Comedy · Sweden · 1949 · 1h 30m

Father Bom

Pappa Bom

Director

Cast

Nils Poppe as Fabian Bom Gunnar Björnstrand as Fritjoff Krafft Else-Merete Heiberg as Lena Brodin Sif Ruud as Adela Pettersson Julia Cæsar as Euphemia Olsson Arne Lindblad as Anton Söderberg

Crew

Martin Bodin — Director of Photography Oscar Rosander — Editor Eskil Eckert-Lundin — Original Music Composer Jerry Högstedt — Original Music Composer Nils Poppe — Writer Paul Baudisch — Writer

Synopsis

Fabian Bom, auctionist in a small town, one day finds a baby boy in a small crib that is for sale at an auction. He places the boy at an orphanage but returns the next day since he realizes that he misses the boy. Since a single man is not permitted to adopt a baby he arranges a marriage with a young woman, who really is the baby's mother.

Mood & Themes

adoption

Key Collaborators

Lars-Eric Kjellgren Director Martin Bodin Director of Photography Oscar Rosander Editor Eskil Eckert-Lundin Original Music Composer Jerry Högstedt Original Music Composer Nils Poppe Writer Paul Baudisch Writer

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