Edvin Adolphson
Date of birth: 1893-02-26
Place of birth: Furingstad, Vikbolandet, Östergötlands län
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Edvin Adolfsson
Biography
Gustav Edvin Adolphson was a Swedish stage and screen actor and director. He made his stage debut in 1912, his first film "Thomas Graal's Best Child" (1918), and directed the first Swedish sound film, "Säg det i toner/ The Dream Waltz" in 1929. He was actress Harriet Bosse's third husband (1927–1932) and is father of actress Kristina Adolphson (b. 1937) and songwriter/composer Olle Adolphson (1934–2004). Edvin Adolphson appeared in more than 500 roles.
Movie Credits
Hon trodde det var han
1943-08-28
The famous author Mark Storm's publisher is unhappy with his books and asks him to write books in a
Dance Around the Guldbaggen
1964-09-25
Filmed during the first ever Guldbaggen (golden scarab) awards, it was edited and developed that nig
Janssons frestelse
1928-12-28
Baron von Werner and Gunnar Jansson are in a dispute over property rights. Inga, the baron's daughte
When Love Came to the Village
1950-10-08
A new teacher arrives to the small village and he soon stir up some trouble with his modern way of l
Ship Ahoy!
1931-12-26
In the Swedish small town Kungshamn the journalist Fridolf Svensson writes for the local newspaper A
Frökens första barn
1950-07-26
Sonja Broberg needs to make extra money so she offers to help the author Johannes Porshammar with hi
Männen i mörker
1955-02-06
When the men in the small mining community go to work, it is like any other day. They do not yet kno
Tango
1932-01-01
A married woman visits her lover.
Får jag låna din fru?
1959-06-22
Bertil Lund works at the wholesaling company Everything for the Baby. The supervisor Fredriksson is
Thomas Graal's Best Child
1918-10-21
Frau Bessie, once a madcap, aristocratic and modern Swedish fraulein, has become now a whimsical and
Darling of Mine
1955-07-22
The Swedish/American actor Jack Harris visits the old country for the first time in his life. One of
One Summer of Happiness
1951-12-17
The young high school graduate Göran and the 17-year-old Kerstin get to know each other on the estat
Do You Believe in Angels?
1961-01-30
Jan Froman is a young man with great plans for the future. He gets a job as an assistant janitor at
The Royal Rabble
1945-01-19
The ups and downs of three generations in an acting family.
Only One Night
1939-02-20
Funfair worker Valdemar is unknowingly the illegitimate son of a rich landowner, colonel Von Brede.
The Phantom Carriage
1921-01-01
An alcoholic, abusive ne'er-do-well is shown the error of his ways through a legend that dooms the l
The General
1931-04-16
Maria, a young Russian student, is loved by Viktor Sabline, a Russian scientist. They marry and imme
The Count of the Old Town
1935-01-21
A police inspector tracks a notorious jewel thief, 'Diamond-Lasse,' to a hotel filled with eccentric
Halfway to heaven
1931-12-26
Love triangle in an acrobatic trapeze act results in a missed catch and a death, but was it on purpo
Flames in the Dark
1942-03-02
Latin teacher Birger Sjögren at Ringsala boarding school threatens his possesive and chronically ill
En svensk tiger
1948-05-18
Johan Tiger is an actor in Stockholm during World War II. A British agent in Sweden discovers that J
Song of the Scarlet Flower
1956-12-26
Olof is driven from home when he wants to marry the wrong girl. He takes a job as a log driver and h
The Wind Is My Lover
1949-12-13
Set in medieval times about the cursed Moonshield family. The young knight Erland Moonshield fall in
The Sixth Shot
1943-09-24
Georg Winkler meet Marguerite Hoffman at the casino in Monte Carlo. They become an item and travel t
Life Goes On
1941-02-28
The Swedish officer Mikael Bourg has served with the French army in Africa. When he returns to Swede
Atlantäventyret
1934-02-05
Theatre director Freddy Alsterberg has failed with his latest operetta. He decides to work his way o
Supper for Two
1947-02-15
Louise Mareuil owns a perfume factory on the French Riviera. She is in a traffic accident with a ske
On the Sunny Side
1936-02-03
Eva Bergh works as a bank clerk, but dreams of becoming an artist. At a party she meets the rich Har
Playing Truant
1949-08-15
High school student Margareta fall head over heels in love with a young doctor and announce her enga
Sceningång
1956-12-03
A day in the life of a theater ensemble. The acting students are struggling to get one foot ahead of
Swedish Wedding Night
1964-08-23
A wealthy butcher, fond of liquor and women is about to marry a much younger woman. The woman's fath
General von Döbeln
1942-10-26
1813. The Swedish army is fighting in the War of the Sixth Coalition. The popular general Von Döbeln
Boy of Two Worlds
1959-12-18
A young orphan is sent to live in a Danish village where he is cast out because his mother was a Wes
Flottans kavaljerer
1948-12-25
Baron Conrad Crusenhielm is hit in the head during a drunken brawl. Suffering from amnesia, he is mi
Marie in the Windmill
1945-01-15
Maria is a waitress at a local restaurant when an older man propose to her. She is a bit skeptical b
A Day Will Dawn
1944-01-02
After finding his wife in the arms of another man, an army officer kills his rival and then goes by
The Nuthouse
1951-09-21
In Stockholm in the year 2248 an excavation leads to the discovery of 45,000 meters of film from the
Gustaf Wasa, Part One
1928-03-04
The story takes its beginning in 1518 , the Danish King Christian II has taken Sweden. Sten Sture th
Gustaf Wasa, Part Two
1928-03-18
King Christian II rides busy street by Sweden which he now put under him, while he remembers what he
With You in My Arms
1940-11-09
Millionaire Krister Dahl loses his memory when he is hit in the head by a golf ball. He meets his ex
Göingehövdingen
1953-12-26
When the Swedish army occupies the eastern part of Denmark in 1678, the local inhabitants decide to
Litet bo
1956-01-30
Hasse has received a scholarship from the insurance company where he works together with his friend
A Crime
1940-08-22
A murder is committed in an apartment building in Stockholm. And afterward all clues point toward th
A Girl of Solbakken
1957-11-25
From Bjørnson's novels about romance in 19th century Norway. Thorbjörn Granliden is raised severely
Stjärnbilder
1995-09-10
A tribute to Swedish film, which was made to celebrate the 100th anniversary of film in 1995 and con
The Unicorn
1955-10-03
Harriet and Frank Allard have been married for many years. Almost twenty years ago, Harriet had a lo
The Road to Klockrike
1953-07-19
Bolle gets tired of working at the cigar factory and because of his desire for freedom he takes to t
Young Summer
1954-09-27
Helge Lysvik is a farmers son. He dreams of a future as a musician.
Sealed Lips
1927-10-03
The film is based on a story by Guy de Maupausant. The story details several years in the life of co
Man's Woman
1945-02-05
An agrarian community sometime in the 1700s. The farmer Påvel is married with his young wife Märit a
Longing for the Sea
1931-11-12
Marius is torn between the love for Fanny on land and the desire to go out to sea.
Scattered Pages
1931-01-01
Vera Nilsson is friendly with the poor neighbor boy Håkan, this is not seen kindly by Vera's father
The Great John Ericsson
1937-12-13
In 1803 the Swedish inventor John Ericsson is born. After a military career he went to England and b
Gubben kommer
1939-01-16
The old man, Carl-Henrik de Grévy, left his family many years ago, when the stock market collapsed.
To the Orient
1926-02-01
When Ingmar Ingmarsson marries Barbro Svensdotter there's a big party with many guests. But the brid
One Fiancé at a Time
1952-05-04
Lilian is engaged to engineer Arne. To make him more interested in her, she meets a few other men.
Triton tvättpulver
1923-01-01
Laundry detergent commercial.
Andersson, Pettersson och Lundström
1923-09-01
Andersson, Pettersson and Lundström goes out for a long walk with Stockholm as a goal. On the way th
The House Surrounded
1922-10-23
Young Lieutenant Jeff Gordon is placed in an English town and he meets his loved one Mary. When the
The Flying Dutchman
1925-09-12
Pelle Frisk is second-in-command on the S/S Hispania. He is a fighter and a ladies man and known as
Johan Ulfstjerna
1936-09-07
It's the last night of 1899. In Helsingfors they celebrate the new millennium. The students at the u
Dollar
1938-09-05
Ludvig and Sussi Battwyhl, Louis and Katja Brenner and Julia and Kurt Balzar are upper class million
Thomas Graal's Ward
1922-10-09
Paul is a student does not devote to much time for studies. He enjoys the pleasures of life. Babette
A Scarlet Angel
1922-10-02
The criminal couple Louise Kent and Charles Zukor stages a coup in the luxury restaurant Oriental. I
Begär
1946-09-02
Carsten Berg returns home after 15 years abroad. He gets into a fight with his father, who dies of a
Ingen väg tillbaka
1947-08-18
The newly appointed director Hugo Henriksen gets into a fight and accidentally hits a prostitute. Wh
Hamlet
1955-12-04
Prince Hamlet returns home from the university of Wittenberg to attend his father's funeral. His unc
Anderssonskans Kalle på nya upptåg
1923-08-27
The mischievous Anderssonskans Kalle gets adopted by Director Graham and moves from the working-clas
Paradiset
1955-10-16
The two alcoholics Rudolf and Bertil gets fired from their jobs. For Bertil the story ends happily.
Vingslag i natten
1953-10-05
Orphan boy and vicar's daughter fall in love but her father is strongly opposed to their relationshi
A Wild Bird
1921-10-18
A woman searches for the child she gave up at birth.
En kvinna ombord
1941-01-10
In the beginning of WW II a Swedish ship in a northern French port is exposed to German air raids. T
Prins hatt under jorden
1963-09-29
A young man,Erik, breaks into a photo store. But he is discovered by the night watchman and has to f
Pärlemor
1961-10-05
Set in th 1930's depression times. A wealthy industrialist suffers a stroke. His wife takes over bot
Sällskapslek
1963-12-16
In a magnificent villa a 25-year-old son of Count lives with his family. He falls in love with an el
The Summer Wind Blows
1955-02-21
Claus, an unhappy 28 year old Norwegian insurance company employee quits his job in Oslo and heads f
Fröken Kyrkråtta
1941-04-07
Banking director Anders Berg in Gothenburg has found reason to terminate his former secretary Vivi L
Dear Relatives
1933-11-06
The story about a Stockholm wholesaler and his three daughters.
Triumph of the Heart
1929-09-15
In a small mine town north of the circle, Torsten lives, working with his sister Eva and comrade Lar
The Gallows Man
1945-10-08
The man of the gallows is a little sinister wooden figure that the proprietor must sell before his d
Enchanted Journey
1954-04-19
A traveling theatre company comes to a small town and performs to a packed house. But during the sho
Laila
1958-11-13
Winter in Lapland, a settler and his wife just had their newborn daughter baptized. On the way home
Av hjärtans lust
1960-08-29
The Baron of Qvinnevad Castle has financial problems and is forced to show the estate to tourists. T
Rolling Sea
1951-09-17
"Rolling Sea" - After a longer stay at the hospital, the young Martin comes to Gothenburg and notice
The Quartet That Split Up
1950-12-26
A small Swedish town just after WW1. An accountant and his two journalist friends have entered the s
Ryska snuvan
1937-02-22
"The Russian Cold" - Kalle Brodin, the leader of the Swedish communists, just released from a short
The Phantom Carriage
1958-09-18
The third film adaptation of Selma Lagerlöf's novel of the same name. The drinker David Holm gets ki
Modern Wives
1932-09-21
The architect Georg Wall is sitting in his spacious Stockholm apartment. He has been waiting several
Man's Way with Women
1934-11-12
Olof Koskela, the only son is driven from home when he wants to marry the wrong girl. He takes a job
The Honeymoon
1936-04-23
Director Björkman travels to Copenhagen with his daughter Astrid, who is together with a certain Cou
In Self Defence
1921-11-07
A wealthy Russian family faces change and challenges as events unfold during the First World War.
Friaren från landsvägen
1923-10-01
Gösta is a trainee for the brutal Algren. He runs away and get to know a friendly drifter.
Bröllopet i Bränna
1926-12-26
The farmer Emanuels mother Ingrid wants him to marry his cousin Maja Sofia.
Där fyren blinkar
1924-11-17
The lighthouse keeper Lang has become a loner since his little daughter drowned in the sea.
Åsa-Hanna
1946-03-18
Hanna lives in a small village in Småland together with her parents. She is the most beautiful girl
Wanted
1939-02-13
A woman sitting in a Stockholm cafe hears to her surprise on the radio that she is wanted by the pol
Man glömmer ingenting
1942-12-16
When Nora's father unexpectedly dies, she moves to her uncle Berthold and his wife Alice. Berthold i
She Is the Only One
1926-11-08
Love entanglements among the upper class of Paris. The young upper-class Parisian Valentin van Zante
Swedenhielms
1961-01-01
Tv play based on Hjalmar Bergmans play Swedenhielms from 1923.
The Wedding Day
1960-10-03
Anders and Sylvia are set to be married, but Sylvia says 'no' and runs away at the altar.
The People from Simlangs Valley
1947-12-26
Class struggle and love trouble in the woods between Halland and Småland.
Good Friends and Faithful Neighbors
1960-12-16
Hugo Frejer terrorizes his family and surroundings with his unhappy mood.
The Dream Waltz
1929-12-26
This is the story of Olof Svensson who works as a streetcar conductor in Stockholm. In his free time
Hård klang
1952-09-15
A small Swedish village has transformed to an industrial center with exports to Germany. A German op
The Pot Journey
1950-12-16
Based on the novel by Edith Unnerstad about a man, Pip Larsson, who invents a new kind of pot which
Love and Deficit
1932-08-01
Office clerk Margit suspects that the senior accountant is embezzling money from the company. Now th
Giftas
1955-09-19
The General's daughter, Helene, grows up in a safe world. She doesn't want to get married or have ki
The Tales of Ensign Stål
1926-11-01
Based on the poems by finnish poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg, the movie centers on the Finnish War betwe
A Lover in Pawn
1920-10-11
About loaner Master Samuel, based on a writings by Hjalmar Bergman
Love's Crucible
1922-01-01
At the end of the middle ages, Ursula is accused of having poisoned her own husband. She claims she
Pettersson i Annorlunda
1956-08-01
Swedish propaganda film for the Social Democrats.
The Gyurkovics Boys
1920-12-26
Mr. and Mrs. Gyurkovics have a dozen children the oldest of which, the twins Géza and Bandi, just pr
A Goat in the Garden
1958-02-17
The wild Jon Esping bets that he will become a churchwarden. He, the upstart and the illiterate who
The Two of Us
1930-09-18
Widower Robert Rossiter lives in New York with his two teenage children. When he visits a fashion ho
The Smugglers
1925-04-06
Anne Marie (Lili Lani) gets invited by her aunt to a hotel to to meet her admirers. Not to fulfill h