Beef and the Banana (Swedish: Biffen och Bananen) is a 1951 Swedish comedy film directed by Rolf Husberg and starring àke Grönberg, àke Söderblom and Lillebil Kjellén. It was shot at the RÃÂ¥sunda 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.
Two men with contrasting personalities work together in a bicycle factory. One is a meat-eater and the other a vegetarian.