10 Nov 2023
American Fiction
A novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
The Halo Is Slipping
A secretary at a publishing company, Birgitta, writes a novel, based on her secret love of her boss. She sends it anonymously to her own company, who decides to publish it. The book becomes a success. Birgitta's husband's mistress get hold of the script and confesses that *she* wrote the novel. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
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Sickan Carlsson Birgitta Lövgren, secretary
Sture Lagerwall Sixten Löfgren
Yvonne Lombard Vera Alm
Olof Sandborg Doctor Petreus
Holger Löwenadler Broberg
Siv Ericks Miss Svensson
Stig Järrel Karl Anton
Olof Thunberg Liljeroth
Hans Strååt Yngve Englund
Börje Mellvig Lundmark
Carl-Axel Elfving Kalle
Arthur Fischer Kronstrand
Eric Gustafson The hotel manager in Strängnäs
Gösta Prüzelius Maitre d'
Marrit Ohlsson Office clerk
Elsa Marianne von Rosen Dancer (understudy)
Hariette Garellick Mrs. Englund
Bengt Blomgren Conductor
Conny Borg Dancer
Mario Mengarelli Dancer
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