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Karl-Arne Holmsten

Karl-Arne Holmsten

Karl-Arne Holmsten was a Swedish stage and screen actor. He made his film debut in Ragnar Arvedson's "Kustens glada kavaljerer" in 1938. Karl-Arne Holmsten portrayed the elegant detective John Hillman in five films by Arne Mattsson, based on Folke Mellvig's novels. He also played Maria Lang's detective Christer Wijk in two films.

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Mördaren - en helt vanlig person (1967)

People on a train get murdered. Who is the murderer? Everybody on the train is a suspect. One of them is the homosexual dope fiend played by Heinz Hopf. Things might get out of hand in this exciting thriller in true Hitchcockian style. ...

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Two Vikings (1965)

The viking chief Hjorvard has two wild sons, Glum and Garm, both notorious berserkers. ...

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Älskling på vift (1964)

What happens if a regular housewife picks up in a local beauty contest - and wins? How will it be when the husband forbids her to go to the finals in Mallorca - but she is going anyway? ...

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The Yellow Car (1963)

On a tourist trip abroad the passengers on the coach witness an assassination attempt on the President Hurkas. One of the tourists has evidence against the perpetrators, and is killed when the coach reaches Sweden. Another passenger observes how one of the ...

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Det är hos mig han har varit (1963)

"It's with me he's been" - Li and Hans are colleagues at an advertising agency. Even though Hans is married, they start a relationship. Li hopes that Hans will tell his wife the truth about them and leave her for Li. ...

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Lady in White (1962)

A ghost called Vita Frun (White Lady) is accused of several murders. Detective Hillman is contacted to resolve the case. ...

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Ljuvlig är sommarnatten (1961)

Someone is murdered. Who is the killer? Members of all star cast are all suspects... ...

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When Darkness Falls (1960)

Young Elisabeth comes to Västlinge to meet her old relative, the vicar and and his young daughter. She is going to spend the Christmas there in peace and quiet but on Christmas Eve, the grocer is brutally murdered with an axe. Police inspector Christer Wi ...

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Sommar och syndare (1960)

Emil and Ove are two happily married men. Both are currently bachelorssince their wives are on holiday in Denmark. One day Emil almost run over a beautiful woman at Nybroplan in Stockholm. She is a outstanding redhead. ...

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Rider in Blue (1959)

When private eye John Hillman is on assignment in London his wife Kajsa visits the Army's riding school at Strömsholm, Sweden. She gets involved in the strange murder of the Blue Rider. Unknown to everyone at Strömsholm. ...

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Just a Waiter (1959)

Fabian Bom is a waiter at a hotel in a small town. But he dreams of doing something else - to dance and sing on a stage. He is madly in love with Matilda Roos, singer and diva. Fabian is too insensitive to notice that Annie, who works in the kitchen, is in ...

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Crime in Paradise (1959)

While four men blow up a safe, a night watchman is accidentally killed. They get away with the loot. Ten years later, the stepson of the dead night watchman receives vital information. ...

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Swinging at the Castle (1959)

Love triangle between Svante, his fiancee Inga and Sophie, a girl from a rich family. ...

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Mannequin in Red (1958)

A model is murdered at a famous fashion house and the Hillmans start to investigate. Kajsa Hillman is employed as a model and discovers that several people had motives to kill her. ...

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Vi på Väddö (1958)

Law graduate Ylva Markner spends the summer on the island of Väddö, where she gets involved in a quarrel concerning a last will. ...

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Fridolf sticker opp! (1958)

A comedy about the shunned office worker Fridolf who gets into trouble when a rationalization expert audits the colonial goods company. It doesn't get any better when Fridolf invites the clerk Lisa, who is newly employed and feels lonely, to his home, a vi ...

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The Lady in Black (1958)

The married detective couple John and Kajsa Hillman goes on a vacation to Holmfors mill where a friend of Kajsa's lives with her husband. When a young woman is found murdered it is clear that this is another case for the Hillmans. ...

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Klarar Bananen Biffen? (1957)

Biffen and Bananen compete in a walking race between Stockholm and Gothenburg. ...

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Mamma tar semester (1957)

Sylvia returns to Sweden after having lived abroad for six years. She visits her sister Karin, and is shocked to see how her husband and children regard her as a live-in housekeeper. She convinces Karin to take a vacation with her in Stockholm. ...

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My Passionate Longing (1956)

The nurse Nina becomes sterile after an illegal abortion and keep it a secret from her husband. ...

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Den tappre soldaten Jönsson (1956)

About a love triangle between the soldiers 32 Svensson and 58 Jönsson and the girl Blenda. Both men ends up in jail, for different reasons. Further adventures and incidents occur. ...

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Sju vackra flickor (1956)

Unsuccessful composer Stig disguises himself as a woman to play in ex-fiancee Sonja's seven piece women's orchestra, which is temporarily short one member, at a hotel. When Stig's jealous, and unsuccessful actress, wife Eva finds out about it she too disgu ...

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Ljuset från Lund (1955)

A horse wanders from town to the countryside. Here lives Sten Stensson Steen, a bachelor at law and philosophy. He is writing a social psychological report on the youth problem. ...

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Darling of Mine (1955)

The Swedish/American actor Jack Harris visits the old country for the first time in his life. One of the journalist, Ingrid Billberg, is particularly interested in getting an interview with him. She finds out secret information about his next movie, and to ...

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Flottans Muntergökar (1955)

Bob and Bernard serve as lieutenants on a cruiser. They intend to enjoy themselves. ...

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Skrattbomben (1954)

Gus and Holger are inventors in their free time. One day they realize that they have invented a laugh bomb; a machine that makes all the people around laugh. ...

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The Yellow Squadron (1954)

The year is 1954. The war in Korea has just ended and the superpowers stand by each side of the boarder. The peace in Europe is fragile and the cold war is imminent. At F8 - Air Fore Base, the yellow squadron stand ready with its J29 fighters. ...

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Young Man Seeking Company (1954)

A lonely young man falls in love with a girl he has observed from a distance. One day he stops her on the street and asks if she has lost a piece of jewelry. ...

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Dance on Roses (1954)

Marianne is a dancer at the Lilla Teatern. The theatre has financial troubles and its existence is under threat. Marianne falls in love with Stig Broman, the owner of the theatre. After a few problems, the actors manage to set up a show, with Marianne as l ...

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Flottans glada gossar (1954)

When Ludvig Ekman is ordered to do his military rehearsals course, he sends one of his employees, Lasse Alm, to do it for him. Everything is fine until Alm also is ordered to do the same thing - on the same boat! There is only one thing to do: Ekman goes a ...

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Resan till dej (1953)

The marriage of the newlyweds Gun and Emil is strained when Gun sings in a radio show and makes a breakthrough. ...

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Klasskamrater (1952)

Newly graduated teacher Anna-Greta is courted by a senior student. ...

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Waiting Women (1952)

The four wives of four brothers share stories of their marriages as they wait for their husbands in a small, secluded cottage. ...

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Ubåt 39 (1952)

About U-Boat 39 the first U-Boat sunk in WW2 by the UK Carrier Ark Royal. ...

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Klackarna i taket (1952)

A collection of funny scenes from Swedish comedies. ...

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One Fiancé at a Time (1952)

Lilian is engaged to engineer Arne. To make him more interested in her, she meets a few other men. ...

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Säg det med blommor (1952)

Kirre buys a flower for his fiancee Gun on the anniversary of their engagement. Gun's mother, an illusion-free elderly lady, believes that this attention will disappear when they marry. ...

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Tull-Bom (1951)

Bureacratic customs officer searching for a missing girl. ...

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Puck heter jag (1951)

Romance blossoms between single seamstress Puck and the art critic, Roger. He is engaged to Elsa, whose wedding dress Puck is involved with designing. ...

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Kyssen på kryssen (1950)

Lasse Brenner is a serious filmmaker (spoof on Ingmar Bergman) who is forced to direct a lighthearted comedy. The filming takes place in different cities across Europe and North Africa so Brenner and the crew have to sail on a cruse ship. Brenner's wife su ...

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Ung och kär (1950)

The two young attachées Freddie Rundhult and Rutger af Utterfeldt at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are rivals for the beautiful operetta singer Alice. ...

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Fianceé for Hire (1950)

A secretary transforms their defunct legal agency into a service where you can get anything, from childcare to gardening to even a fiancée. ...

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Girl with Hyacinths (1950)

A young woman dies by suicide and leaves all her belongings to her next-door neighbour, who becomes determined to investigate her reasons for taking her life. ...

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Love Wins Out (1949)

The year is 1946. Dr. Bertil Burman works at a Red Cross Hospital in Vienna. One day, a barely teenage girl, Leni Rosner, collapses at his reception. ...

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Lång-Lasse i Delsbo (1949)

it's the 1840s and a rural parish plagued by drinking and fighting gets a new vicar who has decided to instill law, order and fear of God into the parishioners. ...

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Kvinna i vitt (1949)

Doctor Karin Lange arrives at a hospital to begin work but faces opposition from the head of surgery who believes women are not suited to the medical profession. ...

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Farlig vår (1949)

A young prostitute, Gullan Svan, is murdered one night. The police suspects that the murderer is a student, since she had a lot of students as customers. The murderer stole a picture of Gullan after he killed her, a picture which later is found in a rented ...

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Each to His Own Way (1948)

A drama about a doctor and his wife. She used to be an actress, but became a housewife when she married. When she resumes her acting career the marriage crashes. ...

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Tappa inte sugen (1947)

In a movie studio, a fight scene is underway. The hero, played by Allan Bergner, will make an impression on the heroine, played by Ylva Vendel. But Allan is not prepared to give more than one pale hint of fight; he wants to be presentable in later scenes a ...

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A Guest Is Coming (1947)

It's Christmas. The owner of an old mansion decides to tell his family he's going to sell it. The following morning he's found murdered. ...

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Försummad av sin fru (1947)

Pelle (Karl-Arne Holmsten) and Siska (Irma Christenson) Hedberg are both journalists on the same newspaper. Pelle is an editor and Siska writes a relationship advice column. They're also newlyweds. And they love each other and are very happy together. But ...

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Daddy Wanted (1947)

Holger Hallman, CEO of a weapons factory try to prevent his son Tom from dating a manucurist, Lydia. By mistake he try to pay off the wrong manicurist, Mary, who by coincidence has a fiancé named Tom. ...

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The Bride Came Through the Ceiling (1947)

The police is looking for a female burglar all dressed in white. ...

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Hu! (1947)

Documentary on workers with dangerous jobs. ...

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Apéritif de Stockholm (1947)

A rhapsody of music and images in Stockholm. ...

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Hotell Kåkbrinken (1946)

Laban Lundström is the porter at Hotell Kåkbrinken. The hotel is threatened by wholesaler Sjökvist, who wants to pull down the house and build a new and modern house instead. ...

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Females At Play (1945)

A musical comedy about Kalle Svensson, a sergeant in the navy, and his loved one Nanette Raquette who works as a gymnastics teacher. ...

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The Director is Busy (1945)

About hobbies. The Swedish King Gustaf V enjoys embroideres. The CEO Arvid Öhlin plays with his toy trains. The countess Ebba Bonde collects porcelain parrots, white the count Carl Bonde is fond of miniature books. And so on. ...

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Wandering with the Moon (1945)

Dan, aged 19, leaves his home after a quarrel with his father. At the side of the country road he meets a traveling theater company who has run out of money. He falls in love with the young actress Pia and together they leave, meeting a string of peculiar ...

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The Emperor of Portugallia (1944)

The poor farmer Jan is getting very old when he becomes father to the girl, Klara Gulla. First, he sees the child as a burden, but when he receives the newborn child in his arms he is overjoyed. He does everything in his power for her during her. But when ...

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Dolly tar chansen (1944)

Dolly Holm work as a waitress, but her big dream is to stand on stage and act. ...

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Like Everyone Else (1944)

Kurre and Inga are engaged to be married. However, as they are very poor, they can't afford it just yet. They live separate, both in small apartments with a friend. Inga works at an office and Kurre at a small factory. Inga has a liability to be late in th ...

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The Invisible Wall (1944)

In an unnamed country under occupation, a senior officer is killed in an attack by a member of the resistance. ...

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Gröna hissen (1944)

Ulla thinks her husband Billy is boring and starts dating other men. Lillans husband Peter is having important meetings, including girls. Billy and Lillan decides to pretend to be in love, to rouse jealousy of Ulla and Peter. ...

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När ungdomen vaknar (1943)

Liv and Kåre both come from broken families bursting with frustration and aggression's. Having found each other they now feel supported and loved. ...

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En flicka för mej (1943)

The story about Klas Ekengren, the mayor of a small Swedish town, and his mother Alma. ...

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Life and Death (1943)

Thriller set in northern Sweden during WWII where a regiment of ski-borne soldiers and guests in a tourist hotel experience and investigate acts of treason. ...

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Örlogsmän (1943)

The trio Erik, Arne and Ingrid have been friends since childhood, the two boys always competing for the affection of Ingrid. At the naval academy Erik gets into a fistfight and is expelled, to instead become a captain of a trading ship. Before he leaves In ...

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Kvinnan tar befälet (1942)

A story about a gang of youngsters living in a boarding house in Stockholm. ...

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Rospiggar (1942)

A lonely fisherman drowns and his elderly brother Efraim is left to do an inventory of the estate. He discovers that his brother had a son, Karl-Erik. Keeping it a secret, he travels to Stockholm to employ the young man as a hired hand. Plot by Mattias Thu ...

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We Home Toilers (1942)

The stern, but kind-hearted, Kristiana from the country takes place as a maid with the Larsson family in Stockholm, previously (in)famous for its rapid turnover of housemaids. ...

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Magistrarna på sommarlov (1941)

Inga Danell's summer vacation is near. But unfortunately both Inga and her brother Acke have bad grades and are forced to study by the help of a tutor. ...

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Ung dam med tur (1941)

The office worker Eva is told that she has inherited a massive amount of money in the United States. ...

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Fröken Kyrkråtta (1941)

Banking director Anders Berg in Gothenburg has found reason to terminate his former secretary Vivi Lundgren, who obviously did everything to vamp him. ...

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A Sailor on Horseback (1940)

Two sailors, Lasse and Karl Gustav, float ashore after a shipwreck. Visiting a castle a baron ask them to help him lay his hands on an inheritance by Karl Gustav posing as the heir of the castle. ...

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Hanna in High Society (1940)

When the old colonel Hummerborg dies, he leaves his fortune and estate to his trusted housemaid Hanna. But the colonel's relatives try everything to have the last will canceled. ...

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Blyge Anton (1940)

Anton, a very shy bookkeeper, must show his mettle when him and his colleagues at work ask for a raise but instead are laid off. ...

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Frestelse (1940)

A young Norwegian woman lives in a remote fishing village Dreaming of life in the big city, she sends her photo to a beauty contest. She is appointed to represent Norway in a competition for the "Nordic Venus". ...

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Emelie Högqvist (1939)

Emelie Högqvist is an actress at the Royal Theatre who gets involved in an intimate relationship with the Crown Prince Oscar. ...

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To Help the Lady of the House (1939)

Ingrid Eriksson, a social worker, decides to find out something about the problems facing housemaids and gets herself a job as one at the home of John Willman's family. John's son, Åke, falls in love with her and numerous complications arise before the co ...

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Spöke till salu (1939)

The Creutzerhjelm's are in search of an authentic haunted castle. Therefore, the owner of the castle SkiöldBorg decides to play ghost himself to sell his castle. ...

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Du gamla du fria ! (1938)

A humorous story concerning the return of a prosperous Swedish native, Charlie Johnson, to his native country after many years in America. The acceptance and acclamation of himself and his American-born daughter provide many situations involving them, thei ...

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Kustens glada kavaljerer (1938)

The comic misadventures of two young boys and an anti-militaristic grocer who are recruited under protest for naval training. ...

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