Beef and the Banana

Beef and the Banana (Swedish: Biffen och Bananen) is a 1951 Swedish comedy film directed by Rolf Husberg and starring Åke Grönberg, Åke Söderblom and Lillebil Kjellén. It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm and on location in a variety of settings. The film's sets were designed by the art director Nils Svenwall.

It is an adaptation of the long-running comic strip of the same title by Jan-Erik Garland. It was followed by two sequels Blondie, Beef and the Banana (1952) and Klarar Bananen Biffen? (1957), with the two leading actors reprising their roles.

Synopsis
Two men work with contrasting personalities work together in a bicycle factory. One is a meat-eater and the other a vegetation.

Cast

 * Åke Grönberg as 	Biffen
 * Åke Söderblom as 	Bananen
 * Lillebil Kjellén as 	Kerstin Carve
 * Lennart Lindberg as Stickan Berglund
 * Håkan Westergren as Carlsson
 * Gösta Prüzelius as 	Tage Wendel
 * Maj Larsson as 	Ella Öhman
 * Siv Larsson as 	Elsa Öhman
 * Harriet Andersson as 	Girl
 * Nils Hultgren as 	Teacher at Kalmar Slott
 * Wiktor Andersson as 	Customer
 * Yngve Lundh as 	Bicyclist
 * Sven 'Svängis' Johansson as 	Bicyclist
 * Nils 'Bagarn' Johansson as 	Bicyclist
 * Rudolf E. Eklöw as 	Sports journalist
 * Jan-Erik Garland as Sports journalist
 * Raymond Maës as 	Swiss bicyclist
 * K.G. Norlén a s	Holm, supervisor
 * Bertil Perrolf as 	Radio reporter
 * Birgit Rogner as 	Maid
 * Oscar Söderlund as 	Sports journalist