Simen Mustrøens besynderlige opplevelser

Simen Mustrøens besynderlige oplevelser (Simen Mustrøen's Strange Adventures) is a Norwegian film from 1926 based on a story by Johan Falkberget.[1][2] The film was directed by Harry Ivarson with cinematography by Erling Knudsen and Johannes Bentzen. It is now considered lost.

Simen Mustrøens besynderlige opplevelser
Directed byHarry Ivarson
Produced byLeif Sinding
Written byHarry Ivarson
Based onJohan Falkberget's story Simen Mustrøen
StarringMartin Gisti
Didi Holtermann
Sophus Dahl
Haakon Hjelde
Kolbjørn Skjefstad
Arne Svendsen
Ellen Astrup
Arthur Barking
Sæbjørn Buttedahl
Marit Haugan
Oscar Magnussen
Helga Rydland
CinematographyErling Knudsen
Johannes Bentzen
Edited byHarry Ivarson
Distributed bySkandinavisk film-central
Release date
  • 1926 (1926)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguageNorwegian

Plot

The film tells the story of a woodcarver named Simen, who is cheated by a wealthy farmer out of some silver that he has inherited. Simen starts a rumor about his own death, and he starts acting like a ghost. After frightening the wealthy farmer and the sexton, who has begun wooing Simen's wife, the wealthy farmer's fraud is discovered, and the bailiff arrests him. Simen is "resurrected" from the dead and is recognized for his artwork.

Cast
  • Martin Gisti as Simen Mustrøen
  • Didi Holtermann as Bertille, Simen's wife
  • Sophus Dahl as Per Pikajord
  • Haakon Hjelde as Helge Hjort, the district judge
  • Kolbjørn Skjefstad as Lars Kaldbækken, the sexton
  • Arne Svendsen as Theodor, the priest
  • Ellen Astrup as Edith, the priest's daughter
  • Arthur Barking as the bailiff
  • Sæbjørn Buttedahl as Ola, a farm boy
  • Marit Haugan as Anne, a servant girl
  • Oscar Magnussen as a farm boy
  • Helga Rydland

References
  1. "Norsk filmhistorie 1920–1930 bonde- og nasjonalromantikken". Stumfilm. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  2. "Simen Mustrøens besynderlige oplevelser". Filmweb. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
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