Father Bom Explained

Father Bom (Swedish: Pappa Bom) is a 1949 Swedish comedy film directed by Lars-Eric Kjellgren and starring Nils Poppe, Gunnar Björnstrand and Sif Ruud.^{[1] [2]} The film's sets were designed by the art director Nils Svenwall. It was part of a series starring Poppe as Fabian Bom. A number of Swedish sports stars appeared as themselves.

Cast

• Nils Poppe as Fabian Bom
• Gunnar Björnstrand as Fritjof Krafft
• Else-Merete Heiberg as Lena Brodin
• Sif Ruud as Adela Pettersson, änka
• Julia Cæsar as Euphemia Olsson
• Arne Lindblad as Anton Söderberg
• Nils Hallberg as Sprallis
• Rolf Botvid as Fimpen
• Georg Adelly as Puman
• Torsten Tegnér as Self
• Olle Tandberg as Self
• Henry Carlsson as Self
• Arne Andersson as Self
• Henry Kälarne as Self
• Åke Spångert as Self
• Åke Seyffarth as Self
• Margit Andelius as Skvallerkäring i buss
• Märta Arbin as Barnavårdslärare
• Helga Brofeldt as Skvallerkäring i buss
• Ernst Brunman as Trafikkonstapel Brakbälg
• Arthur Fischer as Värvare från Småköpings idrottsförening
• Sigge Fürst as Speaker vid idrottstävlingen
• Mona Geijer-Falkner as Hyresgäst
• Gustaf Lövås as Värvare från Lyckeby idrottsförening
• Hanny Schedin as Hulda Söderberg, Antons hustru
• Rune Stylander as Idrottsman

References

1. McIlroy p.82
2. Qvist & Von Bagh p.55

Bibliography

• McIlroy, Brian. World Cinema: Sweden. Flicks Books, 1986.
• Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.