- Source: Count Only the Happy Moments
Count Only the Happy Moments (Swedish: Räkna de lyckliga stunderna blott) is a 1944 Swedish historical drama film directed by Rune Carlsten and starring Sonja Wigert, Arnold Sjöstrand and Olof Widgren. It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm and on location in the Old Town and in Uppsala. The film's sets were designed by the art director Bertil Duroj. It is based on a short story by Guy de Maupassant.
Synopsis
Dressmaker Annemarie falls in love with rising businessman Viktor Branzell, but his middle-class family disapprove of her humble origins.
Cast
Sonja Wigert as Annemarie Wikström
Arnold Sjöstrand as Viktor Branzell
Olof Widgren as Bengt Ljung
Hugo Björne as Branzell Sr.
Gerda Lundequist as Mrs. Branzell
Åke Grönberg as Sven Bergling
John Ekman as Benson
Barbro Ribbing as Harriet Benson
Yngve Nordwall as Ragnar Normark
Tekla Sjöblom as Mrs. Normark
Birger Malmsten as Helge Wikström
Britta Holmberg as Ingrid
Curt Masreliez as Alf Branzell
Anita Björk as Lilian Lind
John Westin as Karsten
Eva Dahlbeck as Hedvig
Ruth Weijden as Charlotte
Magnus Rudbeck as Variety singer
Wiktor Andersson as Groom
Olof Bergström as Speaker at the engagement dinner
Millan Bolander as Nurse
Mona Geijer-Falkner as Annemarie's landlady
Gunnar Johansson as Band leader at Sveasalen
Henrik Schildt as Student
Eva Stiberg as Normark's maid
References
Bibliography
Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
External links
Count Only the Happy Moments at IMDb