''Kasserer Jensen'' (Jensen the Cashier) is a

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comedy film from 1954. It was directed by Nils R. Müller. The script was written by Hans Christensen and Carlo M. Pedersen.

Plot

A confusing comedy results from mistaken identity between the cashier Theodor Jensen and an escaped criminal, Gerhardt Müller, both played by

Carsten Winger Carsten Winger (18 May 1907 – 19 August 1992) was a Norwegian actor. He was born in Kristiania. Winger made his stage debut at Søilen Teater in 1932, and was later assigned with Chat Noir, Det Nye Teater, Oslo Nye Teater, Det Norske Teatr ...

Nanna Stenersen Inga Kristine "Nanna" Stenersen (January 26, 1914 – June 22, 1977) was a Norwegian actress. Stenersen was born in Oslo, the daughter of the artillery captain Fredrik Christian Krohg Stenersen (1877–1965) and Regine née Johansen (1878–?) ...

plays the role of Mrs. Jensen.

Reception

On Friday, October 29, 1954, the newspaper ''

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'' praised the acting and direction, but it also wrote: "It is again the script that has failed. The writer did not have enough ideas to fill the film with content. The result is many stagnant scenes and many unnecessary repetitions. Therefore the viewer often loses interest along the way." ''Verdens Gang'' rated the film a 3 out of 6.

Cast

as Theodor Jensen / Gerhardt Müller *

as Mrs. Jensen *

Einar Sissener Einar Sissener (21 September 1897 – 4 March 1968) was a Norwegian stage actor, film actor, stage producer, film producer and theatre director. Personal life Einar Rasmus Krag Schnitler Sissener was born in Kristiania as the son of dispe ...

as Director Simonsen *

Espen Skjønberg Espen Henrik Skjønberg (7 April 1924 – 26 August 2022) was a Norwegian actor of stage, screen, and television. Career Skjønberg made his first movie appearances as a child in the 1932 film '' En glad gutt'' and in the 1937 Norwegian classic ...

as Svensen *

Liv Wilse Liv Wilse (née Liv Ingebrigtsen, May 27, 1931 – August 17, 1994) was a Norwegian actress and singer. In the 1950s, she was briefly married to Arve Opsahl and was known as Liv Opsahl; she and Opsahl had a daughter together, Line Janiche Opsahl ...

as Miss Andersen *

Aud Schønemann Aud Schønemann (13 November 1922 – 30 October 2006) was a Norwegian actress, regarded by many as the leading comedienne of her generation in Norway. She was born in Østre Aker, and was a daughter of actor August Schønemann and dancer Dagmar ...

as Miss Stjernholm *

Harald Aimarsen Harald Aimarsen (June 9, 1881 – January 5, 1966) was a Norwegian actor. Aimarsen was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. Among other venues, he worked at the Oslo New Theater. He acted in many films from 1919 until his death. Aimarsen died ...

as Jensen's coworker *

Rolf Christensen Rolf Christensen (August 4, 1894 – May 18, 1962) was a Norwegian actor and film director who was particularly well known for his roles in operettas, plays, and farces. Christensen debuted on stage in 1918 at the Trondheim National Theater an ...

as the prosecutor *

Ulf Selmer Ulf Selmer (December 10, 1885 – September 24, 1961) was a Norwegian actor and painter. Selmer was the son of the actor Jens Selmer (1845–1928) at the Christiania Theater and his wife, the actress Eleonora Josephine Nielsen (1850–1930), w ...

as the judge *

Arne Bang-Hansen Arne Bang-Hansen (September 8, 1911 – February 23, 1990) was a Norwegian actor that performed at the National Theater in Oslo for many years. Acting career Arne Bang-Hansen played a total of 155 roles at the National Theater, where he worked ...

as a ferryman *

Jørn Ording Jørn Ording (21 February 1916 – 11 March 2001) was a Norwegian actor, theatre instructor and screenwriter. He was born in Kristiania as a son of Jørgen Fredrik Ording (1880–1930). He was also a nephew of Fredrik and Johannes Ording, a firs ...

as an attorney * Marius Eriksen Jr. as a journalist *

Øivind Johnssen Øivind Johnsen (26 May 1922 – 1 February 2005) was a Norwegian sports journalist, broadcaster and actor. After several years of studying Drama in the United Kingdom, Johnsen began working in radio plays for Norwegian Listener, he also acted on ...

as a guard

References

External links

*
''Kasserer Jensen''
at the

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