Poor Millionaires (1936 film)
1936 film by Ragnar Arvedson
Poor Millionaires (Swedish: Stackars miljonärer) is a 1936 Swedish comedy film directed by Ragnar Arvedson and Tancred Ibsen and starring Adolf Jahr, Anna Olin and Ernst Eklund. The film's sets were designed by the art director Manne Runsten. It is based on the 1934 novel Three Men in the Snow by Erich Kästner.
Synopsis
An unemployed engineer wins a competition, first prize is a vacation to a luxury resort in the mountains.
Cast
Adolf Jahr as Jan Eriksson
Anna Olin as Mrs. Eriksson
Ernst Eklund as Georg Delmar
Eleonor de Floer as Eva Delmar
Nils Wahlbom as Johan
Tollie Zellman as Mrs. Olander
Olav Riégo as Holm
Gerda Björne as Wholesalers wife
Gudrun Brost as Hotel guest
Carl Browallius as Larsson, clerk
Eivor Engelbrektsson as Ofelia
John Ericsson as Lumberer
Georg Funkquist as Hovén, hotel manager
Nils Hallberg as Bell boy
Anna-Lisa Hydén as Hotel guest
Håkan Jahnberg as Restaurant-keeper
Nils Johannisson as Wholesaler
Peggy Lindberg as Emma, cleaning lady
Holger Löwenadler as Hotel guet wearing pyjama
Charley Paterson as Manager at publicity department
Inga-Bodil Vetterlund as Hotel guest
Carl-Gunnar Wingård as Lövberg, porter
References
Bibliography
Larsson, Mariah & Marklund, Anders. Swedish Film: An Introduction and Reader. Nordic Academic Press, 2010.
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