''Den glade enke i Trangvik'' (

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish ter ...

: ''The Merry Widow of Trangvik'') is a 1927 Norwegian silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Harry Ivarson Harry Ivarson (September 7, 1892 – 1967) was a Norwegians, Norwegian film director and screenwriter. Ivarson was born in Chicago, the son of the actor William Ivarson and actress Anna Ivarson. In addition to Harry, the couple had a son Wictor ( ...

. The movie is based on the content of

Jacob Hilditch Jacob Hilditch (20 January 1864 – 1 June 1930) was a Norwegian writer. His literary debut was the short story collection ''Under norsk Flag'' from 1889. He is particularly known for the three volumes of ''Trangvikposten'', 1900 to 1907. He ...

's satirical newspaper ''

Trangviksposten ''Trangviksposten'' is a satirical newspaper parody created by Jacob Hilditch. It first appeared as a feuilleton in the newspaper ''Aftenposten'', a parody of a fictional local newspaper in a small town. ''Trangviksposten'' is a satire on Norwegia ...

''.

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* * 1927 films 1927 drama films Norwegian silent feature films Films directed by Harry Ivarson Norwegian black-and-white films Silent Norwegian drama films 1920s Norwegian-language films {{Norway-film-stub