Kalle Magnus Berg is a kind bailiff in Gamla Stan (Old Town) in Stockholm. He helps out "clients" by supporting them with money from his own pocket. His neighbor is a jazz musician who plays at a restaurant for a living.
The Bells of the Old Town is a 1946 Swedish drama film directed by Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius and starring Edvard Persson, George Fant and Elsie Albiin. It was shot at the Sundbyberg Studios of Europa Film in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Linder. It was the first Swedish feature film to be shot in colour, using the Cinecolor process.