The Sixth Shot
The Sixth Shot is a 1943 Swedish drama film directed by Hasse Ekman and starring Edvin Adolphson, Karin Ekelund and Gunn Wållgren.
Plot summary
Two people who feel unsuccessful meet one evening in Monte Carlo. Georg Winkler is even contemplating committing suicide, when he meets Marguerite Hoffman and they start discussing their lives over a drink. They agree to start a new life together.Georg's talent is pistol shooting and Marguerite has been an actress, though not a successful one. They now start touring under the name "Hard & Hardy", where Georg uses his pistol in a lethally dangerous number with Marguerite as a target. They are now touring with a hit number, happy and in love. But on the back of jealousy, even the best of plans can go terribly wrong...
Cast
- Edvin Adolphson as Georg Winkler, "Mr. Hard"
- Karin Ekelund as Marguerite Hoffman, "Miss Hardy"
- Gunn Wållgren as Lulu
- Nils Lundell as Toni, the clown
- Olof Widgren as Björn Hoffman
- Tore Lindwall as Chief Superintendent
- David Erikson as stablekeeper
- Sten Hedlund as police commissary
- Nils Johannisson as Director Möller
- Wiktor "Kulörten" Andersson as Carnival Barker
- Otto Moskovitz as Kiki, dwarf at Cirkus Zoo
- Willi Wells as Danish konferencier
- Agda Helin as Vera Violetta
- Mimi Nelson as Ung dam på kaféet i Paris
- Artur Rolén as Ceremonimästare
- Siegfried Fischer as Man in häkte