Mister Collins' Adventure
1943 film
- 27 August 1943 (1943-08-27)
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Mister Collins' Adventure (Swedish: Herr Collins äventyr) is a 1943 Swedish comedy film directed by and starring Anders Henrikson and also featuring Birgit Sergelius, Thor Modéen and Elof Ahrle.[1] It was based on a novel by Frank Heller, which had previously been made into 1925 silent film The Adventure of Mr. Philip Collins. It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Bertil Duroj.
Synopsis
Filip Collin, a small-town Swedish lawyer makes unwise speculations and loses his clients money on financial speculation. He heads abroad hoping to recoup his losses, heading first to Denmark and then to London. After revenging himself on a man who cheated him out of money, he establishes himself as a first-class confidence trickster. Despite the ineffectual pursuit of Inspector Kenyon of Scotland Yard, he is ultimately able to escape his career of crime thanks to the attractive Mary von Holten and an friend Russian Grand Duke.
Cast
- Anders Henrikson as Filip Collin
- Birgit Sergelius as Mary von Holten
- Thor Modéen as Grand Duke
- Elof Ahrle as Graham
- Stig Järrel as Grossmith
- Torsten Winge as Lavertisse
- Rune Carlsten as Kenyon
- Håkan Westergren as Vivitj
- Ragnar Widestedt as Sir John
- Carl-Gunnar Wingård as Walters
- Marianne Löfgren as Duchess
References
- ^ Krawc p.305
Bibliography
- Krawc, Alfred. International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden (from the beginnings to 1984). Saur, 1986.
External links
- Mister Collins' Adventure at IMDb
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Films directed by Anders Henrikson
- It Pays to Advertise (1936)
- He, She and the Money (1936)
- Unfriendly Relations (1936)
- 65, 66 and I (1936)
- Oh, Such a Night! (1937)
- Thunder and Lightning (1938)
- The Great Love (1938)
- Just a Bugler (1938)
- The Bjorck Family (1940)
- A Crime (1940)
- Life Goes On (1941)
- Only a Woman (1941)
- The Case of Ingegerd Bremssen (1942)
- Dangerous Ways (1942)
- Mister Collins' Adventure (1943)
- I Am Fire and Air (1944)
- Tired Theodore (1945)
- Blood and Fire (1945)
- The Loveliest Thing on Earth (1947)
- The Key and the Ring (1947)
- Girl from the Mountain Village (1948)
- Getting Married (1955)
- A Doll's House (1956)
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