# INGRID BERGMAN WWII FILM HISTORY OF SWEDES IN AMERICA 51674

This 1943 black and white film “Swedes in America” was produced by the U.S. Office of War Information for educational use as part of its overseas information program. This is the first film in “The American Scene” series presented by United Films. The film opens with Ingrid Berman standing in a 1940s furnished living room talking about the success of Swedes in the U.S. (:58- 1:50 ). She begins in Radio City, New York ( 1:51 - 2:25 ). Skaters practice at Rockefeller ice rink ( 2:26 - 3:05 ). The Diplomat Gripsholm Sverige was used as a repatriation ship during WWII ( 3:20 - 3:40 ). Ingrid visits the American Swedish Museum of Philadelphia, where the exhibits are shown for Fort Christina and Fort New Gothenborg, and two signers of the Declaration of Independence ( 4:00 - 5:12 ). John Ericsson designed the Civil War USS Monitor. Shown are that display ( 5:13 - 5:57 ), and one devoted to opera singer Jenny Lind ( 5:58 - 6:30 ). Ingrid boards a steam train. As it is war time, images show men and women workers, soldiers, and welders in a factory ( 6:32 - 7:43 ). The skyline of Minneapolis is shown, as is the Capitol. A politician examines a book with lawyer’s bookcases full of law books behind him ( 7:44 - 8:16 ). A teacher instructs a school classroom in Swedish ( 8:17 - 8:42 ). In the Northwest, a wood cabin sits by a lake ( 9:05 ). Tombstones in a church cemetery have Swedish names ( 9:08 - 9:33 ). Three elderly women in dresses with white lace collars crochet. Another sits at…

- Kind: Film
- Genres: War, History, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/51674TheAmericanSceneASeriesNumber1)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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