''En stille flirt'' (A Quiet Flirt) is a Swedish romantic comedy film starring Norwegian actors from 1933. It is the Norwegian-language version of a twin production with the 1934 Swedish-language version ''

En stilla flirt ''En stilla flirt'' (A Quiet Flirt) is a Swedish romantic comedy film from 1934. It is the Swedish-language version of a twin production with the 1933 Norwegian-language version '' En stille flirt''. It is based on the novel ''Min knapphullsbl ...

''. It is based on the novel ''Min knapphullsblomst'' (The Flower in My Buttonhole) by

Edith Øberg Edith Justine Øberg (October 5, 1895 – September 21, 1968) was a Norwegian novelist. Biography She was born in Lysekil, Sweden, and grew up in Kristiania Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. I ...

. It was distributed by the company

Svensk Filmindustri SF Studios is a Swedish film and television production and distribution company (both Swedish and international) with headquarters in Stockholm and local offices in Oslo, Copenhagen, Helsinki and London. The studio is owned by Nordic media cong ...

. The screenplay was written by

Gösta Stevens Gösta Stevens (1 February 1897 – 24 September 1964) was a Swedish screenwriter and film director. Biography Gösta Stevens began his career as a journalist, but soon began writing couplets for local revues. Stevens offered Karl-Ewert Chri ...

and the film was directed by

Gustaf Molander Gustaf Harald August Molander (18 November 1888 – 19 June 1973) was a Swedish actor and film director. His parents were director Harald Molander, Sr. (1858–1900) and singer and actress Lydia Molander, ''née'' Wessler, and his brother was th ...

. It is 95 minutes long. The Swedish-language version of the film, ''En stilla flirt'', was shot with Swedish actors act the same time. However, the Norwegian actress

Tutta Rolf Tutta Rolf (born Solveig Jenny Berntzen; 7 October 1907 – 26 October 1994) was a Norwegian-Swedish film and theatre actress and singer. Born in Oslo. She appeared in 14 films between 1932 and 1939. She was married three times, firstly to Swedi ...

played the female lead in both versions of the film. In the Swedish version, her character was called Diddi Werner, and in the Norwegian version she was called Lillemor. Tutta sang the title song from the film, which was composed by Jules Sylvain.

Cast

as Lillemor von Kragh *

Fridtjof Mjøen Fridtjof Mjøen (3 August 1897 – 21 October 1967) was a Norwegian actor and theatre director. He made his stage debut at Centralteatret in 1927. He was artistical director at Det Nye Teater from 1936 to 1937. During the 1940s and 1950s he ...

as Gunnar Green, a doctor *

Leif Amble-Næss Leif Amble-Næss (May 8, 1896 – January 18, 1974) was a Norwegian actor, singer, and theater director. Amble-Næss debuted in 1916 at Oslo's Central Theater, where he mostly appeared in comedies and operettas. At the National Theater he dire ...

as Doktor Gerhardt, a beautician *

Sofie Bernhoft Petra Marie Sofie Bernhoft (July 21, 1870 – February 17, 1966) was a Norwegian actress. Sofie Bernhoft was the daughter of the prison priest and catechist Theodor Kristian Bernhoft (1833–1885) and Petra Martine Augusta Bernhoft (1841–?). ...

as Amalia * Aase Bye as Diddi Garbel, a revue prima donna * Frithjof Fearnley as Mr. Wilder * Hilda Fredriksen as Maja, a dressmaker *

Henry Gleditsch Henry Cochrane Williamsen Gleditsch (9 November 1902 – 6 October 1942) was a Norwegian actor and theatre director. He was born in Kristiania. In his young days he participated in skiing for SFK Lyn. He married Synnøve Tanvik in 1932. He ...

as Gründer, head of a tailor shop * Mally Haaland as Mrs. Wilder * Margit Lunde as Lotten *

Folkman Schaanning Folkman Schaanning (August 17, 1886 – January 1, 1964) was a Norwegian actor. He appeared in several films. Filmography * 1934: '' En stille flirt'' (Norwegian version) as Swanson, a photographer * 1938: '' Bør Børson Jr.'' as the office ma ...

as Swanson, a photographer * Agnethe Schibsted-Hansson as Hulda, Green's maid * Aksel Thue as Walle, head of a perfume shop * Emmy Worm-Müller as Marte

References

External links

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En stille flirt
' at The Swedish Film Database 1933 films Swedish black-and-white films Films directed by Gustaf Molander 1930s Norwegian-language films 1930s Swedish films {{1930s-Sweden-film-stub