Svend Methling (1 October 1891 – 4 June 1977) was a

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and

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. He was a director for Dansk Skolescene 1924-1929, for Folkescenen 1925 and for Komediehuset 1929-1930. He also worked as a director at the

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between 1926-1929. From 1932 to 1962 he worked as an actor in numerous films often family musical oriented films. During this time he also directed several films but the bulk of his director work on film was in the 1940s. In 1946 he directed ''

The Tinderbox "The Tinderbox" ( da, Fyrtøjet) is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a soldier who acquires a magic tinderbox capable of summoning three powerful dogs to do his bidding. When the soldier has one of the dogs transport a sle ...

'', the first Danish animated feature film, animated by

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Selected filmography as an actor

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Der var engang ''Der var engang'' is a 1966 Danish family film directed by John Price and starring Birgitte Bruun. Cast * Birgitte Bruun - Prinsessen af Illyrien * Hans W. Petersen - Kongen af Illyrien * Peter Steen - Prinsen af Danmark * Ove Sprogøe - F� ...

'' - 1922 *'' Hadda Padda'' - 1924 *'' Kirke og orgel'' - 1932 *'' Champagnegaloppen'' - 1938 *'' Det store ansvar'' - 1944 *''

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'' - 1944 *''

Den usynlige hær ''The Invisible Army'' ( da, Den usynlige hær) is a 1945 Danish war film directed by Johan Jacobsen and starring Bodil Kjer. Cast * Bodil Kjer as Alice * Ebbe Rode as Jørgen * Mogens Wieth as Poul * Maria Garland as Alices mor * Poul Müll ...

'' - 1945 *''

Soldaten og Jenny ''Jenny and the Soldier'' ( da, Soldaten og Jenny) is a 1947 Danish dramatic film written and directed by Johan Jacobsen. The black-and-white film is based on the 1940 stage play ''Brudstykker af et mønster'' () written by Danish playwright Ca ...

'' - 1947 *'' Tre år efter'' - 1948 *''

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'' - 1949 *''

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'' - 1949 *'' Historien om Hjortholm'' - 1950 *'' Unge piger forsvinder i København'' - 1951 *''

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'' - 1951 *''

Husmandstøsen ''Husmandstøsen'' is a 1952 Danish family film directed by Alice O'Fredericks. It is based on the 1908 novella '' The Girl from the Marsh Croft'' by Selma Lagerlöf. Plot In the windswept heathland around 1900, the poor Helga leaves her home t ...

'' - 1952 *'' Kærlighedsdoktoren'' - 1952 * ''

The Crime of Tove Andersen ''The Crime of Tove Andersen'' (Danish: ''Kriminalsagen Tove Andersen'') is a 1953 Danish crime film directed by Sven Methling and starring Preben Lerdorff Rye, Ib Schønberg and Else Jarlbak.Hammer p.98 Cast * Preben Lerdorff Rye as Krim ...

'' (1953) * ''

We Who Go the Kitchen Route ''We Who Go the Kitchen Route'' da, Vi som går køkkenvejen) is a 1953 Danish comedy film directed by Erik Balling and starring Birgitte Reimer, Ib Schønberg and Ellen Margrethe Stein.Hjort & Bondebjerg Cast * Birgitte Reimer as Helga * Ib S ...

'' (1953) *'' Karen, Maren og Mette'' - 1954 *'' Bruden fra Dragstrup'' - 1955 *''

Der kom en dag ''Der kom en dag'' () is a 1955 Danish dramatic film directed by Sven Methling, It stars John Wittig, Kjeld Jacobsen and Astrid Villaume as Danish resistance fighters during the last days of the German occupation of Denmark in World War II. ...

'' - 1955 *''

En kvinde er overflødig ''En kvinde er overflødig'' () is a 1957 Danish drama film directed by Gabriel Axel which focuses on a working-class family. Clara Pontoppidan received a Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her role as Enkefru Tang. Cast * Cl ...

'' - 1957 *'' Tre piger fra Jylland'' - 1957 *''

Ingen tid til kærtegn ''Be Dear to Me'' () is a 1957 Danish film directed by Annelise Hovmand. Cast * Eva Cohn as Lene * Lily Weiding as Mor as Skuespillerinde Maria Lehmann * Hans Kurt as Far as Direktør Mogens Vestergaard * Jørgen Reenberg as Lærer Harting * Yv ...

'' - 1957 *'' Sømænd og svigermødre'' - 1962

References

External links

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Biography at the Danish Film Institute (Danish)
Danish male actors Danish male film actors Danish male silent film actors 20th-century Danish male actors Danish male stage actors Danish film directors Danish theatre directors Danish animated film directors Danish animators 1891 births 1977 deaths {{Denmark-actor-stub