Adolf Jahr
Date of birth: 1893-06-24
Place of birth: Sundsvall, Västernorrlands län, Sweden
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
Biography
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.
Movie Credits
Adolf i toppform
1952-05-12
A compilation of some of Adolf Jahr's films.
Livat på luckan
1951-10-29
Johansson has managed to stay away from the military service for several years. But now his time has
Hur tokigt som helst
1949-02-28
"How crazy!" A man and a woman watch episodes from Nils Poppe movies outside a cinema Maxim in Stock
Minns ni?
1993-10-24
A quick overview of Swedish film history, featuring a breathtaking cavalry of scenes from about 170
Oss baroner emellan
1939-12-26
Baron Leijoncloo comes back to Sweden after many years in Argentina. On his way to his good friend V
When Darkness Falls
1960-12-26
Young Elisabeth comes to Västlinge to meet her old relative, the vicar and and his young daughter. S
Just a Trumpeter
1938-08-26
An army musician is mistaken for a company manager and fall in love.
Rannstensungar
1944-12-18
Ninni is a girl who is paralyzed from the waist down. Her mother dies and she is taken care of by a
The Ghost at Bragehus
1936-11-25
Bragehus manor receives a new farm bailiff with new ideas on how to run a modern farm. The manor is
Robinson i Roslagen
1948-09-25
To get away from his nagging wife, a man goes to a desert island to settle down there.
Karl för sin hatt
1940-08-23
Urban girl falls for rugged forest ranger.
Den gamla herrgården
1925-02-10
Bertil Bergencrantz dislikes that his daughter Ann-Margret falls in love with the student Torsten. T
Marknadsafton
1948-07-31
The farmer Magni is planning to marry Teresia, but the maid Lovisa has other plans.
En sjöman i frack
1942-02-22
First mate Karlsson is mistaken for famous actor Linde.
Lars Hård
1948-08-30
Young drifter tells his story in flashback from prison.
The People of Värmland
1957-12-26
Erik, the son of a wealthy farmer, and Anna, the daughter of a poor crofter, have known each other s
Storm over Tjurö
1954-07-19
Karl Oskar Bohm looks back at his life, his estranged daughter Augusta and his wife Sofia.
Hemsöborna
1944-03-13
In the Stockholm archipelago in the 1880s, Carlsson move out to an isolated farmstead to help the wi
Janne Vängmans bravader
1948-09-20
Janne Vängman is heavy drinker who always stands up for the poor and oppressed.
Janne Vängman på nya äventyr
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 organ
Bröderna Östermans huskors
1945-09-20
The Österman brothers have come to realize that they need a housekeeper. Oldest brother Kalle travel
Adolf Armstarke
1937-01-01
Adolph Turesson is a mild-mannered, meek college professor whose faint-heart isn't impressing the fa
Adolf i eld och lågor
1939-01-01
Swedish comedy from 1939. Adolf Berglund is a reporter at the newspaper Morgonbladet and is sent on
Bröllopet på Solö
1946-01-01
Kalle Österman lives on the small island Solö together with his wife, Agneta.
Adolf klarar skivan
1938-02-14
Adolf Jansson makes a living doing odd jobs until one day he gets a job working as a butler in the P
Ebberöds Bank
1946-09-09
Tailor Ågren in Ebberöd lives with his dominant wife Karolina and their two children. His everyday l
While the City Sleeps
1950-09-08
Jompa is unemployed - and not keen on getting a job. He still lives with his parents who are tired o
Miljonär för en dag
1926-01-23
Millionaire for a Day was filmed during the summer of 1925 in Skåne, the southernmost province of Sw
Samvetsömma Adolf
1936-01-13
Operetta singer Adolf Berg will be called up for military duty just as he gets assigned a major role
A Cruise in the Albertina
1938-11-14
John is the skipper of the Albertina which is moored in Mariehamn. Nearby is luxury yacht Sea Star,
En natt på Smygeholm
1933-08-14
It is rumored that there are ghosts at Smygeholm Castle.
En bröllopsnatt på Stjärnehov
1934-12-26
To save the family estate Stjärnehov, one of the twins Stiernhielm, Bertil, marries the rich sausage
Östermans testamente
1954-10-04
The fishermen Österman and Sjöberg are sued by merchant Wikström. In order to raise capital, they de
'Swing It' Teacher
1940-12-21
Old fashioned teachers are taught swing dancing by a student.
Friarannonsen
1955-09-05
Algot and Bengt have built a house together. But they can not agree on how ownership should be distr
Kungen av Dalarna
1953-05-20
Malm is the editor at a Stockholm newspaper who gets the assignment to cover the big ski race Vasalo
Djurgårdskvällar
1946-11-18
An artist with drinking problems is depressed because his career didn't turn out so good. He puts hi
Sten Stensson Stéen från Eslöv på nya äventyr
1932-09-19
A traveling theatre company comes to Lund and one of the smallest hotels in town. A female actress g
Svärmor kommer
1932-04-18
John and Ulla are happily married and live in the villa Fridhem. Via telegram, John gets the news th
Skeppare i blåsväder
1951-08-28
The story of the aging fisherman Alex who refuses to realize that his boat needs to be replaced.
Janne Vängman i farten
1952-09-29
Erik Ernsson is on his way to Jon-Persgården in Ångermanland to seek employment. He befriends the ol
Ådalens poesi
1947-12-26
The farmers Zackris Månsson and the Kerstorps-farmer lives on each side of the river. The two villag
Finnskogens folk
1955-10-18
The year is 1906. Somewhere on the long lake of Fryken, pastor David Amberg appears. He is not satis
Laughing in the Sunshine
1956-01-02
Princess Caroline travels incognito to Stockholm and meets the Prince Birger, who also uses a fake n
Janne Vängman och den stora kometen
1955-10-10
Janne Vängman is having dreams of meeting aliens from outer space.
Kronans glada gossar
1952-01-14
Pelle Frisk is serving in the Swedish armed forces.
Pettersson & Bendel
1933-09-17
The two conmen Bendel and Pettersson starts doing business together. Bendel got the brains and Pette
Fasters millioner
1934-08-06
The ladies man Georg is finally about to get married, but a misunderstanding lead to his new wife br
Sköna Susanna och gubbarna
1959-10-19
In the legend of Susanna in Babylon she was highly desired by the old men. In this movie, Susanna th
Dunungen
1941-12-26
The shy Anne-Marie wants to marry the mayor's son despite his parents' opposition.
Perhaps a Gentleman
1935-08-24
Director Hugo Berner and Doctor Olof Mellgren have come out of the theater where they have just show
Ä' vi gifta?
1936-03-09
The well-known musician and composer Åke Kjellberg wakes up in a nice Stockholm apartment. He lives
Poor Millionaires
1936-08-20
An unemployed engineer wins a competition, first prize is a vacation to a luxury resort in the mount
Strange Harbor
1948-10-02
A Swedish cargo ship is in the winter of 1938 at the dock in Gdynia in Poland, waiting to depart wit
Tattarblod
1954-02-08
David, a young woodsman with a family, is leasing a farm. The family are welcomed by the locals unti
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
Just a Waiter
1959-09-28
Fabian Bom is a waiter at a hotel in a small town. But he dreams of doing something else - to dance
Johan på Snippen
1956-11-12
In the village of Stubbhult lives many motorcycle interested young people. However, their rampage in
Johan på Snippen tar hem spelet
1957-09-08
There is a barn dance in the village Stubbhult. Johan Snippen and his friend the stationmaster Mandu
På kryss med Blixten
1927-12-26
Another adventure with Kalle "Blixten" Svensson.
Hattmakarens bal
1928-11-17
The wealthy hat maker Cederström has two daughters, Marianne and Lotte. He has decided that Marianne
Ung och kär
1950-11-11
The two young attachées Freddie Rundhult and Rutger af Utterfeldt at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
En sjöman går iland
1937-11-15
The sailor Axel Nord is asked by his captain to do him a favor before his leave begins. Captain Rund
Dance, My Doll
1953-07-20
In a small town called Skrabbarp in Southern Sweden lives the school teacher Sebastian Pettersson, a
Falska Greta
1934-02-04
A woman on vacation is mistaken for Greta Garbo.
Vad kvinnan vill
1927-10-03
Harry Willis is a slob and a bacchant. He is therefore abandoned by his wife Maggi.
Kvick som Blixten
1927-01-24
The adventures of two friends, Kvick and Blixten.