Beef and the Banana (1951)

Original title

Biffen och Bananen

Directed by

Rolf Husberg

Genre

comedy film

Country

Sweden

Runtime

1h 35m

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two friends get into humorous situations based on a comic strip. The film follows their antics in various locations around Stockholm.

playfullightheartedcomicalslapstickwhimsicalcheerfulbreezy

What happens

Beef and the Banana (Swedish: Biffen och Bananen) is a 1951 Swedish comedy film directed by Rolf Husberg and starring Åke Grönberg, Åke Söderblom and Lillebil Kjellén. It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm and on location in a variety of settings. The film's sets were designed by the art director Nils Svenwall. It is an adaptation of the long-running comic strip of the same title by Jan-Erik Garland. It was followed by two sequels Blondie, Beef and the Banana (1952) and Klarar Bananen Biffen? (1957), with the two leading actors reprising their roles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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