Modern Wives
1932, Swedish. Directed by Edvin Adolphson.
The architect Georg Wall is sitting in his spacious Stockholm apartment. He has been waiting several hours since lunch for his significantly younger wife, Lola Wall, to appear. When she eventually comes home, she wants a divorce.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Swedish
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Edvin AdolphsonDirector
- Ivar KågeGeorg Wall, professor
- Margit ManstadLola Wall, Georgs fru
- Edvin AdolphsonTure Tallén, direktör
- Elsa CarlssonEbba Tallén, Tures fru
- Olof WinnerstrandAcke Holfert, konstnär
- Oscar ByströmKnut Wall, Georgs far
- Constance ByströmFru Ekberg, Ebbas mor
- Einar BeyronRefrängsångaren
- Tekla SjöblomClara, husa hos Georg och Lola Wall
- Disa GillisUng dam på restaurangen
- Eivor EngelbrektssonUng dam bjuden på restaurang av Knut Wall
- Alice CarlssonUng dam bjuden på restaurang av Knut Wall
Details
- Released
- 21 September 1932
- Original title
- Modärna fruar
- Country
- Sweden
- Written by
- Gösta Stevens, Edvin Adolphson
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Modern Wives runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
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Modern Wives isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 21 September 1932. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Modern Wives?
Modern Wives (1932) was directed by Edvin Adolphson and stars Ivar Kåge, Margit Manstad, Edvin Adolphson.