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The Lady in Black (1958 film)

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The Lady in Black
Directed byArne Mattsson
Screenplay byFolke Mellvig
Lars Widding
Produced byRune Waldekranz
StarringKarl-Arne Holmsten
Annalisa Ericson
Anita Björk
CinematographySven Nykvist
Edited byLennart Wallén
Music byTorbjörn Lundquist
Production
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Distributed bySandrews
Release date
  • 1 February 1958 (1958-02-01)
Running time
109 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

The Lady in Black (Swedish: Damen i svart) is a 1958 Swedish mystery thriller film directed by Arne Mattsson.[1] It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm with sets designed by the art director Bibi Lindström. The film is the first film in director Arne Mattsson's Hillman-series of five thriller films, all containing a colour in the title: The Lady in Black (1958), Mannequin in Red (1958), Rider in Blue (1959), The Lady in White (1962), and The Yellow Car (1963).

Plot summary

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Qvist & Von Bagh p.54

Bibliography

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  • Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
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