Karin Swanström
Acting
Biography
Karin Sofia Swanström was a Swedish actress, director, producer and theatre director. She was artistic leader and production director at the Swedish Film Industry (SF) between 1933 and 1941. Her film debut was in filmed in Mauritz Stillers "De landsflyktige/The fugitives" (1921), this role was followed by almost another 50 films. Karin Swanström directed 4 productions 1923-1926.
Born: June 13, 1873
Place of Birth: Norrköping, Östergötlands län, Sweden
Known For
His Majesty the Barber
A handsome barber in Sweden doesn't know he's actually the Crown Prince of a Balkan kingdom in this charming Swedish-German comedy that effortlessly weaves together multiple Ruritanian tropes.
The Girl in Tails
Katja is about to graduate, but she has nothing to wear for the graduation ball. Her father, the eccentric inventor Carl Axel Kock does not spend much of his income on Katja while her brother Curry gets everything he wants. So on the day of the ball, Katja simply dresses up in her brother’s brand new evening attire and attends the dance, smokes cigars, drinks brandy–and causes a scandal.
The Saga of Gösta Berling
Gösta Berling is a young and attractive minister. Because of his alcoholism and his daring sermons, he is finally defrocked. He becomes a tutor of countess Marta's stepdaughter and they fall in love. But the countess has a plan of her own.
Black Roses
The waitress Inga is pregnant and the father, the sailor Edvin, tells her to find someone who can handle the child instead of him.
Stiller-fragment
Available episodes of missing movies by Mauritz Stiller.
June Night
A woman flees to avoid rumors of promiscuity, but is trailed by a reporter who wants to expose her dark past.
Parisiennes
A house in Paris happens to have two families living there with the same last name. In one apartment lives opera singer Gambetta Duval with his two daughters, Jeanne and Nita. In the second apartment lives old lady Duval with her grandchild Philippa and an her lodger, the physician Leon Monnier. Jeanne is secretly in love with Dr. Monnier who is secretly in love with Nita, who is secretly having an affair with the great playwright Armand de Marny.
Swedenhielms
The Swedenhielms is an old aristocratic family. The head of the family is professor Rolf Swedenhielm. His three children Bo, Julia and Rolf Jr also live in the house. They also have an excellent house maid, Boman. Because of the family's extravagance, they are heading for bankruptcy. But perhaps their problems would be solved if Rolf was awarded the Nobel Prize?
Släkten är värst
A bachelor in Stockholm must invent a family to be able to get financial support from his aunt Anna. Everything is going well until she arrives on an unexpected visit.
Sjöcharmörer
A bus company wants to acquire traffic rights on an island in the Stockholm archipelago. The steam boats will be replaced by buses, but Captain Johansson and his daughter Eva are at the forefront of the protests.
Filmography
as (archive footage)
as Mrs. Cronsiöö
as Mrs. Gouveng
as Mrs. Ebba Österman
as Mrs. Ragna Doring
as Mrs. Brodin
as Anna
as Countess Julia Lejonsköld
as Margareta Ribe
as Carolina Berg
as Marta Boman
as (archive footage)
as Aunt Héléne
as Mrs Emma Lindberg
as Laura Persson, cook
as Madame Jenny
as Minka
as Grevinnan Charlotte
as Sigbrit
as Rose Duval
as Mrs. Brock, Cathleen's mother
as Countess Emilie Hohenstein
as Hyltenius
as Gustafva Sinclaire