Only a Waiter (Swedish: Bara en kypare) is a 1959 Swedish comedy film directed by Alf Kjellin and starring Nils Poppe, Marianne Bengtsson and Git Gay.[1] It was the last in a series of seven films featuring Poppe in the role of Fabian Bom. It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director P.A. Lundgren. It was the final screen appearance of the comedy actress Emy Hagman.

Only a Waiter
Directed byAlf Kjellin
Written byNils Poppe
Paul Baudisch
Adolf Schütz
Bengt Linder
StarringNils Poppe
Marianne Bengtsson
Git Gay
CinematographyMartin Bodin
Edited byOscar Rosander
Music byHans Schreiber
Production
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Fribergs Filmbyrå
Distributed byFribergs Filmbyrå
Release date
  • 28 September 1959 (1959-09-28)
Running time
85 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

Synopsis

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A waiter leads a secret double life as a stage entertainer and dreams of a big career ahead of him. He ignores his colleague Annie, who due to a recent inheritance wants him to help her run a new hotel. His head is turned when the world-famous performer Matilda comes to town, and he follows her to Stockholm.

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References

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  1. ^ Qvist & Von Bagh p.126

Bibliography

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  • Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
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