Frøken Kirkemus

Frøken Kirkemus
Frøken Kirkemus
Directed by	Lau Lauritzen Jr.; Alice O'Fredericks
Written by	Ladislas Fodor (play); Ragnar Hyltén-Cavallius; Paul Sarauw
Produced by	Henning Karmark
Starring	Marguerite Viby
Cinematography	Rudolf Frederiksen; Alf Schnéevoigt
Edited by	Marie Ejlersen
Release date	26 December 1941;
Running time	93 minutes
Country	Denmark
Language	Danish

Frøken Kirkemus (lit. Miss Churchmouse)^[1] is a 1941 Danish family film directed by Lau Lauritzen Jr. and Alice O'Fredericks starring Marguerite Viby.^[2] The film was remade in Sweden the same year (as Fröken Kyrkråtta [sv]), directed by Schamyl Bauman,^[3] again with Viby in the lead role.^[4]^[5] The film is an adaptation of Ladislas Fodor's play A templon egére,^[6] which was adapted into an English play titled A Church Mouse by Benn Levy in 1931 and then an American film, Beauty and the Boss, by Roy del Ruth in 1932.

Cast

Marguerite Viby as Frk. Eva Holm
Poul Reumert as Direktør Thomas Berg
Johannes Meyer as Obersten
Ib Schønberg as Bogholder Blom
Else Jarlbak as Lilli Lund
Knud Rex as Berg junior
Knud Heglund as Overtjener
Buster Larsen as Frode
Henry Nielsen as Nattevagt Andersen

Release and screenings

In 1942, the film was the first film to be screened at Saga Bio, when the cinema opened, on Vesterbrogade, in Copenhagen.^[7]

Reception

Both versions of the film as well as Frk. Vildkat's were noted for Viby's roles, through which the actress "continued to charm younger and especially older men with her youthful enthusiasm, her straightforwardness".^[8] In particular, the Danish film is remembered for Reumert's "charming interaction" with Viby.^[9]

References

^ Thomas, Alastair H. (10 May 2010). The A to Z of Denmark. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1-4616-7184-8.
^ Piil, Morten (2008). Gyldendals danske filmguide (in Danish). Gyldendal A/S. ISBN 978-87-02-06669-2.
^ Klaus, Ulrich J. (1988). Deutsche Tonfilme: Ergänzungen 1929 (in German). Klaus-Archiv. ISBN 978-3-927352-13-1.
^ Schepelern, Peter (2010). Filmleksikon (in Danish). Gyldendal A/S. ISBN 978-87-02-04523-9.
^ Pedersen, Paw Kåre (2010). Unge Lau (in Danish). BoD – Books on Demand. ISBN 978-87-7691-977-1.
^ "Frøken Kirkemus". www.dfi.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 25 February 2025.
^ Øjenvidner : det 20. århundrede som politikens fotografer så det. Internet Archive. [Copenhagen] : Politiken. 1999. ISBN 978-87-987538-0-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
^ Kosmorama: det Danske filmmuseums tidsskrift (in Danish). Danske filmmuseum. 1997.
^ Dansk biografisk leksikon / 12, Rasmusen - Scavenius. Internet Archive. København : Gyldendal. 1982. ISBN 978-87-01-77481-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

External links

Frøken Kirkemus at IMDb
Froken Kirkemus at the Dansk Film Database

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[1] Thomas, Alastair H. (10 May 2010). The A to Z of Denmark. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1-4616-7184-8.

[2] Piil, Morten (2008). Gyldendals danske filmguide (in Danish). Gyldendal A/S. ISBN 978-87-02-06669-2.

[3] Klaus, Ulrich J. (1988). Deutsche Tonfilme: Ergänzungen 1929 (in German). Klaus-Archiv. ISBN 978-3-927352-13-1.

[4] Schepelern, Peter (2010). Filmleksikon (in Danish). Gyldendal A/S. ISBN 978-87-02-04523-9.

[5] Pedersen, Paw Kåre (2010). Unge Lau (in Danish). BoD – Books on Demand. ISBN 978-87-7691-977-1.

[6] "Frøken Kirkemus". www.dfi.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 25 February 2025.

[7] Øjenvidner : det 20. århundrede som politikens fotografer så det. Internet Archive. [Copenhagen] : Politiken. 1999. ISBN 978-87-987538-0-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

[8] Kosmorama: det Danske filmmuseums tidsskrift (in Danish). Danske filmmuseum. 1997.

[9] Dansk biografisk leksikon / 12, Rasmusen - Scavenius. Internet Archive. København : Gyldendal. 1982. ISBN 978-87-01-77481-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

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