

The Girl from the Third Row
1949-08-29 · 88 min · ★ 5.7
A ring passes between a lot of different people, giving the bearer or someone close a new meaning to life. Actors, embezzlers, old ladies and cheated husbands all seem to gain temporary hope from misery and disillusionment.
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- Directors
- Hasse Ekman
- Production companies
- Terrafilm
- Countries
- Sweden
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Hasse EkmanSture Anker
Eva HenningThe girl from the third row
Hilda BorgströmVilma Andersson
Sigge FürstGusten Örjevall
Ingrid BacklinMaj, nurse
Gunnar BjörnstrandEdvin Burelius
Mimi NelsonTopsy
Barbro Hiort af OrnäsDagmar Antonsson
Erik 'Bullen' BerglundClaes C:son Burén
Hilding GavleFredrik Antonsson
Maj-Britt NilssonBirgit Holmberg
Sven LindbergGöte Holmberg
Märta DorffConnie C:son Burén
Wiktor AnderssonLager, janitor
Stig OlinKalle Nilsson
Gösta CederlundHjalmar Haller
Gunnar OlssonLilja
Ragnar ArvedsonEkberg, maitre d'
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