misses her old friends.
On the Sunny Side
1936
7.0Gertrud 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.
Divorced
1951
7.0Paul Rosenkrans is a Captain of the Swedish Navy and has been married to his Signe for six years. They are still as in love as if they were newly engaged. But when Paul's leave is over for this time, Signe meets an old good friend, the plucky suffragette Annie Behrman, chairman of "Women's Political Freedom Party". Annie has written a book about the woman's slavery in marriage and begins to process Signe with her ideas that soon makes Signe see her marriage in a whole new light.
Getting Married
1926
Identical twin brothers Patrik and Peter Brodd haven't seen each other for twelve years until Peter returns from America and goes to Patrik's office and demands that he gives him more money. Patrik becomes so upset that he faints. Peter quickly sends the unconscious Patrik to the hospital and takes over his brother's identity. He soon discovers that Peter is having an affair with his secretary. Peter's wife discovers that her husband has become very charming, not at all the usual boor. Meanwhile, Patrik tries to leave the hospital and stop his brother.
Bröder emellan
1946
The teacher Arne Markell, who is also a well-known poet, leaves his class of students. He will marry Lena and work for a new school. One of the students, Majken, misses him sincerely.
Witches' Night
1937
The beautiful student Katja shocks the conservative and rigid city of Wadköping by appearing in tail-coat on the big prom.
Girl in Tails
1956
6.0Bragehus manor receives a new farm bailiff with new ideas on how to run a modern farm. The manor is haunted by a ghost.
The Ghost at Bragehus
1936
7.2Robert, an upper-class officer, meets and falls in love with Iris, a house maid. His family will do anything to stop her from marrying him.
Iris and the Lieutenant
1946
7.2The poor farmer Jan is getting very old when he becomes father to the girl, Klara Gulla. First, he sees the child as a burden, but when he receives the newborn child in his arms he is overjoyed. He does everything in his power for her during her. But when she as an adult leaves home, Jan can not come over the loss of her.
The Emperor of Portugallia
1944
10.0Åke Hjelm and Wilhelm Holt run a business together. Hjelm is honest and fair, but Holt takes every opportunity to gain some easy money – legal or not.
A Commercial House in the Archipelago
1925
10.0Eva is an employee in a fashion store. One day she finds cruise tickets in the name of Bo Stensjö and boards the ship pretending to be his wife. Things get awkward when Stensjö eventually boards the boat himself and is informed that his "wife" is already aboard....
Eva går ombord
1934
3.7A girl of 14 is embarrassing her foster parents. She exposes herself to a homeless and police. It turns out that the girl has had sex with various men in exchange for a little kindness and chocolate. At fornication trial she has to face the city's municipal chief, who also has abused the girl.
Swedish and Underage
1969
5.0Orphan Didi is raised by her aunts and in love with her ward, the surgeon Dr. Gunnar Green. He is more interested in the stars of the theatre so Didi decides to fight for him.
A Little Flirt
1934
7.0A television adaptation of August Strindberg’s A Dream Play, the film follows Agnes, the daughter of the god Indra, as she descends to Earth to witness the conditions of human existence. Through a succession of loosely connected scenes, she encounters individuals from different walks of life, with events unfolding according to dream logic rather than linear narrative.
A Dream Play
1963
7.0The well-known musician and composer Åke Kjellberg wakes up in a nice Stockholm apartment. He lives in Count Sparvhök's empty home until it gets rented out.
Ä' vi gifta?
1936
6.3The idle rich have their own particular problems. Case in point, Georg and Monika Hedberg were once poor and happy but since Georg became an established painter family bliss has decreased for every fur coat Monika has bought. Their divorce lawyer suggest that they try to save their marriage by moving to a small apartment and live life frugally but happy. When the trial period is over and they want to return home again, their lawyer has stolen their money and disappeared. The Hedbergs are evicted for unpaid rent and terminal poverty seem to be imminent.
Happiness Is on Its Way
1942
4.8Fabian Bom has been sent by the Export Association to promote Swedish export to Spain. He travels with the navy's cruiser to Barcelona, but his jealous fiancée Gullan has followed him in secret to keep an eye on him. In Barcelona the usually strict and virtuous Bom is surrounded by the local women and has a ball. He meets the young and zestful Linnea from Sweden. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
Flottans överman
1958
4.5Driver Elof "Loffe" Karlsson ends his employment with the director Bergfeldt, who is divorcing wife Karin. He takes the place of a lawyer Nyberg, provides Mrs. Bergfeldt a restaurant. This is where the young and cute waitress Greta and Loffe become acquainted. Greta Bergman is involved in a large inheritance case, and as a lawyer Nyberg agreed to take care for her. But Nyberg is a swindler who himself wants to access the money.
Åh, en sån' advokat
1940
9.0A young baker moves to the small town of Västerby and becomes successful with a new type of whole wheat bread.
Fransson the Terrible
1941