Perhaps a Gentleman (1950 film) explained

Perhaps a Gentleman
Director:	Ragnar Frisk
Producer:	Gösta Sandin
Based On:	Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw
Starring:	John Elfström Stig Järrel Marianne Löfgren
Editing:	Ragnar Engström
Studio:	Svensk Talfilm
Distributor:	Svensk Talfilm
Runtime:	91 minutes
Country:	Sweden

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

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

• John Elfström as Gurra Lind
• Stig Järrel as Stig Järrel
• Marianne Löfgren as Mrs. Haglund
• Gösta Cederlund as Eric Haglund
• Emy Hagman as Lisa
• Sten Gester as Björn
• Harriett Philipson as Vera
• Folke Hamrin as Bergstrand
• Lillie Wästfeldt as Malin
• Georg Skarstedt as Benster
• Dagmar Olsson as Sara
• Magnus Kesster as Loan Shark
• Helga Brofeldt as Ingeborg Hagström
• Arne Lindblad as Rydberg
• John Norrman as Berra

References

1. Krawc p.336

Bibliography

• 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.