Father Bom
1949, Swedish. Directed by Lars-Eric Kjellgren.
Fabian Bom, auctionist in a small town, one day finds a baby boy in a small crib that is for sale at an auction. He places the boy at an orphanage but returns the next day since he realizes that he misses the boy. Since a single man is not permitted to adopt a baby he arranges a marriage with a young woman, who really is the baby's mother.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Swedish
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Lars-Eric KjellgrenDirector
- Nils PoppeFabian Bom
- Gunnar BjörnstrandFritjoff Krafft
- Else-Merete HeibergLena Brodin
- Sif RuudAdela Pettersson
- Julia CæsarEuphemia Olsson
- Arne LindbladAnton Söderberg
- Nils Hallberg'Sprallis'
- Rolf Botvid'Fimpen'
- Georg Adelly'Puman'
- Torsten TegnérSelf
- Olle TandbergSelf
- Henry "Garvis" CarlssonSelf
Details
- Released
- 19 December 1949
- Original title
- Pappa Bom
- Country
- Sweden
- Written by
- Nils Poppe, Paul Baudisch
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Father Bom runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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Father Bom isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 December 1949. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Father Bom?
Father Bom (1949) was directed by Lars-Eric Kjellgren and stars Nils Poppe, Gunnar Björnstrand, Else-Merete Heiberg.