The Family Secret (1936 film) explained

The Family Secret
Director:Gustaf Molander
Based On:The Secret of Polichinelle by Pierre Wolff
Editing:Oscar Rosander
Studio:Svensk Filmindustri
Distributor:Svensk Filmindustri
Runtime:89 minutes
Country:Sweden

The Family Secret (Swedish: Familjens hemlighe) is a 1936 Swedish comedy film directed by Gustaf Molander and starring Olof Winnerstrand, Karin Swanström and Erik 'Bullen' Berglund.[1] It is based on the 1903 French play The Secret of Polichinelle by Pierre Wolff, and a French adaptation was also produced the same year. The film premiered in Gothenburg in December 1936.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Arne Åkermark.

Synopsis

A middle-class family, planning an arranged marriage for their adult son with a wealthy heiress, are shocked to discover that not only is he already engaged, but his fiancée has already borne them a grandson who is three-year-old now.

Cast

References

  1. Qvist & Bagh p.145

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