Vi som går kjøkkenveien

Vi som går kjøkkenveien (We Who Enter Through the Kitchen) is a Norwegian comedy film from 1933.^[1][2][3] The film was a joint production between the Norwegian and Swedish film industries, and it was shot in parallel with a Swedish version titled Vi som går köksvägen. Both versions of the film were directed by Tancred Ibsen and Gustaf Molander.^[2] The lead roles in the Norwegian version were played by Theodor Berge and Randi Brænne, whereas the Swedish version starred Carl Barcklind, Tutta Berntzen, and Bengt Djurberg.

Vi som går kjøkkenveien
Directed by	Tancred Ibsen Gustaf Molander
Written by	Sigrid Boo Sölve Cederstrand Tancred Ibsen Gustaf Molander
Based on	Sigrid Boo's novel Vi som går kjøkkenveien
Starring	Theodor Berge Randi Brænne Eva Steen Steinar Jøraandstad Ulf Selmer Aagot Didriksen
Cinematography	Åke Dahlqvist
Edited by	Tancred Ibsen
Music by	Eric Bengtson
Distributed by	Oslo Talefilm A/S
Release date	February 20, 1933 (1933-02-20)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	Norway
Language	Norwegian

The indoor scenes in the film were shot at Filmstaden in Råsunda. The outdoor scenes were shot in Tollare and Saxtorp, southeast of Landskrona.

The Swedish version of the film was released in 1932. The Norwegian version had its premiere at Konsertpalæet in Bergen on February 3, 1933.^[4] The film's Oslo premiere took place on February 20, 1933.^[5]

Cast (Norwegian version)

• Ulf Selmer as Adolf Beck, a landowner
• Theodor Berge as Breder, Helga's father, a motorcycle manufacturer
• Randi Brænne as Helga Breder / Helga Haraldson, Breder's daughter
• Steinar Jøraandstad as Frigaard, Beck's chauffeur
• Gunhild Schytte-Jacobsen as Mrs. Beck
• Hilda Fredriksen as Laura, Beck's cook
• Joachim Holst-Jensen as Pontus the editor
• Aagot Didriksen as Laura Pontus
• Renée Björling as Astrid, Beck's daughter
• Tove Tellback as Ellen, Beck's daughter
• Einar Fagstad as Opstan, a sexton and schoolteacher
• Egil Hjorth-Jenssen as Anders, Beck's servant boy
• Ragna Breda as Olga, Beck's servant girl
• Harald Heide Steen as Jørgen Krogh
• Eva Steen as Aunt Alexandra

References

1. Næss, Trine (1994). Mellomkrigstidens teater i den norske hovedstaden: forholdet til det ikke-realistiske utenlandske teater. Oslo: Solum. p. 327.
2. Cowie, Peter; Buquet, Françoise; Pitkänen, Risto; Talboom, Godfried (1992). Scandinavian Cinema: A Survey of the Films and Film-Makers of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. London: Tantivy Press. p. 275.
3. Schepelern, Peter (2010). Filmleksikon. Copenhagen: Gyldendal. p. 415.
4. "'Vi som går kjøkkenveien': Førstopførelsen i Bergen igår". Bergens Arbeiderblad. No. 30. February 4, 1933. p. 4. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
5. "Kino: 'Vi som går kjøkkenveien'". Arbeiderbladet. No. 51. February 21, 1933. p. 7. Retrieved April 27, 2021.

External links

• Vi som går kjøkkenveien at IMDb
• Vi som går kjøkkenveien at the National Library of Norway
• Vi som går kjøkkenveien at the Swedish Film Database