The Song to Her

The Song to Her
Directed byIvar Johansson
Written bySölve Cederstrand
Ivar Johansson
Produced byStellan Claësson
StarringMartin Öhman
Sickan Carlsson
Greta Gynt
CinematographyMartin Bodin
Edited byRolf Husberg
Music byJules Sylvain
Production
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Distributed bySvensk Filmindustri
Release date
  • 8 October 1934 (1934-10-08)
Running time
83 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

The Song to Her (Swedish: Sången till henne) is a 1934 Swedish comedy film directed by Ivar Johansson and starring Martin Öhman, Sickan Carlsson and Åke Jensen.[1] It marked the film debut of Kristina Söderbaum, who went on to be a star of German cinema in the Nazi era. It was also the first screen appearance of Norwegian actress Greta Gynt who went on to star in British films. The film was made at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm and on location around the city including at the Royal Swedish Opera. The film's sets were designed by the art director Arne Åkermark.

Synopsis

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A famous opera singer arrives for a special performance with the Stockholm ballet, leading to several ballerinas swooning over him. He takes a fancy to one of them, Märta Holm, and she is torn between him and her fiancée Arne.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Qvist & Von Bagh p.92

Bibliography

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