Karl-Arne Holmsten
Karl-Arne Holmsten was a Swedish stage and screen actor. He made his film debut in Ragnar Arvedson's "Kustens glada kavaljerer" in 1938. Karl-Arne Holmsten portrayed the elegant detective John Hillman in five films by Arne Mattsson, based on Folke Mellvig's novels. He also played Maria Lang's detective Christer Wijk in two films.
The Lady in Black
as John HillmanThe married detective couple John and Kajsa Hillman goes on a vacation to Holmfors mill where a...
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The Yellow Squadron
as ColonelThe year is 1954. The war in Korea has just ended and the superpowers stand by each side of the...
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Rospiggar
as Karl-Erik OlovssonA lonely fisherman drowns and his elderly brother Efraim is left to do an inventory of the...
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Waiting Women
as Eugen LobeliusRakel, Marta, Karin and Annette are married to four brothers. While waiting in a summer cottage...
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Klasskamrater
as Anders BjörkNewly graduated teacher Anna-Greta is courted by a senior student.
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Girl with Hyacinths
as Willy BorgeA young woman dies by suicide and leaves all her belongings to her next-door neighbour, who...
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Like Everyone Else
as Kurre ÖstbergKurre and Inga are engaged to be married. However, as they are very poor, they can't afford it...
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Mannequin in Red
as John HillmanA model is murdered at a famous fashion house and the Hillmans start to investigate. Kajsa...
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The Yellow Car
as John HillmanOn a tourist trip abroad the passengers on the coach witness an assassination attempt on the...
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Det är hos mig han har varit
as Lindgren"It's with me he's been" - Li and Hans are colleagues at an advertising agency. Even though Hans...
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Lady in White
as John HillmanA ghost called Vita Frun (White Lady) is accused of several murders. Detective Hillman is...
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The Emperor of Portugallia
as August i NolThe poor farmer Jan is getting very old when he becomes father to the girl, Klara Gulla. First,...
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Hotell Kåkbrinken
as Åke LundströmLaban Lundström is the porter at Hotell Kåkbrinken. The hotel is threatened by wholesaler...
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Rider in Blue
as John HillmanWhen private eye John Hillman is on assignment in London his wife Kajsa visits the Army's riding...
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When Darkness Falls
as Christer WijkYoung Elisabeth comes to Västlinge to meet her old relative, the vicar and and his young...
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Daddy Wanted
as Tom HallmanHolger Hallman, CEO of a weapons factory try to prevent his son Tom from dating a manucurist,...
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To Help the Lady of the House
as Åke WillmanIngrid Eriksson, a social worker, decides to find out something about the problems facing...
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Hanna in High Society
as uncreditedWhen the old colonel Hummerborg dies, he leaves his fortune and estate to his trusted housemaid...
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Farlig vår
as Bo HagbergA young prostitute, Gullan Svan, is murdered one night. The police suspects that the murderer is...
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Swinging at the Castle
as Conke LundbergLove triangle between Svante, his fiancee Inga and Sophie, a girl from a rich family.
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Lång-Lasse i Delsbo
as Narratorit's the 1840s and a rural parish plagued by drinking and fighting gets a new vicar who has...
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Mördaren - en helt vanlig person
as uncreditedPeople on a train get murdered. Who is the murderer? Everybody on the train is a suspect. One of...
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Ung dam med tur
as uncreditedThe office worker Eva is told that she has inherited a massive amount of money in the United States.
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Klackarna i taket
as uncreditedA collection of funny scenes from Swedish comedies.
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Gröna hissen
as Peter, Lillans manUlla thinks her husband Billy is boring and starts dating other men. Lillans husband Peter is...
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Mamma tar semester
as Gunnar BromsSylvia returns to Sweden after having lived abroad for six years. She visits her sister Karin,...
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We Home Toilers
as Gunnar AnderssonThe stern, but kind-hearted, Kristiana from the country takes place as a maid with the Larsson...
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Just a Waiter
as Birger NorbergFabian Bom is a waiter at a hotel in a small town. But he dreams of doing something else - to...
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Life and Death
as Löjtnant LönnbäckThriller set in northern Sweden during WWII where a regiment of ski-borne soldiers and guests in...
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Puck heter jag
as Roger LindmanRomance blossoms between single seamstress Puck and the art critic, Roger. He is engaged to...
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Wandering with the Moon
as Lieutenant EkbergDan, aged 19, leaves his home after a quarrel with his father. At the side of the country road...
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Resan till dej
as Staffan BendixThe marriage of the newlyweds Gun and Emil is strained when Gun sings in a radio show and makes...
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Flottans Muntergökar
as Lt. Bob BjörkBob and Bernard serve as lieutenants on a cruiser. They intend to enjoy themselves.
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Fridolf sticker opp!
as Egon LönnA comedy about the shunned office worker Fridolf who gets into trouble when a rationalization...
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Älskling på vift
as Knut HammarWhat happens if a regular housewife picks up in a local beauty contest - and wins? How will it...
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Sommar och syndare
as EmilEmil and Ove are two happily married men. Both are currently bachelorssince their wives are on...
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Two Vikings
as OlavThe viking chief Hjorvard has two wild sons, Glum and Garm, both notorious berserkers.
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Crime in Paradise
as Einar HanssonWhile four men blow up a safe, a night watchman is accidentally killed. They get away with the...
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Skrattbomben
as JohnGus and Holger are inventors in their free time. One day they realize that they have invented a...
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Ung och kär
as Freddie RundhultThe two young attachées Freddie Rundhult and Rutger af Utterfeldt at the Ministry of Foreign...
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Fianceé for Hire
as Allan WinklerA secretary transforms their defunct legal agency into a service where you can get anything,...
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Ljuvlig är sommarnatten
as Christer WijkSomeone is murdered. Who is the killer? Members of all star cast are all suspects...
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Den osynliga muren
as Stefan Becker"The Invisble Wall" - In an unnamed country under occupation, a senior officer is killed in an...
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Flottans glada gossar
as uncreditedWhen Ludvig Ekman is ordered to do his military rehearsals course, he sends one of his...
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One Fiancé at a Time
as Arne Stockman, ingenjör, Lillans fästmanLilian is engaged to engineer Arne. To make him more interested in her, she meets a few other men.
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A Guest Is Coming
as Ragnar af ErnstamIt's Christmas. The owner of an old mansion decides to tell his family he's going to sell it....
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Spöke till salu
as uncreditedThe Creutzerhjelm's are in search of an authentic haunted castle. Therefore, the owner of the...
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My Passionate Longing
as uncreditedThe nurse Nina becomes sterile after an illegal abortion and keep it a secret from her husband.
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Ubåt 39
as Herman FribergAbout U-Boat 39 the first U-Boat sunk in WW2 by the UK Carrier Ark Royal.
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Dolly tar chansen
as uncreditedDolly Holm work as a waitress, but her big dream is to stand on stage and act.
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Love Wins Out
as Bertil BurmanThe year is 1946. Dr. Bertil Burman works at a Red Cross Hospital in Vienna. One day, a barely...
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Kyssen på kryssen
as James DeckertLasse Brenner is a serious filmmaker (spoof on Ingmar Bergman) who is forced to direct a...
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Försummad av sin fru
as uncreditedPelle (Karl-Arne Holmsten) and Siska (Irma Christenson) Hedberg are both journalists on the same...
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Säg det med blommor
as uncreditedKirre buys a flower for his fiancee Gun on the anniversary of their engagement. Gun's mother, an...
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Magistrarna på sommarlov
as Gösta HolmgrenInga Danell's summer vacation is near. But unfortunately both Inga and her brother Acke have bad...
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När ungdomen vaknar
as ToreLiv and Kåre both come from broken families bursting with frustration and aggression's. Having...
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Fröken Kyrkråtta
as Lasse BergBanking director Anders Berg in Gothenburg has found reason to terminate his former secretary...
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Blåjackor
as Klas Bergsten"Sailors" - A musical comedy about Kalle Svensson, a sergeant in the navy, and his loved one...
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Tull-Bom
as NarratorBureacratic customs officer searching for a missing girl.
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Kvinna i vitt
as uncreditedDoctor Karin Lange arrives at a hospital to begin work but faces opposition from the head of...
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Darling of Mine
as Jack HarrisThe Swedish/American actor Jack Harris visits the old country for the first time in his life....
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The Bride Came Through the Ceiling
as Ragnar LejoncronaThe police is looking for a female burglar all dressed in white.
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Örlogsmän
as Arne RambergThe trio Erik, Arne and Ingrid have been friends since childhood, the two boys always competing...
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Ljuset från Lund
as Bengt LundbergA horse wanders from town to the countryside. Here lives Sten Stensson Steen, a bachelor at law...
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Blyge Anton
as Arne BomanAnton, a very shy bookkeeper, must show his mettle when him and his colleagues at work ask for a...
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Frestelse
as uncreditedA young Norwegian woman lives in a remote fishing village Dreaming of life in the big city, she...
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Emelie Högqvist
as Christer ÖrnclouEmelie Högqvist is an actress at the Royal Theatre who gets involved in an intimate relationship...
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Var sin väg
as läkare på SödersjukhusetA drama about a doctor and his wife. She used to be an actress, but became a housewife when she...
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Tappa inte sugen
as Alla BergerIn a movie studio, a fight scene is underway. The hero, played by Allan Bergner, will make an...
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Den tappre soldaten Jönsson
as 58 JönssonAbout a love triangle between the soldiers 32 Svensson and 58 Jönsson and the girl Blenda. Both...
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En flicka för mej
as uncreditedThe story about Klas Ekengren, the mayor of a small Swedish town, and his mother Alma.
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Klarar Bananen Biffen?
as Hamrin, direktörBiffen and Bananen compete in a walking race between Stockholm and Gothenburg.
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The Director is Busy
as narratorAbout hobbies. The Swedish King Gustaf V enjoys embroideres. The CEO Arvid Öhlin plays with his...
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Du gamla du fria !
as uncreditedA humorous story concerning the return of a prosperous Swedish native, Charlie Johnson, to his...
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Sju vackra flickor
as Stig LindbergUnsuccessful composer Stig disguises himself as a woman to play in ex-fiancee Sonja's seven...
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Dance on Roses
as Stig BromanMarianne is a dancer at the Lilla Teatern. The theatre has financial troubles and its existence...
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Kustens glada kavaljerer
as uncreditedThe comic misadventures of two young boys and an anti-militaristic grocer who are recruited...
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Kvinnan tar befälet
as uncreditedA story about a gang of youngsters living in a boarding house in Stockholm.
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