Movielogr
När syrenerna blomma (1952)
Directed by Ivar Johansson
Overview
The 1880s. Abandoned by his middle class parents in Stockholm, Johannes grows up in the countryside with a cobbler who regularly beats him up. Also at school he has to face regular beatings because of his Stockholm background, the only one who cares for him is a girl, Lotta, who promises to marry him one day. When he’s 20 he moves to Stockholm and joins the Royal guards at the Royal palace. Quite by accident he meets Lotta again and start an affair with her. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
Length 105 minutes
Actors
Kenne Fant | Nine-Christine Jönsson | Gudrun Brost | Eva Stiberg | Maj-Lis Lüning | Åke Fridell | John Elfström | Anna-Lisa Baude | Ingrid Backlin | Börje Mellvig | Hjördis Petterson | Willy Peters | Björn Berglund | Lissi Alandh | Sten Lindgren | Hugo Björne | Olav Riégo | Arthur Fischer | Paul-Erland Dahlerus | Margareta Nisborg | Lars Ekborg | Siegfried Fischer | Albin Erlandzon | Margit Andelius | Gustaf Hiort af Ornäs | Segol Mann | Gunnel Wadner | Ulf Qvarsebo