The Green Lift (Swedish: Gröna hissen) is a 1944 Swedish comedy film directed by Börje Larsson and starring Max Hansen, Sickan Carlsson and Gaby Stenberg. It was shot at the Sundbyberg Studios of Europa Film in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Linder. It is based on the Broadway play Fair and Warmer by Avery Hopwood. Larsson later remade it into a 1952 film of the same name.
Cast
Max Hansen as Billy
Sickan Carlsson as Lillan
Gaby Stenberg as Ulla
Karl-Arne Holmsten as Peter
Håkan Westergren as Filip
Ernst Eklund as Direktör Bang
John Botvid as Portvakten
Julia Cæsar as Portvaktsfrun
Inga-Bodil Vetterlund as Margit
Torsten Hillberg as Hammar
Gustaf Lövås as Porter
Ludde Juberg as Porter
Börje Mellvig as Hotel Clerk
Magnus Kesster as Head Waiter
Hugo Tranberg as Taxi Driver
Anna-Lisa Söderblom as Secretary
Gudrun Moberg as Greta
Barbro Ribbing as Marianne
Eivor Engelbrektsson as Vera
Marianne Gyllenhammar as Sonja
Lill Astri Stuge as Lady
Greta Liming as Lillan's Friend
Carl Andersson as Man
Greta Forsgren as Assistant at the Dog's Barber Shop
Gustaf Färingborg as Gentleman on the Street
Lisbeth Hedendahl as Young Woman with Glasses and Black Hat
Nils Hultgren as Lövgren
Margareta Jungmarker as Britta, Ulla's Friend
Arne Källerud as Bowling Player
Elly Nylén as Woman at the Restaurant
References
Bibliography
Bock, Hans-Michael and Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.