Ride Tonight! (Swedish: Rid i natt) is a 1942 Swedish historical drama film directed by Gustaf Molander and starring Lars Hanson, Oscar Ljung, Gerd Hagman and Eva Dahlbeck. It is an adaptation of the 1941 novel Ride This Night by Vilhelm Moberg. Moberg himself adapted his novel for the screenplay. The film, like the original novel, alluded directly to events in occupied Europe during the Second World War and helped to bolster anti-Nazi sentiment in neutral Sweden.
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Synopsis
In 17th century southern Sweden, a peasant uprising takes place against German landowners.
Partial cast
Lars Hanson as Jon Stånge
Oscar Ljung as Ragnar Svedje of Svedjegaarden
Gerd Hagman as Annika
Eva Dahlbeck as Botilla
Erik 'Bullen' Berglund as Lars Borre
Hilda Borgström as Mother Sigga
Nils Lundell as Ygge, the thief of Bläsemåla
Erik Hell as Hans of Lenhovda
Hugo Björne as Petrus Magni
Sven Bergvall as Archbishop
Carl Ström as Klas Bock
Gunnar Sjöberg as Foreign peasant
Hampe Faustman as Bo Eriksson
Josua Bengtson as Danjel, inn-keeper
Axel Högel as Ola of Klavmo
Gunnar Collin as Matts Elling, peasant
Signe Lundberg-Settergren as Housewife