Adolf Jahr

Born: 1893-06-24

John Adolf Reinhold Jahr, born Johansson, was a Swedish stage and screen actor, singer and director. He made his film debut in Edvard Persson's "Den gamla herrgården" (1925). Adolf Jahr appeared in some 65 feature films.


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Strange Harbor

as Captain Greger
Released: 1948-10-02

"Strange Harbor " - A Swedish cargo ship is in the winter of 1938 at the dock in Gdynia in...

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Samvetsömma Adolf

as Adolf Berg
Released: 1936-01-13

Operetta singer Adolf Berg will be called up for military duty just as he gets assigned a major...

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Just a Waiter

as Tilly
Released: 1959-09-28

Fabian Bom is a waiter at a hotel in a small town. But he dreams of doing something else - to...

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Janne Vängman på nya äventyr

as Janne Vängman
Released: 1949-09-16

Janne is an old man who is locked up in the church on New Year's Eve 1900 and has to play the...

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While the City Sleeps

as Iris' Father
Released: 1950-09-08

Jompa is unemployed - and not keen on getting a job. He still lives with his parents who are...

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Stackars miljonärer

as Ingeniør Jan Eriksson
Released: 1936-08-20

Jan Eriksson wins a vacation trip to a hotel in the mountains.

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Adolf klarar skivan

as Adolf Jansson
Released: 1938-02-14

Adolf Jansson makes a living doing odd jobs until one day he gets a job working as a butler in...

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When Darkness Falls

as Connie Lundgren
Released: 1960-12-26

Young Elisabeth comes to Västlinge to meet her old relative, the vicar and and his young...

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Ebberöds Bank

as Fredrik Ågren
Released: 1946-09-09

Tailor Ågren in Ebberöd lives with his dominant wife Karolina and their two children. His...

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Karl för sin hatt

as Ola Hansson
Released: 1940-08-23

Urban girl falls for rugged forest ranger.

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Livat på luckan

as uncredited
Released: 1951-10-29

Johansson has managed to stay away from the military service for several years. But now his time...

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A Cruise in the Albertina

as John Andersson
Released: 1938-11-14

John is the skipper of the Albertina which is moored in Mariehamn. Nearby is luxury yacht Sea...

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Adolf Armstarke

as Adolf Turesson / Adolf Armstarke of Thureholm
Released: 1937-01-01

Adolph Turesson is a mild-mannered, meek college professor whose faint-heart isn't impressing...

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Robinson i Roslagen

as Alfred Söderman
Released: 1948-09-25

To get away from his nagging wife, a man goes to a desert island to settle down there.

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Minns ni?

as (archive footage)
Released: 1993-10-24

A quick overview of Swedish film history, featuring a breathtaking cavalry of scenes from about...

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Djurgårdskvällar

as uncredited
Released: 1946-11-18

An artist with drinking problems is depressed because his career didn't turn out so good. He...

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'Swing It' Teacher

as Bergman
Released: 1940-12-21

Old fashioned teachers are taught swing dancing by a student.

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Marknadsafton

as Magni
Released: 1948-07-31

The farmer Magni is planning to marry Teresia, but the maid Lovisa has other plans.

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Ådalens poesi

as uncredited
Released: 1947-12-26

The farmers Zackris Månsson and the Kerstorps-farmer lives on each side of the river. The two...

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Just a Trumpeter

as Adolf Berg
Released: 1938-08-26

An army musician is mistaken for a company manager and fall in love.

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Pettersson & Bendel

as Karl-Johan Pettersson
Released: 1933-09-17

The two conmen Bendel and Pettersson starts doing business together. Bendel got the brains and...

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Janne Vängman i farten

as uncredited
Released: 1952-09-29

Erik Ernsson is on his way to Jon-Persgården in Ångermanland to seek employment. He befriends...

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Hur tokigt som helst

as uncredited
Released: 1949-02-28

"How crazy!" A man and a woman watch episodes from Nils Poppe movies outside a cinema Maxim in...

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Friarannonsen

as uncredited
Released: 1955-09-05

Algot and Bengt have built a house together. But they can not agree on how ownership should be...

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Storm over Tjurö

as Karl Oskar Bohm
Released: 1954-07-19

Karl Oskar Bohm looks back at his life, his estranged daughter Augusta and his wife Sofia.

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Tattarblod

as Frasse Vallander
Released: 1954-02-08

David, a young woodsman with a family, is leasing a farm. The family are welcomed by the locals...

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Dunungen

as Teodor Fristedt
Released: 1941-12-26

The shy Anne-Marie wants to marry the mayor's son despite his parents' opposition.

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Skeppare i blåsväder

as uncredited
Released: 1951-08-28

The story of the aging fisherman Alex who refuses to realize that his boat needs to be replaced.

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Hemsöborna

as Carlsson
Released: 1944-03-13

In the Stockholm archipelago in the 1880s, Carlsson move out to an isolated farmstead to help...

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Adolf i eld och lågor

as Adolf Berglund
Released: 1939-01-01

Swedish comedy from 1939. Adolf Berglund is a reporter at the newspaper Morgonbladet and is sent...

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Falska Greta

as Ove Häger
Released: 1934-02-04

A woman on vacation is mistaken for Greta Garbo.

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Bröllopet på Solö

as Kalle Österman
Released: 1946-01-01

Kalle Österman lives on the small island Solö together with his wife, Agneta.

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Svärmor kommer

as uncredited
Released: 1932-04-18

John and Ulla are happily married and live in the villa Fridhem. Via telegram, John gets the...

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En sjöman går iland

as Axel Nord
Released: 1937-11-15

The sailor Axel Nord is asked by his captain to do him a favor before his leave begins. Captain...

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Östermans testamente

as uncredited
Released: 1954-10-04

The fishermen Österman and Sjöberg are sued by merchant Wikström. In order to raise capital,...

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Finnskogens folk

as uncredited
Released: 1955-10-18

The year is 1906. Somewhere on the long lake of Fryken, pastor David Amberg appears. He is not...

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Fasters millioner

as Georg Berger
Released: 1934-08-06

The ladies man Georg is finally about to get married, but a misunderstanding lead to his new...

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Lars Hård

as Johan Hård
Released: 1948-08-30

Young drifter tells his story in flashback from prison.

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The People of Värmland

as Löpar-Nisse Jonsson
Released: 1957-12-26

Erik, the son of a wealthy farmer, and Anna, the daughter of a poor crofter, have known each...

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En sjöman i frack

as Allan Linde / Fritjof Karlsson
Released: 1942-02-22

First mate Karlsson is mistaken for famous actor Linde.

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Kvartetten som sprängdes

as Karl Ludvig Sundelin
Released: 1950-12-26

A small Swedish town just after WW1. An accountant and his two journalist friends have entered...

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Hattmakarens bal

as Ulrik Melander
Released: 1928-11-17

The wealthy hat maker Cederström has two daughters, Marianne and Lotte. He has decided that...

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Ung och kär

as Don Sebastian de Gonzaga y Perossi
Released: 1950-11-11

The two young attachées Freddie Rundhult and Rutger af Utterfeldt at the Ministry of Foreign...

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Sten Stensson Stéen från Eslöv på nya äventyr

as uncredited
Released: 1932-09-19

A traveling theatre company comes to Lund and one of the smallest hotels in town. A female...

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Johan på Snippen

as Johan Karlsson
Released: 1956-11-12

In the village of Stubbhult lives many motorcycle interested young people. However, their...

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Kronans glada gossar

as uncredited
Released: 1952-01-14

Pelle Frisk is serving in the Swedish armed forces.

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Kungen av Dalarna

as uncredited
Released: 1953-05-20

Malm is the editor at a Stockholm newspaper who gets the assignment to cover the big ski race...

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Ä' vi gifta?

as Åke Kjellberg, musiker og komponist
Released: 1936-03-09

The well-known musician and composer Åke Kjellberg wakes up in a nice Stockholm apartment. He...

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Janne Vängmans bravader

as Janne Vängman
Released: 1948-09-20

Janne Vängman is heavy drinker who always stands up for the poor and oppressed.

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Bröderna Östermans huskors

as Kalle Österman
Released: 1945-09-20

The Österman brothers have come to realize that they need a housekeeper. Oldest brother Kalle...

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Oss baroner emellan

as Gustaf Adolf Leijoncloo
Released: 1939-12-26

Baron Leijoncloo comes back to Sweden after many years in Argentina. On his way to his good...

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Adolf i toppform

as uncredited
Released: 1952-05-12

A compilation of some of Adolf Jahr's films.

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En natt på Smygeholm

as uncredited
Released: 1933-08-14

It is rumored that there are ghosts at Smygeholm Castle.

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Rannstensungar

as Johan Fahlén
Released: 1944-12-18

Ninni is a girl who is paralyzed from the waist down. Her mother dies and she is taken care of...

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En bröllopsnatt på Stjärnehov

as uncredited
Released: 1934-12-26

To save the family estate Stjärnehov, one of the twins Stiernhielm, Bertil, marries the rich...

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Laughing in the Sunshine

as uncredited
Released: 1956-01-02

Princess Caroline travels incognito to Stockholm and meets the Prince Birger, who also uses a...

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Den gamla herrgården

as uncredited
Released: 1925-02-10

A 40-minute fragment survives.

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Dance, My Doll

as Albin Kvist
Released: 1953-07-20

In a small town called Skrabbarp in Southern Sweden lives the school teacher Sebastian...

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På kryss med Blixten

as Rickard
Released: 1927-12-26

Another adventure with Kalle "Blixten" Svensson.

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Johan på Snippen tar hem spelet

as Johan
Released: 1957-09-08

There is a barn dance in the village Stubbhult. Johan Snippen and his friend the stationmaster...

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Janne Vängman och den stora kometen

as uncredited
Released: 1955-10-10

Janne Vängman is having dreams of meeting aliens from outer space.

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Perhaps a Gentleman

as Gustaf «Gurra» Lind, havnearbeider
Released: 1935-08-24

Director Hugo Berner and Doctor Olof Mellgren have come out of the theater where they have just...

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Sköna Susanna och gubbarna

as Fjärdingsman
Released: 1959-10-19

In the legend of Susanna in Babylon she was highly desired by the old men. In this movie,...

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