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Nothing But the Truth (1939 film)

Nothing But the Truth (Swedish: Rena rama sanningen) is a 1939 Swedish comedy film directed by Weyler Hildebrand and starring Erik Berglund, Tollie Zellman and Sickan Carlsson. It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Arne Åkermark. It is based on the 1914 novel Nothing But the Truth by American author Frederic S. Isham and its 1916 Broadway adaptation.

Plot summary

Bertil, a bank employee, positively detests that his colleagues lie to customers to sell more bonds. He vows to tell the truth for 24 hours. But his truth-telling is not having the desired effect. It is upsetting almost everybody.

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Bibliography

  • Wright, Rochelle. The Visible Wall: Jews and Other Ethnic Outsiders in Swedish Film. SIU Press, 1998.

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