Damen i svart
Damen i svart (English: The Lady in Black) is a 1958 Swedish thriller film directed by Arne Mattsson. The film is the first film in director Arne Mattsson's Hillman-series of five thriller films, all containing a colour in the title: Damen i svart (1958), Mannequin in Red (1958), Ryttare i blått (~ Rider in Blue) (1959), Lady in White (1962), and The Yellow Car (1963).
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| Directed by | Arne Mattsson |
| Produced by | Rune Waldekranz |
| Screenplay by | Folke Mellvig, Lars Widding |
| Starring | Karl-Arne Holmsten Annalisa Ericson Nils Hallberg Anita Björk Sven Lindberg Isa Quensel Lena Granhagen Sif Ruud |
| Music by | Torbjörn Iwan Lundquist |
Production company | Sandrews |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
Plot summary
Private detectives John and Kajsa Hillman are visiting friends on Holmfors mill when several people disappear mysteriously. A young lady disappears one night at the mill. She was seen going off to post a letter, and then just vanishes. That same night, the "family ghost" The Lady in Black was visible, a bad omen. Many people at the mill and its surroundings have their motives and many have also behaved mysteriously.
Cast
- Karl-Arne Holmsten as John Hillman, private detective
- Annalisa Ericson as Kajsa Hillman, his wife
- Nils Hallberg as Freddy Sjöström, Hillmans assistant
- Anita Björk as Inger von Schilden
- Sven Lindberg as Christian von Schilden, her husband
- Isa Quensel as Cecilia von Schilden, his sister
- Lena Granhagen as Sonja Svensson, a model
- Sif Ruud as Aina Engström, a sculptor
- Lennart Lindberg as Björn Sandgren
- Torsten Winge as Hansson, the mysterious man
- Åke Lindman as David Frohm
