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Perhaps a Gentleman (1950 film)

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Perhaps a Gentleman
Directed byRagnar Frisk
Written byTheodor Berthels
Berndt Carlberg
Ulla Kåge
Based onPygmalion by George Bernard Shaw
Produced byGösta Sandin
StarringJohn Elfström
Stig Järrel
Marianne Löfgren
CinematographyFrank Dalin
Edited byRagnar Engström
Music bySven Rüno
Production
company
Svensk Talfilm
Distributed bySvensk Talfilm
Release date
  • 26 December 1950 (1950-12-26)
Running time
91 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

Perhaps a Gentleman (Swedish: Kanske en gentleman) is a 1950 Swedish comedy film directed by Ragnar Frisk and starring John Elfström, Stig Järrel and Marianne Löfgren.[1] It is a remake of a 1935 film of the same title, itself inspired by George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion. The film's sets were designed by the art director Bertil Duroj.

Synopsis

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A director and an actor have a bet that they can turn a lowlife from the streets into a gentleman in just two months.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Krawc p.336

Bibliography

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  • Krawc, Alfred. International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden (from the beginnings to 1984). Saur, 1986.
  • Semenza, Greg M. Colón & Hasenfratz, Bob . The History of British Literature on Film, 1895-2015. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015.
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