# Simon of Backabo
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{{short description|1934 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Simon of Backabo
| image =File:Simon of Backabo.jpg
| caption =
| director = [Gustaf Edgren](/source/Gustaf_Edgren)
| producer =[Stellan Claësson](/source/Stellan_Cla%C3%ABsson)
| based_on = ''Sympatiska Simon'' by [Gösta Gustaf-Janson](/source/G%C3%B6sta_Gustaf-Janson)
| writer = [Oscar Hemberg](/source/Oscar_Hemberg)
[Ragnhild Prim](/source/Ragnhild_Prim)
[Oscar Rydqvist](/source/Oscar_Rydqvist)
| narrator =
| starring = [Fridolf Rhudin](/source/Fridolf_Rhudin)
[Hilda Borgström](/source/Hilda_Borgstr%C3%B6m)
[Sickan Carlsson](/source/Sickan_Carlsson)
| music = [Eric Bengtson](/source/Eric_Bengtson)
| cinematography = [Martin Bodin](/source/Martin_Bodin)
| editing =
| studio = [Svensk Filmindustri](/source/Svensk_Filmindustri)
| distributor = Svensk Filmindustri
| released = {{Film date|1934|10|29|df=yes}}
| runtime = 93 minutes
| country = Sweden
| language = Swedish
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Simon of Backabo''''' (Swedish: '''''Simon i Backabo''''') is a 1934 Swedish [comedy film](/source/comedy_film) directed by [Gustaf Edgren](/source/Gustaf_Edgren) and starring [Fridolf Rhudin](/source/Fridolf_Rhudin), [Hilda Borgström](/source/Hilda_Borgstr%C3%B6m) and [Sickan Carlsson](/source/Sickan_Carlsson).[Larsson & Marklund p.125] It was shot at the [Råsunda Studios](/source/R%C3%A5sunda_Studios) in [Stockholm](/source/Stockholm). The film's sets were designed by the [art director](/source/art_director) [Arne Åkermark](/source/Arne_%C3%85kermark).
==Synopsis==
A young man living with his grandmother and her [maid](/source/maid) Greta in the countryside, unexpectedly inherits a large fortune.
==Cast==
* [Fridolf Rhudin](/source/Fridolf_Rhudin) as Simon Jönsson
* [Hilda Borgström](/source/Hilda_Borgstr%C3%B6m) as Grandmother
* [Sickan Carlsson](/source/Sickan_Carlsson) as Greta
* [Thor Modéen](/source/Thor_Mod%C3%A9en) as Gustaf Strömberg
* [Semmy Friedmann](/source/Semmy_Friedmann) as Dicke Lundén
* [Mona Mårtenson](/source/Mona_M%C3%A5rtenson) as Mary Haglund
* [Holger Löwenadler](/source/Holger_L%C3%B6wenadler) as Charley
* [Emy Hagman](/source/Emy_Hagman) as Jenny
* [Weyler Hildebrand](/source/Weyler_Hildebrand) as Julius Göransson
* [Carl Andersson](/source/Carl_Andersson_(actor)) as Frenchman
* [Helge Andersson](/source/Helge_Andersson_(actor)) as Stationmaster in Backabo
* [Naemi Briese](/source/Naemi_Briese) as Lisa
* [Wiola Brunius](/source/Wiola_Brunius) as Waitress
* [Ernst Brunman](/source/Ernst_Brunman) as Man in reception committee
* [Elsa Carlsson](/source/Elsa_Carlsson) as Mademoiselle Claire de la Meunière
* [Sonja Claesson](/source/Sonja_Claesson) as En kvinna
* [Erland Colliander](/source/Erland_Colliander) as Clerk at the Foreign Department
* [Julia Cæsar](/source/Julia_C%C3%A6sar) as Mrs. Ewa Amalia Roos
* [Nils Dahlgren](/source/Nils_Dahlgren) as Man in reception committee
* [Eric Dahlström](/source/Eric_Dahlstr%C3%B6m_(actor)) as Train passenger
* [Carl Deurell](/source/Carl_Deurell) as Judge
* [John Elfström](/source/John_Elfstr%C3%B6m) as Petter i Hagen
* [Albin Erlandzon](/source/Albin_Erlandzon) as Man in Backabo
* [Georg Fernqvist](/source/Georg_Fernqvist) as Photographer
* [Emil Fjellström](/source/Emil_Fjellstr%C3%B6m) as Porter
* [Hartwig Fock](/source/Hartwig_Fock) as Auctioneer
* [Knut Frankman](/source/Knut_Frankman) as Man at the auction
* [Sigge Fürst](/source/Sigge_F%C3%BCrst) as Man interested in boxing
* [Mona Geijer-Falkner](/source/Mona_Geijer-Falkner) as Woman at the auction
* [Paul Hagman](/source/Paul_Hagman) as Man
* [Wictor Hagman](/source/Wictor_Hagman) as Photographer
* [John Hilke](/source/John_Hilke) as Journalist
* [Nils Jacobsson](/source/Nils_Jacobsson_(actor)) as Journalist
* [Sven Jerring](/source/Sven_Jerring) as Radio Announcer
* [Erik Johansson](/source/Erik_Johansson_(actor)) as Shopkeeper in Backabo
* [Knut Lambert](/source/Knut_Lambert) as Man in reception committee
* [Arne Lindblad](/source/Arne_Lindblad) as Man
* [Richard Lindström](/source/Richard_Lindstr%C3%B6m) as Foreign department minister
* [Walter Lindström](/source/Walter_Lindstr%C3%B6m) as Policeman
* [Helge Mauritz](/source/Helge_Mauritz) as Man in reception committee
* [Martin Nilsson](/source/Martin_Nilsson_(actor)) as Sjungande gast på Blenda
* [Yngve Nyqvist](/source/Yngve_Nyqvist) as Man in reception committee
* [Knut Pehrson](/source/Knut_Pehrson) as Flight Captain
* [Algot Persson](/source/Algot_Persson) as Wardrober at Cafe de Paris
* [Arvid Petersén](/source/Arvid_Peters%C3%A9n) as Ship broker
* [Bellan Roos](/source/Bellan_Roos) as Girl in News-Stand
* [Wanda Rothgardt](/source/Wanda_Rothgardt) as Assistant at the Charm Institute
* [Holger Sjöberg](/source/Holger_Sj%C3%B6berg) as Maitre d' at Cafe de Paris
* [Georg Skarstedt](/source/Georg_Skarstedt) as Gas salesman
* [Hugo Tranberg](/source/Hugo_Tranberg) as Man in reception committee
* [Ilse-Nore Tromm](/source/Ilse-Nore_Tromm) as Guest at Cafe de Paris
* [Tom Walter](/source/Tom_Walter_(actor)) as Newspaper salesman
* [Ivar Widner](/source/Ivar_Widner) as Band leader
== References ==
== Bibliography ==
* Larsson, Mariah & Marklund, Anders. ''Swedish Film: An Introduction and Reader''. Nordic Academic Press, 2010.
* Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0025795}}
{{Gustaf Edgren}}
Category:1934 films
Category:1934 comedy films
Category:Swedish comedy films
Category:1934 Swedish-language films
Category:Swedish black-and-white films
Category:Films directed by Gustaf Edgren
Category:1934 Swedish films
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