House Slaves (1933 film)

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House Slaves
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Directed by Ragnar Widestedt
Written byChristian Bogø (play)
Axel Frische (play)
Gösta Stevens
Starring Dagmar Ebbesen
Isa Quensel
Hasse Ekman
Cinematography Hilmer Ekdahl
Music by Helge Lindberg
Production
company
Distributed byNordisk Film
Release date
  • 10 April 1933 (1933-04-10)
Running time
80 minutes
CountrySweden
Language Swedish

House Slaves (Swedish: Hemslavinnor) is a 1933 Swedish comedy film directed by Ragnar Widestedt and starring Dagmar Ebbesen, Isa Quensel and Hasse Ekman. It is a remake of the 1923 silent film of the same title, also starring Ebbesen. [1] A separate Danish-language version Den ny husassistent was also produced.

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Synopsis

Greta is recruited as a maid in the house of the middle class Rosenqvist family.

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References

  1. Freiburg p.106

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