[2] The critics loved the film and Swanström, one wrote " as the most beautiful middle aged lady with the greatest scenic routine that you can find".

Of these six films, only two that were produced by Bonnierfilm, so being head of production didn't stop her from taking jobs with competing studios.

The famous Stockholm critic Robin Hood wasn't less enthusiastic " Swedish film is rehabilitated!

[...] It might sound strange to call Kalle Utter a woman's film, because Anders de Wahl has the leading role and is to all concerned in the picture from beginning to end.

But Robin Hood wasn't the only one who gave Swanström special attention, Jens Flik from NDA wrote "to adapt the rich experience, that she brings from the stage to tackle cinema's own demands as an art form.

[6] In 1926, something new happened to Karin Swanström: she got her own comedy series at Oscarsteatern (The Oscars Theater) in Stockholm and it lasted from 1926 until 1931.

"[7] There was also a feeling that the climax with the confrontation at the ball wasn't as shocking as they thought it was going to be, and there were people who felt the film was paler in comparison too the book.

In July 1934, she was employed by AB Svensk Filmindustri and soon became a producer, then she was an artistic adviser, and then production manager.