Charles Magnusson

Swedish film producer

Charles Magnusson

Born	(1878-01-26)26 January 1878 Gothenburg, Sweden
Died	18 January 1948(1948-01-18) (aged 69) Stockholm, Sweden
Occupation(s)	Film producer Film Director Screenwriter
Years active	1907-1928

Charles Magnusson (26 January 1878 – 18 January 1948) was a Swedish film producer and screenwriter.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Career

In 1894, Magnusson's job was a professional photographer in Sweden and in 1905 he changed careers to be newsreel camera operator. By 1907, Magnusson found the Swedish Cinematographic Society. He was then hired in 1909 by Svenska Biografteatern,^[6] the first Swedish studio, as a general manager. The first film he was part of was released in 1909 by the name Varmlanningarne. Svenska Biografteatern was originally in Kristianstad until 1911 when they moved to Stockholm. Under Svenska Biografteatern, Magnusson hired Victor Sjostrom and Mauritz Stiller as directors in 1912. After, Magnusson was promoted to production chief in 1919 and remained in that position until 1928 when he retired.^[7]^[6]

Produced films

Varmlanningarne - 1909
Spiskroksvalen - 1909
Sjorovaren - 1909
Fiskarvals fran Bohuslan - 1909
Nar jag var Prins Utav Arkadien - 1909
Nattmarschen i Sankt Eriks Grand - 1909
Minnen fran Bostonklubben (Memories from the Boston Club) - 1909
Brollopet pa Ulfasa - 1909
Fanrik Stals Sagner - 1909
Faderulla - 1910
ur Goteborgssystemet I - 1910
Pick Me Up, ur Flickorna Jackson - 1910
Nu gar jag till Maxim - 1910
Entres angen, ur Dollarprinsessan - 1910
Urfeus i underjjorden (Orpheus in the Underworld) - 1910
Jarnbararen (Iron Carrier) - 1911
Sjomansdansen - 1911
Amuletten (The Talisman) - 1911
Det grona halsbandet (The Green Necklace) - 1912
Samhallets dom (The Justice of Society) -1912
Kolingens galoscher - 1912
Tva Svenska emigranters aventyr i Amerika (The Adventures of Two Swedish Emigrants in America) - 1912
Branningar, eller Stulen lycka - 1912
De svarta maskerna (The Black Masks) - 1912
Dodshoppet farn circkuskupolen -1912
Mor och dotter (Mother and Daughter) - 1912
Tradgardsmastaren (The Gardener) - 1912
Ett hemligt giftermal (A Secret Marriage) - 1912
I livets var, eller Forsta alskarinnan (In the Spring of Life, or His First Love) - 1912
Den tryanniske fastmannen (The Tyrannical Fiancee) - 1912
Skandalen (Scandal) - 1912
Vampyren (Vampire) - 1912
En sommarsaga (A Summer Tale) - 1912
Barnet (The Child) - 1912
Lojen och tarar (Ridicule and Tears) - 1913
Nar karleken dodar (When Love Kills) - 1913
Lady Marions sommarflirt (Lady Marion's Summer Flirtation) - 1913
Ingeborg Holm (Give Us This Day) - 1913
Gransfolken (The Border Feud) - 1913
Miraklet (The Miracle) - 1913
Halvblod (Halfbreed) - 1913
Prasten (The Priest) - 1914
Strejken (Strike) - 1914
Stormfageln (The Stormy Petrel) - 1914
Gatans barn (Children of the Street) - 1914
Det roda tornet (The Master) - 1914
Hogfjallets dotter(Daughter of the Mountains) - 1914
Madame de Thebes - 1915
Hans brollopsnatt (His Wedding Night) - 1915
Rosen pa Tistelon (The Rose of Thistle Island) - 1916
Karlek och journalistik (Love and the Journalist) - 1916
Vingarna (The Wings) - 1916
Therese - 1916
Den levande mumien (The Living Mummy) - 1916
Vem Skot (Tallroth) - 1916
Balettprimadonnan (Anjuta, the Dancer) - 1916
Terje vigen (A Man There Was) - 1917
Thomas Graals basta film (Thomas Graal's Best Picture) - 1917
Tosen fran stormyrtorpet (The Lass from the Stormy Croft) - 1918
Berg-Ejvind och hans hustru (The Outlaw and His Wife) - 1918
Thomas Graals basta barn (Thomas Graal's Best Child) - 1918
Sangen om den eldroda blomman (Song of the Scarlet Flower) - 1918
Ingmarssonerna (Sons of Ingmar) - 1919
Dunungen (The Downey Girl) - 1919
Herr Arnes pengar (Sir Arne's Treasure) - 1919
Hans nads testamente (The Will of His Grace) - 1919
Fiskebyn (The Fishing Village) - 1919
Klostret it sendomir (The Monastery of Sendomir) - 1920
Karin Ingmarsdotter (Karin, Daughter of Ingmar) -1920
Masterman (Master Samuel) - 1920
Prastankan (The Parson's Widow) - 1920
Guyrkoviscarna - 1920
Familijens traditioner - 1920
Carollina Rediviva - 1920
Erotikon - 1920
Johan - 1920
Korkarlen (The Phantom Chariot) - 1921
Vallfarten till Kevlar (Pilgrimage to Kevlar) - 1921
Kvarnen - 1921
Hogre andamal - 1921
De landsflyktiga (The Exiles) - 1921
En vildfagel - 1921
Vem domer (Love's Crucible) - 1922
Det omrigade huset (The Surrounded House) - 1922
Gunnar Hedes Saga (Gunnar Hede's Saga) - 1922
Eld ombord (The Tragic Ship) - 1923
Harda viljor - 1923
Johan Ulfstjerna - 1923
Malarpirater (Pirates on Lake Malar) - 1923
Karusellen - 1923
Boman pa utstallningen - 1923
Gosta Berlings Saga (Gosta Berling's Saga) - 1923
En piga blad pigor - 1924
Ingmarsarvet (The Ingmar Inheritance) - 1925
Till Osterland (To the Orient) - 1926

Selected filmography

Laughter and Tears (1913)
The Lass from the Stormy Croft (1917)
Terje Vigen (1917)
The Outlaw and His Wife (1918)
Sons of Ingmar (1919)
His Lordship's Last Will (1919)
The Phantom Carriage (1921)
The Blizzard (1923)

References

^ "Victor Sjöström Mauritz Stiller and the Golden Age of Swedish Cinema". Retrieved 28 December 2014.
^ Miguel Pendás. "Erotikon, 1920". Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
^ "Charles Magnusson". Retrieved 28 December 2014.
^ Steene, Birgitta (2005). Ingmar Bergman : a reference guide. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press. p. 726. ISBN 9789053564066.
^ Steene, Birgitta (2005). Ingmar Bergman : a reference guide. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press. p. 135. ISBN 9789053564066.
^ ^a ^b Tybjerg, Casper (2016). A Companion to Nordic Cinema. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 271–290. ISBN 9781118475256.
^ Faller, Greg (2001). International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers. Detroit, MI: Gale. pp. 545–546.