''The Sausage-Maker Who Disappeared'' () is a 1941 Norwegian

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

written and directed by

Toralf Sandø Toralf Sandø (April 6, 1899 in Flatanger – March 4, 1970) was a Norwegian film director and actor. He also read Olav Duun books for NRK Radio. Selected filmography * 1936: '' Vi bygger landet'' * 1937: ''By og land hand i hand ''By og lan ...

, starring

Leif Juster Leif Juster (born Leif Normann Nilsen) (14 February 1910 – 25 November 1995) was a Norwegian comedian, singer and actor, arguably the most popular of his generation in Norway. Juster started out as a variety show performer, and for a period h ...

and

Ernst Diesen Ernst Diesen (6 April 1913 – 14 November 1970) was a Norwegian revue and film actor and theatre director. Personal life Diesen was born on 6 April 1913 in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of Andreas Melchior Seip Diesen (1881– ...

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s Gløgg (Diesen) and Rask (Juster) have been hired to trace a butcher (or sausage-maker) who has disappeared. This leads the two into a number of adventures. The movie is today best known for Juster's performance of the song "Pølsemaker, pølsemaker".

Cast

as private detective Stein Rask *

as Simon Gløgg, Rask's assistant *

Joachim Holst-Jensen Joachim Holst-Jensen (16 June 1880 – 7 March 1963) was a Norwegian stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1927 and 1960. Partial filmography * ''Den glade enke i Trangvik'' (1927) - Berg, telegrafist * ''Madame b ...

as sausage-maker H. Brand *

Eva Steen Eva Steen (née Eva Oscarsdatter Jacobsen, November 12, 1889 – March 30, 1973) was a Norwegian actress. Steen was born in Strømsø. She was the daughter of Oscar Jacobsen and Laura Sofie Fredrikke Jacobsen (née Dahl). Filmography *1933: ...

as Mrs. H. Brand * Eva Lunde as Solveig Brand *Jens Gundersen as actor Ivar Johansen * Kristian Hefte as butcher's friend Rudolf Jensen *

Wenche Klouman Wenche Klouman (May 11, 1918 – February 8, 2009) was a Norwegian actress. Family Klouman was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), the daughter of the actor and illustrator Thoralf Klouman and the actress Borghild Johannessen. She was the sister o ...

as Malla Hansen *

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as engineer Barratt *Lisi Carén as dancer Flora *

Kari Diesen Kari Diesen (née Heide-Steen; 24 June 1914 – 18 March 1987) was a Norwegian singer and revue actress. She worked for the revue theatre Chat Noir from 1937 to 1953, and for the Edderkoppen Theatre from 1954 to 1959. She participated in 24 ...

as maid *Marie Therese Øgaard as Marie Therese *Jon Sund as lecturer *

Jack Fjeldstad Jack Fjeldstad (24 March 1915 – 4 September 2000) was a Norwegian actor and stage producer. He was active on stage and in films for more than fifty years. Biography Fjeldstad was born in Kristiania on 24 March 1915. His parents were Gunv ...

as waiter *Herman Hansen as man on tram *

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 di ...

as Brodersen *

Inger Jacobsen Inger Johanne Jacobsen (13 October 1923 – 21 July 1996) was a Norwegian singer and actress, known internationally for her participation in the 1962 Eurovision Song Contest. Career Jacobsen made her first recordings during World War II and b ...

as radio singer *

Tryggve Larssen Tryggve Larssen (October 3, 1887 – June 28, 1967) was a Norwegian actor. Larssen debuted as an actor in Ludovica Levy's touring theatre in 1911, after which he was engaged with the National Theater in Bergen and the Norwegian Theater in O ...

as Barrat'sassistant Bukki Matti

External links

* * 1941 films 1941 comedy films Films directed by Toralf Sandø Norwegian comedy films Norwegian black-and-white films 1940s Norwegian-language films {{1940s-comedy-film-stub