While the City Sleeps

While the City Sleeps, is a 1950 Swedish crime drama film directed by Lars-Eric Kjellgren and starring Sven-Eric Gamble, Inga Landgré and Adolf Jahr. It is based on the novel Ligister by Per Anders Fogelström whom also wrote the screenplay. Director Ingmar Bergman provided some input on the film. It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Nils Svenwall. Plot summary Cast Sven-Eric Gamble as Jompa Inga Landgré as Iris Lindström Adolf Jahr as Iris' father Elof Ahrle as Manager at Lind Bilservice John Elfström as Jompa's father Hilding Gavle as Fencer Carl Ström as Hansson, janitor Ulf Palme as Kalle Lund Barbro Hiort af Ornäs as Rutan Märta Dorff as Iris' mother Ilse-Nore Tromm as Jompa's mother Ulla Smidje as Asta Hans Sundberg as Knatten Gustafsson Arne Ragneborn as Richard 'Sune' Sundberg Lennart Lundh as Gunnar 'Slampen' Lindström Hans Dahlberg as Sven-Erik 'Lång-Sam' Samuelsson Åke Hylén as Per 'Pekå' Knutsson Rolf Bergström as Gunnar Arthur Fischer as Police Officer Ebba Flygare as The Fence's Wife Gunnar Hellström as Young Man in Restaurant Julius Jacobsen as Restaurant Pianist Henrik Schildt as Worker at Lind Bilservice Alf Östlund as Andersson Harriet Andersson as Young Girl Mona Geijer-Falkner as Hostess Börje Mellvig as Prosecutor Olav Riégo as Judge Meta Velander as Cafe Waitress References