Variety Is the Spice of Life

1939 Swedish film

Variety Is the Spice of Life

Directed by	Gustaf Molander
Written by	Leo Lenz (play) Robert Arthur Schönherr (play) Gösta Stevens
Starring	Tutta Rolf Per Aabel Elsa Burnett
Cinematography	Elner Åkesson
Music by	Gunnar Johansson Jules Sylvain
Production company	Svensk Filmindustri
Distributed by	Svensk Filmindustri
Release date	22 March 1939 (1939-03-22)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish

Variety Is the Spice of Life (Swedish: Ombyte förnöjer) is a 1939 Swedish comedy film directed by Gustaf Molander and starring Tutta Rolf, Per Aabel and Elsa Burnett.

The film's sets were designed by Arne Åkermark. It was based on a play which was also turned into a German film Marriage in Small Doses the same year.

Synopsis

When her composer husband loses interest in her, an ordinary housewife turns into a seductive vamp to try and win back his affections.

Main cast

Tutta Rolf as Mrs. Vera Ivanow
Per Aabel as Gregor Ivanow
Elsa Burnett as Monica Falk
Ernst Eklund as Uncle Ludvig
Anna-Lisa Baude as Maria, maid
Carl-Gunnar Wingård as Night Porter

References

Larsson & Marklund p.115

Bibliography

Mariah Larsson & Anders Marklund. Swedish Film: An Introduction and Reader. Nordic Academic Press, 2010.

External links

Variety Is the Spice of Life at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Gustaf Molander
Thomas Graal's Ward (1922) Ingmar's Inheritance (1925) To the Orient (1926) She Is the Only One (1926) His English Wife (1927) Sealed Lips (1927) Parisiennes (1928) Sin (1928) The Triumph of the Heart (1929) Frida's Songs (1930) Charlotte Löwensköld (1930) Love and Deficit (1932) Black Roses (1932) Servant's Entrance (1932) Dear Relatives (1933) En stilla flirt (1934) Under False Flag (1935) Intermezzo (1936) The Wedding Trip (1936) The Family Secret (1936) Sara Learns Manners (1937) Dollar (1938) A Woman's Face (1938) Emilie Högquist (1939) Only One Night (1939) Variety Is the Spice of Life (1939) One, But a Lion! (1940) Bright Prospects (1941) The Fight Continues (1941) Tonight or Never (1941) Ride Tonight! (1942) The Word (1943) There's a Fire Burning (1943) The Invisible Wall (1944) The Emperor of Portugallia (1944) The Gallows Man (1945) Affairs of a Model (1946) Woman Without a Face (1947) Eva (1948) Life Starts Now (1948) Love Wins Out (1949) Fiancée for Hire (1950) The Quartet That Split Up (1950) Divorced (1951) Defiance (1952) Love (1952) The Glass Mountain (1953) Sir Arne's Treasure (1954) The Unicorn (1955) The Song of the Scarlet Flower (1956) Stimulantia (1967)

Films directed by Gustaf Molander

Thomas Graal's Ward (1922)
Ingmar's Inheritance (1925)
To the Orient (1926)
She Is the Only One (1926)
His English Wife (1927)
Sealed Lips (1927)
Parisiennes (1928)
Sin (1928)
The Triumph of the Heart (1929)
Frida's Songs (1930)
Charlotte Löwensköld (1930)
Love and Deficit (1932)
Black Roses (1932)
Servant's Entrance (1932)
Dear Relatives (1933)
En stilla flirt (1934)
Under False Flag (1935)
Intermezzo (1936)
The Wedding Trip (1936)
The Family Secret (1936)
Sara Learns Manners (1937)
Dollar (1938)
A Woman's Face (1938)
Emilie Högquist (1939)
Only One Night (1939)
Variety Is the Spice of Life (1939)
One, But a Lion! (1940)
Bright Prospects (1941)
The Fight Continues (1941)
Tonight or Never (1941)
Ride Tonight! (1942)
The Word (1943)
There's a Fire Burning (1943)
The Invisible Wall (1944)
The Emperor of Portugallia (1944)
The Gallows Man (1945)
Affairs of a Model (1946)
Woman Without a Face (1947)
Eva (1948)
Life Starts Now (1948)
Love Wins Out (1949)
Fiancée for Hire (1950)
The Quartet That Split Up (1950)
Divorced (1951)
Defiance (1952)
Love (1952)
The Glass Mountain (1953)
Sir Arne's Treasure (1954)
The Unicorn (1955)
The Song of the Scarlet Flower (1956)
Stimulantia (1967)

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