The Vicar of Vejlby (1931 film)

Præsten i Vejlby
Præsten i Vejlby
	The vicarage
Directed by	George Schnéevoigt
Written by	Steen Steensen Blicher (novel); Fleming Lynge;
Produced by	Eric A. Pettersson
Starring	Henrik Malberg; Karin Nellemose;
Cinematography	Valdemar Christensen
Edited by	Valdemar Christensen; C.H. Clemmensen;
Music by	Bent Froda
Distributed by	Nordisk Tonefilm,
Release date	7 May 1931;
Country	Denmark
Language	Danish language

Præsten i Vejlby (The Vicar of 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.

Cast

Henrik Malberg ... Præsten Søren Quist
Karin Nellemose ... Præstedatteren Mette Quist
Eyvind Johan-Svendsen ... Herredsfogeden Erik Sørensen
Mathilde Nielsen ... Moster Gertrud
Gerhard Jessen ... Storbonden Morten Bruus
Kai Holm ... Karlen Niels Bruus
Aage Winther-Jørgensen ... Musicerende præst
Holger-Madsen
Gudrun Nissen
Bent Froda ... Organist

External links

Præsten i Vejlby at IMDb

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