Den stora serieboxen (DVD)

91:an Karlsson, Åsa Nisse, and Lille Fridolf – these beloved characters jumped back and forth between comic strips and feature films during the 1940s and 1950s.

Studio S presents another colorful bunch of old men. Like Elov Persson's philosophizing slacker Kronblom in two films where he collides with everything from Krångelsverige to his mother-in-law, Axel Bäckman's nimble inventor Påhittiga Johansson in the process of modernizing the hard-boiled egg, and Rit-Ola's Biffen and Bananen in three films competing on bicycles, on horseback, and on foot. As if that weren't enough, there are also appearances by distinguished figures such as Gustaf V, Gustaf VI Adolf (both as crown prince and king), and Prince Bertil.

Five of the six films in this most royal box set are being released on DVD for the first time.

Kronblom (1947)

Kronblom avoids any risk of getting carried away, and the sofa is his favorite place. He spends most of his time lying down. By Hugo Bolander, starring Ludde Gentzel, Dagmar Ebbesen, and Thor Modén. + "In the world of speech bubbles: Elof Persson and his Kronblom" (from the TV archives).

Kronblom Comes to Town(1949)

Kronblom builds a pigsty and goes on a collision course with all of Sweden's building permit regulations. By Hugo Bolander with Ludde Gentzel, Dagmar Ebbesen, Julia Caesar, and Siegfried Fischer.

The inventive Johansson (1950)

The jack-of-all-trades P H Johansson invents the flat-footed egg, which will make egg cups redundant. By Hugo Bolander with Åke Grönberg, Rut Holm, Jan Molander, and Julia Caesar. + Adamsson Catches Salmon (1930), short film based on Oscar Jacobsson's comic strip character. The Steak and the Banana (1951) The Steak eats meat and the Banana is a vegetarian – this, combined with certain differences in body size and comprehension, often leads to controversy between them. By Rolf Husberg with Åke Grönberg, Åke Söderblom, and Håkan Westergren. + "Premiere of the film Biffen och Bananen" (from SF-journalen).

Blondie, Biffen och Bananen(1952)

Biffen and Bananen are horse trainers, but they get fired. They then do everything they can to buy the horse Blondie at auction so they can compete with her at Jägersro. By Lars-Eric Kjellgren with Åke Grönberg, Åke Söderblom, and Håkan Westergren. + "In the world of speech bubbles: Rit-Ola, Biffen, and Bananen" (from the TV archives).

Can Bananen beat Biffen? (1957)

Bananen works for a banana wholesaler and Biffen slaves away at a butcher's. Their bosses make a bet on who, of Biffen and Bananen, can get from Stockholm to Gothenburg the fastest using the apostles. By Ragnar Frisk with Åke Grönberg, Åke Söderblom, and Karl-Arne Holmsten.