Edvin Adolphson and Sigurd Wallén

The Count of the Old Town

The Count of the Old Town

Ingrid Bergman’s first speaking role was in this hugely charming knockabout comedy, filmed on location in the Monk’s Bridge district of Stockholm. Bergman plays an amiable young chambermaid being wooed by a handsome stranger, who may or may not be a jewel thief. Enlivened by cheeky humor and a cast of neighborhood eccentrics, The Count of the Old Town offered Bergman a chance to show off her all-too-rarely displayed comedy skills.

Film Info

  • Sweden
  • 1935
  • 82 minutes
  • Black & White
  • 1.37:1
  • Swedish

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Collector's Set

Eclipse Series 46: Ingrid Bergman’s Swedish Years

Eclipse Series 46: Ingrid Bergman’s Swedish Years

DVD Box Set

6 Discs

$55.96

The Count of the Old Town
Cast
Valdemar Dahlquist
The Count
Julia Caesar
Klara Edlund
Sigurd Wallén
Gurkan
Lill-Tollie Zellman
Amalia
Edvin Adolphson
Åke
Ingrid Bergman
Elsa
Eric Abrahamsson
Borstis
Weyler Hildebrand
Göransson
Artur Cederborgh
Officer Engström
Credits
Director
Edvin Adolphson
Director
Sigurd Wallén
Photography
Åke Dahlqvist
Sound
Sven Hansen
Edited by
Rolf Husberg
Make-up
Börje Lundh
Screenplay by
Gösta Stevens
Based on the play by
Siegfried Fischer
Based on the play by
Arthur Natorp
Production design
Arne Åkermark
Music by
Jules Sylvain
Music by
Eric Bengtson

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Eclipse Series 46: Ingrid Bergman’s Swedish Years
Eclipse Series 46: Ingrid Bergman’s Swedish Years

Ingrid Bergman’s work in her native Sweden was an early showcase for her dazzlingly precocious talent and emotional depth.

By ​Pamela Hutchinson