Count Only the Happy Moments

Count Only the Happy Moments

1944 · 120 min · ★ 5.3 · Drama, Romance

The old Victor Branzell has a grandson, Alf, who is in love with a clerk in a glove shop, Lilian Lind. But Lilian with her simple background doesn't get accepted in the circles where Alf belongs, and they have now reached the conclusion that they can't have a future together. Marriage is impossible. Victor summons Lilian and Alf and starts telling them his life story.

Directed by Rune Carlsten · Written by Arne Mattsson

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