''Peter van Heeren'' is a Norwegian crime film from 1957. It is based on

Alf Bonnevie Bryn Alf Bonnevie Bryn (26 August 1889 – 12 September 1949) was a Norwegian patent engineer, mountaineer, golf player, novelist and non-fiction writer. Personal life Bryn was born in Oslo, Kristiania, the son of Alfred Jørgen Bryn and a grandson ...

's debut crime novel, ''Peter van Heeren tar skeen i den anden haand'' (Peter van Heeren Holds His Spoon in His Other Hand). The novel was adapted for film by Sigval Maartmann-Moe, who also directed the film.

Plot

The film is about the rich, eccentric, and amiable idler Peter van Heeren (played by

Per Skift Per Skift (born ''Per Anker Christensen'', May 10, 1920 – January 10, 1994) was a Norwegian actor. Career Skift made his stage debut in 1944 at Chat Noir in Oslo. He was then engaged with the Oslo New Theater, Trøndelag Theater, and Roga ...

) and his many companies. He is persuaded to help his friend, Mrs. Kathie Winter (

Liv Wilse Liv Wilse (née Liv Ingebrigtsen, May 27, 1931 – August 17, 1994) was a Norwegian actress and singer. In the 1950s, she was briefly married to Arve Opsahl and was known as Liv Opsahl; she and Opsahl had a daughter together, Line Janiche Opsah ...

), who is exposed to a certain appellate court attorney Halmer, who tries to win her favor though blackmail and other unorthodox methods. Peter van Heeren receives help from his inimitable butler Jeremias (

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– ...

Cast

as Peter van Heeren *

as Käthie Winther *

as Jeremias, van Heeren's butler * Knut M. Hansson as Halmer *

Ola Isene Ola Isene (2 June 1898 – 6 May 1973) was a Norwegian opera singer (baritone) and actor. Isene was born in Rødenes and studied at the Musikkonservatoriet in Kristiania. He made his professional debut at the Mayol-teatret in 1923. His operati ...

as the police chief *

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as the director *

Willie Hoel Willie Hans Karsten Hoel (16 June 1920 – 15 June 1986) was a Norwegian actor and comedian. He is best known for on-stage performances and for numerous roles, mainly comedic, in Norwegian movies, including the Olsenbanden movies. References ...

as a close friend of van Heeren * Per Lillo-Stenberg as a friend of van Heeren * Lillebil Nordrum as Miss Lyng *

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as an auctioneer * Erik Melbye Brekke as a night-shift worker *

Dan Fosse Dan Fosse (February 26, 1918 – December 6, 1987) was a Norwegian actor. He is best known for his role as the housemaster Haukås in the Stompa films and as the voice of Bodø in the radio plays about Stompa & Co. Family Dan Fosse was the fat ...

as a criminal *

Per Theodor Haugen Per Theodor Haugen (8 October 1932 – 14 October 2018) was a Norwegian actor. Haugen was theater manager at Oslo Nye Teater from 1985 to 1988. Haugen was born at Kongsberg. He was the son of Trygve Haugen (1897–1943) and his wife Hjørdis Wi ...

as an office clerk *

Aud Schønemann Aud Schønemann (13 November 1922 – 30 October 2006) was a Norwegian actress, regarded by many as the leading comedienne of her generation in Norway. She was born in Østre Aker, and was a daughter of actor August Schønemann and dancer Dagm ...

as a customer * Gustav-Adolf Hegh as a car rental employee * Odd Borg as a taxi driver * Tore Ween as a jeweler *

Berit Kullander Berit Kullander (born March 23, 1938) is a Norwegian actress, dancer, and singer. Kullander performed in the Norwegian Opera Company's productions of the ballets ''Swan Lake'' and ''La Sylphide''. After that she danced at Chat Noir from 1954 to ...

as a spectator

References

External links

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''Peter van Heeren''
at Filmfront
''Peter van Heeren''
at the

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1957 films Norwegian crime films Norwegian black-and-white films Films directed by Sigval Maartmann-Moe {{Norway-film-stub