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Playing Truant

19491h 51mSchamyl Bauman

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High school student Margareta fall head over heels in love with a young doctor and announce her engagement to him to her parents. She quits school and move in with him in a large house. However, the life of a housewife soon becomes tedious. Her husband does not want her to study but secretly she enrolls in a high school again to be able to graduate. Her husband suspects funny business when she is spotted with her private tutor.

Comedy
JealousyFiancéMarriageHigh School GraduationMaidSchool PrincipalRoslagsbananWalpurgis Night

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What is Playing Truant (1949) about?

High school student Margareta fall head over heels in love with a young doctor and announce her engagement to him to her parents. She quits school and move in with him in a large house. However, the life of a housewife soon becomes tedious. Her husband does not want her to study but secretly she enrolls in a high school again to be able to graduate. Her husband suspects funny business when she is…

Who stars in Playing Truant?

Playing Truant stars Sickan Carlsson (Margareta Karlsson), Gunnar Björnstrand (Bertil Kronberg), Olof Winnerstrand (Paulus Blomvall), Viveca Serlachius (Gertrud 'Truttan' Karlberg), Dagmar Ebbesen (Hilda). The film was directed by Schamyl Bauman.

How long is Playing Truant?

Playing Truant has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1949.

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