Kungen kommer

Kungen kommer
Directed by Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius
Screenplay by Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius
Based on Der Gauklerkönig
by Jean Gilbert
Rudolf Presber (libretto)
Leo Stein (libretto)
Hans Heinz Zerlett (libretto)
Starring Gösta Ekman
Birgit Tengroth
Åke Ohberg
Tollie Zellman
Håkan Westergren
Music by Gunnar Johansson
Distributed by AB Svensk Filmindustri
Release date
  • 23 March 1936 (1936-03-23) (Sweden)
Running time
81 minutes
Country Sweden
Language Swedish

Kungen kommer is a 1936 Swedish comedy film directed by Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius. It starrs Gösta Ekman, Birgit Tengroth, Åke Ohberg, Tollie Zellman and Håkan Westergren.

Plot

It is the year of 1865 and the Löwencreutz family are expecting a very prominent visitor, King Charles XV is coming to stay. However Carl Henrik von Grimm reads a telegram stating that the King is in fact cancelling his visit.

At the theatre that night Grimm notices the actor Leonard Petterson who happens to resemble the king a great deal. This gives Grimm an idea that could work in his favour. Can he hire the actor to play the King and get away with it?

Cast

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