While the City Sleeps
Medan staden sover
Release: 1950-09-08
·Runtime: 102m
·★ 6.2
Drama
Crime
Jompa is unemployed - and not keen on getting a job. He still lives with his parents who are tired of his attitude about employment and regular hours. Jompa and his friends spend their time at nightclubs, cafés and doing petty crimes. While playing poker, Jompa becomes indebted to the criminal Kalle Lund. Of course, Jompa is unable to pay, but Kalle gives him a tip: an old fetcher has always a lot of money at home, and if Jompa could get his hands on the money, his troubles would disappear... Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
Production Countries
Sweden
Production Companies
SF Studios
Cast
Sven-Eric Gamble
as Jompa
Arne Ragneborn
as Richard 'Sune' Sundberg
Elof Ahrle
as Manager at Lind Bilservice
Carl Ström
as Hansson, janitor
Barbro Hiort af Ornäs
as Rutan
Åke Hylén
as Per 'Pekå' Knutsson
Hilding Gavle
as Fencer
Gunnar Hellström
Harriet Andersson
Mona Geijer-Falkner
Börje Mellvig
Birger Lensander
Meta Velander
Inga Landgré
as Iris Lindstrom
Ilse-Nore Tromm
as Jompa's mother
Arthur Fischer
Hanny Schedin
Adolf Jahr
as Iris' Father
Olav Riégo
Helge Hagerman
John Elfström
as Jompa's father
Ulla Smidje
as Asta
Ulf Palme
as Kalle Lund
Märta Dorff
as Iris' mother
Lennart Lundh
as Gunnar 'Slampen' Lindström
Crew
Oscar Rosander
Editor
Stig Rybrant
Original Music Composer
Nils Svenwall
Production Design
Per Anders Fogelström
Novel
Martin Bodin
Director of Photography
Helge Hagerman
Production Manager
Gösta Ström
Unit Manager
Ingmar Bergman
Screenplay
Lars-Eric Kjellgren
Director, Writer
Hugo Bolander
Assistant Director