''Godvakker-Maren'' (Good Pretty Maren) is a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

comedy film from 1940 directed by

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, who also wrote the film script together with Alf Sommer and

Einar Tveito Einar Tveito (April 14, 1890 – January 19, 1958) was a Norwegian actor. Tveito was born in Lårdal, Norway. He debuted as an actor in 1920 in '' Fante-Anne'', and he appeared in 13 films until 1944. Filmography Actor * 1920: '' Fante-Anne ...

. The script is based on

Oskar Braaten Oskar Braaten (25 November 1881 – 17 July 1939) was a Norwegian novelist and playwright. Biography Oskar Alexander Braaten was born in Sagene, a borough of the city of Oslo. Sagene was one of Norway's oldest industrial areas dating to the mi ...

's novel ''Bak høkerens disk'' and play ''Godvakker-Maren''. The film premiered on October 31, 1940.

Plot

Two young girls from Hedmark get jobs at a grocery store run by Nils Andresen in Oslo. Andresen's wife is in bed with an illness, and Andresen is interested in his two young female employees. Maren, played by

Eva Sletto Eva Sletto (6 September 1912 – 7 March 2006) was a Norwegian actress. She worked at Det Norske Teatret from 1936 to 1983. She is best known for her role as Milja in the film '' Ungen'' (The Baby) by Oskar Braaten in 1938, and also played ...

, is also exposed to other vices in the capital before things settle down.

Cast

as Maren *

Pehr Qværnstrøm Pehr Adolf Qværnstrøm (February 8, 1878 – December 12, 1949) was a Norwegian actor, film director, and scriptwriter. Filmography As an actor *1911: '' Bondefangeri i Vaterland'' as the farmer *1911: '' Fattigdommens forbandelse'' *1912: '' H ...

as Nils Andresen, a grocer *

Dagmar Myhrvold Dagmar Myhrvold (April 19, 1898 – April 21, 1972) was a Norwegian actress. After attending Sofie Bernhoft's school, Myhrvold spent a year studying theater in Copenhagen. In 1916 she was able to make her debut as a participant in Edvard Drablø ...

as Matea, Andresen's wife *

Aasta Voss Aasta Voss (October 26, 1914 – May 29, 1994) was a Norwegian actress."Dødsfall" (in Norwegian). ''Film og kino'' 4/1994, p. 41 Voss made her debut in 1935 as Georgine in Oskar Braaten's (''The Great Baptism'') at the Norwegian Theater, wher ...

as Inga *

Bjarne Bø Bjarne Bø (April 3, 1907 – August 9, 1998) was a Norwegian actor. Bø was born in Skjeberg in the municipality of Sarpsborg in Østfold county, Norway. He debuted in 1939 in the role of Sjur in the play ''Hu Dagmar'' by Ove Ansteinsson (1884� ...

as the doctor * Harald Heide-Steen as Even * Alf Sommer as Tore *

as the priest * Øyvind Øyen as the constable *

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as Aksel

References

External links

*
''Godvakker-Maren''
at the

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