Count Only the Happy Moments(1944)
The old Victor Branzell has a grandson, Alf, who is in love with a clerk in a glove shop, Lilian Lind. But Lilian with her simple background doesn't get accepted in the circles where Alf belongs, and they have now reached the conclusion that they can't have a future together. Marriage is impossible. Victor summons Lilian and Alf and starts telling them his life story.
Movie: Count Only the Happy Moments
Top 10 Billed Cast
Annemarie Wikström
Viktor Branzell
Bengt Ljung
Branzell Sr.
Mrs. Branzell
Sven Bergling
Benson
Harriet Benson
Ragnar Normark
Mrs. Normark
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The old Victor Branzell has a grandson, Alf, who is in love with a clerk in a glove shop, Lilian Lind. But Lilian with her simple background doesn't get accepted in the circles where Alf belongs, and they have now reached the conclusion that they can't have a future together. Marriage is impossible. Victor summons Lilian and Alf and starts telling them his life story.
Release Date
1944-08-08
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