Præsten i Vejlby (1931 film)
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Præsten i Vejlby is a 1931
Danish
film
about a murder in a vicarage directed by George Schnéevoigt
and based on a novel by Steen Steensen Blicher
. Starring Henrik Malberg
and Karin Nellemose
it marked the debut of actor Aage Winther-Jørgensen
. The film was a remake of the 1920 version by August Blom
; and was remade again in 1972 by Claus Ørsted.
One year earlier, George Schnéevoigt had made the first Danish sound film of feature length, however the dialogue was spoken in Norwegian. Præsten i Vejlby was the first feature-length sound film with Danish dialogue. Although the public had seen short Danish "talkies" since 1923, and experienced foreign features with sound for two years, the Danish language film was unique enough to create a huge success and make the film very profitable.
1931 in film
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Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
about a murder in a vicarage directed by George Schnéevoigt
George Schnéevoigt
George Schnéevoigt was a Danish film director, cinematographer, and actor of the 1930s and early 1940s....
and based on a novel by Steen Steensen Blicher
Steen Steensen Blicher
Steen Steensen Blicher was an author and poet born in Vium near Viborg, Denmark.- Biography :Blicher was the son of a literarily inclined Jutlandic parson whose family was distantly related to Martin Luther....
. Starring Henrik Malberg
Henrik Malberg
Henrik Malberg was a Danish actor of theater and Danish cinema who played his most noted role at the age of 80—the stoic authoritative farm owner in the Carl Th. Dreyer classic film Ordet.- Career :...
and Karin Nellemose
Karin Nellemose
Karin Nellemose , was a Danish actress in the theatre and in Danish cinema.-Filmography:*Du skal ære din hustru - 1925*Præsten i Vejlby - 1931*Kirke og orgel - 1932*Barken Margrethe af Danmark - 1934...
it marked the debut of actor Aage Winther-Jørgensen
Aage Winther-Jørgensen
-Filmography:*Præsten i Vejlby - 1931*Skaf en sensation - 1934*Det gyldne smil - 1935*Elverhøj - 1939*Sørensen og Rasmussen - 1940*En søndag på Amager - 1941*Afsporet - 1942*Drama på slottet - 1943...
. The film was a remake of the 1920 version by August Blom
August Blom
August Blom was a Danish film director, production leader and pioneer of silent films during the "golden age" of Danish filmmaking from 1910 to 1914.-Career:...
; and was remade again in 1972 by Claus Ørsted.
One year earlier, George Schnéevoigt had made the first Danish sound film of feature length, however the dialogue was spoken in Norwegian. Præsten i Vejlby was the first feature-length sound film with Danish dialogue. Although the public had seen short Danish "talkies" since 1923, and experienced foreign features with sound for two years, the Danish language film was unique enough to create a huge success and make the film very profitable.
Cast
- Henrik MalbergHenrik MalbergHenrik Malberg was a Danish actor of theater and Danish cinema who played his most noted role at the age of 80—the stoic authoritative farm owner in the Carl Th. Dreyer classic film Ordet.- Career :...
... Præsten Søren Quist - Karin NellemoseKarin NellemoseKarin Nellemose , was a Danish actress in the theatre and in Danish cinema.-Filmography:*Du skal ære din hustru - 1925*Præsten i Vejlby - 1931*Kirke og orgel - 1932*Barken Margrethe af Danmark - 1934...
... Præstedatteren Mette Quist - Eyvind Johan-SvendsenEyvind Johan-SvendsenEyvind Johan-Svendsen was a Danish stage and film actor. He worked in Danish theatre between 1917 and 1939 and appeared at the Det Kongelige Teater in Copenhagen from 1926 to 1939...
... Herredsfogeden Erik Sørensen - Mathilde NielsenMathilde NielsenMathilde Nielsen , was a Danish actress in the theatre and in Danish cinema. She was known as a figure of matriarchy in Danish film and entered film late in life in 1931 aged 73.-Filmography:*Præsten i Vejlby - 1931*Kirke og orgel - 1932...
... Moster Gertrud - Gerhard Jessen ... Storbonden Morten Bruus
- Kai HolmKai HolmKai Holm was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 41 films between 1927 and 1979.He was born in Lemvig, Denmark and died in Denmark.-Filmography:*Præsten i Vejlby - 1931*Kirke og orgel - 1932...
... Karlen Niels Bruus - Aage Winther-JørgensenAage Winther-Jørgensen-Filmography:*Præsten i Vejlby - 1931*Skaf en sensation - 1934*Det gyldne smil - 1935*Elverhøj - 1939*Sørensen og Rasmussen - 1940*En søndag på Amager - 1941*Afsporet - 1942*Drama på slottet - 1943...
... Musicerende præst - Holger-MadsenHolger-MadsenHolger-Madsen was a Danish film director, actor and screenwriter. He directed 46 films between 1912 and 1936. He also appeared in 22 films between 1908 and 1935.He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and died in Denmark....
- Gudrun Nissen
- Bent Froda ... Organist