''Johnny Farlig'' (English; ''Dangerous Youth'') is a 1953 Danish crime drama directed by

Lau Lauritzen Jr. Lau Lauritzen Jr. (26 June 1910 – 12 May 1977), was a Danish actor, screenwriter, and film director. As a director, he was a 4-time recipient of the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film. Lauritzen co-founded the Danish film studio ASA Film ...

and starring

Ib Mossin Ib Mossin (3 July 1933 – 17 December 2004) was a Danish actor, singer and director best known for his role as heartthrob Peter of the hugely popular '' Far til Fire'' film series. He had his breakthrough as the apprentice Egon in 1953's Far ...

and

Birgitte Bruun Birgitte Price (earlier known as Birgitte Bruun; 29 April 1934 – 17 July 1997) was a Danish actress of the 1950s and 1960s. Filmography *''Det store løb'' (1952) *''Far til fire'' (1953) *'' Farlig Ungdom'' (1953) *''Father of Four in the S ...

. The film tells the dark story about a naive youth being drawn into a life of petty crime and unable to break away. The film received the

Bodil Award for Best Danish Film The Bodil Award for Best Danish Film ( da, Bodilprisen for bedste danske film) is one of the categories for the Bodil Awards presented annually by the Danish Film Critics Association. It was created in 1948 and is one of the oldest film prizes in E ...

in 1954.

Plot

Seventeen-year-old Egon (Ib Mossin), an apprentice mechanic in a small town near Copenhagen, naively falls into the company of criminals. When the thieves dare Egon to prove himself worthy of their company, Egon steals a

doctor's bag A medical bag (doctor's bag, physician's bag) is a portable bag used by a physician or other medical professional to transport medical supplies and medicine. Traditionally, the medical bag was made of leather, opened on the top with a split-hand ...

from a parked car. Getting away easily, Egon becomes involved with crime. After brutally mugging a local butcher one evening, Egon and his buddies are arrested. Egon is sentenced to a home for juvenile delinquents. He meets the sympathetic Ruth (Anni Stangerup), who tries to encourage him to go straight, but finds she has little power to change him. When Egon is released from the juvenile home, he has lost his naivete and become a hardened criminal. He organizes a gang, proving himself a merciless leader, and says they will commit crimes "the right way." Egon surrounds himself with a group of the town's antisocial individuals: Manchester (Ole Wisborg) a drug addict and dealer, Johnny (Thomas Rasch) the spoiled doctor's son, the callous Karl (Per Lauesgaard), the weakling Ejnar (Klaus Nielsen), and the dimwitted but sweetly loyal Alice (Birgitte Bruun). Egon decides to burgle a slaughterhouse. But his new girlfriend Tove (Kirsten Venner) betrays him to the police out of jealousy. The new band of criminals is arrested and sentenced to prison. Only Ejnar is able to break free of his criminal connections, and the community gives him a new chance.

Selected cast

as Egon Madsen *

as Alice *Per Lauesgaard as Balladekarl *Ole Wisborg as Alfred (Manchester) *Kirsten Verner as Tove *Claus Nielsen as Einar *Thomas Rasch as John 'Johnny' Høyer *Anni Stangerup as Ruth Jensen *Anders Taasti as Leif *Poul Petersenas Politiadvokaten *Ib Freuchen as Dr. H.V. Høyer *Karl Stegger as Slagtermesteren *Carl Heger as Sømanden *Irwin Hasselmann as Fru Agnes Høyes

External links

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Det Danske Filminstitut
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