''Himmeluret'' (The Clock of Heaven or The Celestial Clockwork) 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 the ...

silent film from 1925 directed by

Amund Rydland Amund Rydland (25 November 1888 – 16 February 1967) was a Norwegian stage and film actor and theatre director. Born in the village of Alversund, Lindås municipality in Hordaland, he made his stage debut at Det Norske Teatret in 1913, and serv ...

and

Leif Sinding Leif Sinding (19 November 1895 – 13 May 1985) was a Norwegian film director and journalist. He worked for the newspapers ''Verdens Gang'', ''Aftenposten'', and ''Morgenbladet''. Among his silent films are ''Himmeluret'' from 1925, based on G ...

. Sinding also wrote the screenplay, which is based on

Gabriel Scott Gabriel Scott (8 March 1874 – 9 July 1958) was a Norwegian poet, novelist, playwright and children's writer. Personal life Gabriel Scott Jensen was born in Leith in Scotland as the son of sailors' priest Svend Holst Jensen and his wife wri ...

's comedy ''Himmeluret'' (play 1905, novella 1908).

David Knudsen David Knudsen (8 August 1875 – 3 July 1952) was a Norwegian actor. He made his stage debut on Den Nationale Scene in 1902, and played for the National Theatre from 1911 to 1960. He made his film debut in 1925 in '' Himmeluret'', and later ...

, Gunvor Fjørtoft, and

Hjalmar Fries Hjalmar Fries Schwenzen (April 16, 1891 – December 14, 1973) was a Norwegian actor and theater director. He had his film debut in '' Pan'' in 1922. Fries was employed at the National Theater in the 1920s, and he was the theater director at th ...

appeared in the main roles. Footage described as a "closeup of a naked woman" (''naken kvinne forstørret'') was cut from the film by censors. The film is now considered lost.

Plot

In Rørland, the ship owner Gutter Fladen is the dominant personality in the town. His daughter Nina has just returned from Paris, and she spends the spring evenings with her childhood love Salve, a skipper on Gutter's boat ''Haabet''.

Cast

: Gutter Fladen, a ship owner * Gunvor Fjørtoft: Nina, the ship owner's daughter *

: Salve, a skipper *

: Brother Daniel *

Katie Rolfsen Katie Rolfsen (10 November 1902 – 22 September 1966) was a Norwegian-Swedish film actress. She appeared in 25 films between 1925 and 1965. She was born in Oslo, Norway and died in Rådmansö, Sweden. Selected filmography * '' Himmeluret' ...

: Theodine (credited as Käthie Rolfsen) *

Lars Tvinde Lars Tvinde (11 September 1886 – 25 June 1973) was a Norwegian stage and film actor. Biography Tvinde was born at Voss in Hordaland, Norway. He was the son of Knut Haldorsen (1843–1927) and Eli Jørgensdotter Leidal (1842–1927). He attend ...

: Lars Timiansbakken *

Eugen Skjønberg Conrad Eugen Skjønberg (March 27, 1889 – July 25, 1971) was a Norwegian actor. Eugen Skjønberg was married to the actress Henny Skjønberg. They resided at Ramstad. He was the father of Per Skjønberg, Pål Skjønberg, and Espen Skjønberg, ...

: Andresen, a general store operator * Josef Sjøgren: Kristensen, a watchmaker * Ragnvald Wingar: Rasmussen, a cobbler *

Johanne Voss Johanne Voss (née Paulsen, January 13, 1868 – July 27, 1946) was a Norwegian actress from Bergen. Family Johanne Voss was the daughter of the carpenter Peter Olay Paulsen and Johanne Severine Jørgensen, and the sister of the actress Anna P ...

: Gurine on the stairs, a gossip * Aagot Nissen: Johanne in the door, a gossip *

Martin Gisti Martin Gisti (December 9, 1889 – January 18, 1971) was a Norwegian actor. He made his film debut in '' Kaksen paa Øverland'' in 1920. Together with Amund Rydland, he wrote the script for the 1922 film '' Farende folk''. He was also responsibl ...

: Ola Ormestøl * Ingse Gude Caprino: Conchita * Ruth Brünings-Sandvik: Juanita, a dancer in a restaurant * Kolbjørn Skjefstad: a bartender

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 0015913
''Himmeluret''
at the

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1925 films Norwegian films based on plays Films directed by Leif Sinding Norwegian silent feature films Norwegian black-and-white films Norwegian drama films Lost Norwegian films 1925 lost films Lost drama films 1925 drama films Silent drama films 1920s Norwegian-language films