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Original title Jens Månsson i Amerika
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Screenplay
Production country
Production company
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Dialogue
Swedish release 1947-03-24

Cast

Edvard Persson
Jens Månsson, lantbrukare i Skåne

Stig Olin
Johnny Andersson, servitör

Mim Ekelund (as Mim Persson)
Mim

Bojan Westin
Marie-Louise, Mims väninna

Hortensia Hedström
Miss Dorothy Smith, husföreståndarinna

Sven Arvor
advokaten

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title
Distribution title
Working title

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Musical Arrangement

Cast

Edvard Persson Jens Månsson, lantbrukare i Skåne
Stig Olin Johnny Andersson, servitör
Mim Ekelund (as Mim Persson) Mim
Bojan Westin Marie-Louise, Mims väninna
- Ej krediterade:
Hortensia Hedström Miss Dorothy Smith, husföreståndarinna
Sven Arvor advokaten
Verner Oakland Harris, diamanttjuv
Otto Wellton Axel Lamberton, Jens bror
Virginia Kroog Mary, Axels hembiträde
Anna Westling-Leman kabinvärdinnan
Einar Hylander konsulatssekreterare i New York
Vincent Jonasson steward på Drottningholm
Lorry Lorentzen tulltjänsteman
Björn Holmström detektiv
Ivar Lindahl svensk-amerikan som ger Jens och Johnny lift
Carl-Johan Åbom konsul i San Francisco
Per Sjöstrand polis som jagar Harris
Ernst Wellton polis som jagar Harris
Valborg Ljungberg (as Valborg Nilsson) fru Nilsson, Jens hushållerska
Erik Söderman drängen
Gösta Lycke fjärdingsmannen
Bertil Berglund landsfiskalen
Edvard Danielsson bankkamrern
Kerstin Holmberg bankkassörskan
Peder Lilliecreutz generalkonsuln
Eddy Justin betjänten
Cecil B. DeMille Cecil B. DeMille
Charles White bartendern i New York
Otto Scheutz smålänningen i lastbil som ger Jens lift
Berns De Reaux skoputsaren på Texas Hat
Erik Frank dragspelaren på Jens 50-årsfest

Companies

Production Company AB Europa Film
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet 1994
AB Europa Film 1947
Laboratory AB Film-Labor

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 71667
Date 1947-03-24
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 2770 meters
Censored length 2766 meters
Notes Granskningskopians aktlängder: 540-560-570-580-520 = 2770 m - 101 minuter. Censurklipp i akt 5: flygbild över Stockholms stadshus med omgivning (4 m). Aktlängder: 540, 560, 570, 580, 520.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Tobis Klangfilm
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2766 meter
Length in minutes 101 min
Reels 5 reels


Production location

(i Sverige) 1947-01-20 1947-03-13
(ombord på Drottningholm och i USA) 1946-08 1946-12
AB Europa Studio Sundbyberg Sweden (ateljé)
fartyget Drottningholm
New York USA
Niagara Falls USA
Chicago USA
Bishop Hill utanför Chicago USA
Minneapolis USA
Seattle Canada
San Francisco USA
Los Angeles USA
Göteborgs hamn Gothenburg Sweden

Release dates

Release in Sweden 1947-03-24 Saga Stockholm Sweden 101 min
First showing 1947-03-24 Saga Stockholm Sweden 101 min
Cinematheque screening 1981-01-22 Sweden
1981-01-23 Sweden
TV showing 1988-03-12 TV2 Sweden 97 min
1992-09-22 TV2 Sweden 97 min
1995-12-12 TV2 Sweden 97 min
1999-04-06 TV1 Sweden 97 min
2013-10-28 SVT1 Sweden
Filmvetenskapliga institutionen 2013-12-17

Soundtrack listing

Original title Sverige-Amerika hand i hand
Composer Alvar Kraft (1947)
Lyrics Berco (1947)
Singer Edvard Persson


Original title Skånebilder
Composer Alvar Kraft


Original title Ja, nu står jag på min gård
By Edvard Persson (musik och text)
Singer Edvard Persson


Original title Göteborg
Composer Alvar Kraft


Original title The Star-Spangled Banner
Composer John Stafford Smith (1779-1780)
Lyrics Francis Scott Key (engelsk text 1814)


Original title Emigrantvisa
Composer Rolf Degerman
Lyrics Einar Moberg
Singer Edvard Persson


Original title Tag en hälsning från det gamla landet
Composer Alvar Kraft (1947)
Lyrics Nils Hellström (1947)
Singer Edvard Persson


Original title Darling, Don't Forget Me
Composer Alvar Kraft


Original title Den sköna Helén eller Flickan i Peru
Composer Benjamin Russell Hanby ("Darling Nelly Gray" 1856)
Lyrics Evert Taube (1917)
Musical Arrangement Evert Taube (musikbearbetning 1917)
Singer Edvard Persson


Original title Vi red bara red
Composer Alvar Kraft (1947)
Lyrics Charles Henry (1947)
Singer Edvard Persson


Original title Det är lång väg hem
Composer Axel Flyckt (publ. 1947)
Lyrics Fritz Gustaf (publ. 1947)
Singer Edvard Persson
Mim Persson
Bojan Westin
Stig Olin


Original title Pyramid
Composer Nathan Görling


Syndare i filmparadiset (1956) Citation included from Jens Månsson i Amerika (1947)

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2831


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2753


Element type Duplicate negative
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 16 mm


Element type Duplicate negative
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 16 mm


Element type Duplicate negative
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2831


Element type Duplicate positive
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2831


Element type Original picture negative
Item base Nitrate
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Sound negative
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 16 mm


Element type Sound negative
Item base Nitrate
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size Larger than 80 x 110 cm
Quantity 2


Size About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity 1


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Archive materials

Type Press Cuttings


Holdings Scripts

Script type Synopsis
Script title Jens Månsson i Amerika.
Extent 2 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Synopsis
Script title Jens Monsson in America.
Extent 1 s.
Language English


Script type Synopsis
Script title Jens Månsson. Trailer-text.
Extent 1 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Synopsis
Script title Jens Månsson. Trailer-text.
Extent 1 s.
Language English


Script type Synopsis
Script title Jens Månsson. Trailer-text.
Extent 1 s.
Language German


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Jens Månsson i Amerika. Av C.A Nycop och Bengt Janzon.
Extent 77 s. + 1 s. rollista klistrad i ett ex
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Jens Månssons underbara resa.
Extent 65 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Jens Månssons underbara resa.
Extent 63 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Jens Månssons amerikaresa
Extent 77 s. + 4 s. miljölista + ca 90 s. ändringar och tillägg
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Jens Månsson i Amerika. Dialoglista.
Extent 44 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Jens Monson in Europa.
Extent 6 s.
Language English


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Jens Monsson in America.
Extent 14 s.
Language English


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Jens Monsson in America.
Extent 15 s.
Language English


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Jens Månsson i Amerika.
Extent 60 s. Produktionsuppgifter (1 s.) ingår.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Jens Månsson in America.
Extent 36 s. Produktionsuppgifter (1 s.) ingår.
Language English


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Jens Månsson i Amerika. Dialogliste. Bearb. von Carl-Adam Nycop und Bengt Janzon.
Extent 23 s. Produktionsuppgifter och innehållsbeskrivning (2 s.) ingår.
Language German


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Dutch title list to the trailer of Jens Mansson in America.
Extent 32 s.
Language German


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Jens Månsson i Amerika. Av C.A Nycop och Bengt Janzon.
Extent 77 s. + 1 s. rollista klistrad i ett ex
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Jens Månsson i Amerika. Dialoglista.
Extent 44 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Jens Månsson in America.
Extent 36 s. Produktionsuppgifter (1 s.) ingår.
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print set
Colour prints No
Behind the scenes prints 2
Slides No
Digital images No
Negatives No
Contact sheets No
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Swedish


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Swedish


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language Swedish



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