''The Melody of Murder'', (Original Title: ''Mordets Melodi''), is a 1944
Danish suspense/horror film directed by
Bodil Ipsen
Bodil Ipsen (; 30 August 1889 – 26 November 1964) was a Danish actress and film director, and is considered one of the great stars of Danish cinematic history. Her acting career, which began in theater and silent films, was marked by leading ...
and starring
Gull-Maj Norin and
Poul Reichhardt.
Plot
The dark tale revolves around a sexually ambiguous serial killer, whose crimes are committed to a French cabaret song. The police suspect a
chanteuse
Many words in the English vocabulary are of French origin, most coming from the Anglo-Norman spoken by the upper classes in England for several hundred years after the Norman Conquest, before the language settled into what became Modern Eng ...
who sings the same tune during her performances.
Cast
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Gull-Maj Norin ... Cabaret Singer Odette Margot / Sonja
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Poul Reichhardt ... Emcee Max Stenberg
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Angelo Bruun ... Hypnotist Louis Valdini
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Peter Nielsen ... Detective Baunsø
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Else Petersen ... Mrs. Baunsø
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Karen Poulsen ... Wardrobe Lady Flora Kristiansen
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Ib Schønberg ... Theater Director Perm
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Petrine Sonne ... Landlady Sonja Bohman
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Charles Wilken ... Pensionist
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Anna Henriques-Nielsen ... Salesgirl Sonja Neie
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Lili Heglund ... Baker Lise Rasmussen
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Valsø Holm
Valsø Holm (31 December 1906 – 19 December 1987) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 80 films between 1937 and 1982. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and died in Denmark.
Filmography
*'' En søndag på Amager'' - 1941
*'' To som ...
...
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Per Buckhøj ...
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Helga Frier ... Cleaning Lady Nielsen
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Lis Løwert ... Maid Poula
Reception
Produced during the
German occupation of Denmark in World War II, the film was praised by critics for its "stylish cinematography, thematic intensity, and dark vision of Copenhagen;"
''The Melody of Murder'' (1944)
Nordisk Films of all Ages Visit from Denmark, Stay at Scandinavia House, Times Square Crossroads, 2007, retrieved 2008-06-13 and was considered one of the most influential Danish films of that period.
References
External links
IMDbDet Danske Fiminstitut
1944 films
1944 crime films
1940s serial killer films
Danish crime films
1940s Danish-language films
Films directed by Bodil Ipsen
Danish black-and-white films
Film noir
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