''Hu Dagmar'' (Wow, Dagmar) is a Norwegian drama comedy film from 1939 directed by

Rasmus Breistein Rasmus Breistein (November 16, 1890 – October 16, 1976) was a Norwegian film director.Sundholm, John et al. ''Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema''. Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press, p. 88. Life Breistein was born in Åsane in the city ...

. It is based on

Ove Ansteinsson Ove Arthur Ansteinsson (March 23, 1882 – October 15, 1942) was a Norwegian journalist and author. Ansteinsson was born in Risør, Norway. He made his first impact as a writer with his book ''Hedemarksfolk'' (Hedemark People, 1909), although hi ...

's play ''Hu Dagmar''. Breistein and Ansteinsson also wrote the film's script together. The film stars Randi Heide Steen, Arne Bang-Hansen, and Eva Sletto.

Plot

Sjur returns one summer day to his parents' home at Råvangen. He has just become a corporal in Oslo, and he brings with him his fiancée Dagmar, a beautiful and distinctively city girl. Dagmar will live at Råvangen this summer, while Sjur travels around the heath. Dagmar is met with great skepticism both by Sjur's family and by the villagers, and not least by Ingeborg, Sjur's old girlfriend. It does not take long before Dagmar flirts wildly with the men in the village and not even Sjur's father, Ola, escapes her influence. When Sjur comes home, the couple goes out to dance. Dagmar dances with many men, Sjur gets drunk, and Ingeborg takes care of him. A few days later, one of Dagmar's admirers, Jens, comes and offers her NOK 5,000 to end her engagement with Sjur and marry him instead. Dagmar needs the money and therefore agrees. However, the money has been stolen, and Dagmar is forced to pay it back. Sjur returns to Ingeborg and is happy that his relationship with Dagmar is over.

Cast

* Arne Bang-Hansen as Sjur * Randi Heide Steen as Dagmar * Eva Sletto as Ingeborg * Einar Vaage as Ola Råvangen * Tove Bryn as Marte-Marja, Ola's wife * Martin Gisti as Embret Storberget * Toralf Sandø as Jens Sigfridstad * Olga Sjøgren as Olina, a servant girl * Alfred Solaas as Olaf, a farm boy at Råvangen * Alf Sommer as Mentz * Astrid Sommer as Berte-Marja

References

External links

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''Hu Dagmar''
at the National Library of Norway
''Hu Dagmar''
at Filmfront 1939 films Norwegian black-and-white films 1939 comedy-drama films Norwegian comedy-drama films Films directed by Rasmus Breistein {{Norway-film-stub