Victor Borge (pronounced [ˈborgə] "BOR-guh"; January 3, 1909 – December 23, 2000), born
Børge Rosenbaum, was a
DanishDenmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries; southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and it is bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark borders both the Baltic and the North Sea...
comedianA comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain members of an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
,
conductorConducting is the act of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. Orchestras, choirs, concert bands and other musical ensembles often have conductors.-Nomenclature:...
and
pianistThe piano is a musical instrument which is played by means of a keyboard. Widely used in Western music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music, and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, affectionately known as
The Clown Prince of Denmark, The Unmelancholy Dane, and
The Great Dane.
Early life and career
Borge was born
Børge Rosenbaum in
CopenhagenCopenhagen ; ) is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban area with a population of 1,167,569 and a metropolitan area with a population of 1,875,179...
,
DenmarkDenmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries; southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and it is bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark borders both the Baltic and the North Sea...
, into a
JewThe Jews , also known as the Jewish people, are an ethnoreligious group originating in the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East. The Jewish ethnicity, nationality, and religion are strongly interrelated, as Judaism is the traditional faith of the Jewish nation...
ish family. His parents, Bernhard and Frederikke Rosenbaum, were both musicians (his father was a violinist in the Royal Danish Chapel, and his mother played piano), Borge took up piano like his mother at the age of 3, and it was soon apparent that he was a prodigy. He gave his first piano recital when he was 8 years old, and in 1918 was awarded a full scholarship at the Royal Danish Academy of Music, studying under Olivo Krause. Later on, he was taught by
Victor SchiølerVictor Schiøler was a Danish classical pianist .-Biography:He studied with his mother, then with Ignaz Friedman and Artur Schnabel. He made his debut in 1914 and from 1919 toured Europe. He made his first American tour after the war in 1948-49. He was also active as a conductor in Denmark...
,
LisztFranz Liszt was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist and teacher....
's student
Frederic LamondFrederic Archibald Lamond was a Scottish classical pianist and composer, and the second-to-last surviving pupil of Franz Liszt.-Early life:...
, and
BusoniFerruccio Dante Michelangiolo Benvenuto Busoni was an Italian composer, pianist, editor, writer, piano and composition teacher, and conductor.-Biography:...
's pupil
Egon PetriEgon Petri was a classical pianist.-Biography:Petri's family was Dutch and he was born a Dutch citizen, but he was born in Hanover in Germany and was brought up in Dresden. His father was a professional violinist who taught his son that instrument...
.
Borge played his first major concert in 1926 at the Danish concert-hall Odd Fellow Palæet (
The Odd Fellow's Lodge building). After a few years as a classical concert pianist, he started his now famous "stand up" act, with the signature blend of piano music and jokes. He married American Elsie Chilton in 1933, the same year he debuted with his revue acts. Borge started touring extensively in Europe, where he began telling anti-
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jokes.
When the Nazis occupied Denmark during
World War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including all great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Borge was playing a concert in
SwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe...
, and managed to escape to
FinlandFinland , officially the Republic of Finland
, is a Nordic country and democracy situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland...
. He traveled to America on the USS
American Legion, the last neutral ship to make it out of
PetsamoPetsamo may refer to one of the following*A former area of Finland, which is now Pechengsky District of Russia*Finnish name for the Pechenga settlement...
, Finland, and arrived August 28, 1940, with only 20 dollars, three of which went to the customs fee. Disguised as a sailor, Borge returned to Denmark once during the occupation to visit his dying mother.
Move to America
Even though Borge did not speak a word of English upon arrival, he quickly managed to adapt his jokes to the American audience, learning English by watching movies. He took the name of Victor Borge, and, in 1941, he started on
Rudy ValleeRudy Vallée was an American singer, actor, bandleader, and entertainer.-Early life:Born Hubert Prior Vallée in Island Pond, Vermont, the son of Charles Alphonse and Catherine Lynch Vallée...
's radio show, but was hired soon after by
Bing CrosbyHarry Lillis "Bing" Crosby was an American popular singer and actor whose career stretched over more than half a century from 1926 until his death....
for his
Kraft Music HallThe Kraft Music Hall was a major NBC radio variety program, featuring top show business entertainers, in a 16-year span from 1933 to 1949. Kraft Foods was the first advertiser to sponsor a two-hour radio program, in an era when many radio programs were only 15 minutes long and few were longer than...
.
From then on, it went quickly for Borge, who won Best New Radio Performer of the Year in 1942. Soon after the award, he was offered film roles with stars such as
Frank SinatraFrancis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became a successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, being the idol of the "bobby soxers." His professional career had stalled by the...
(in
Higher and HigherHigher and Higher is a musical film starring Michèle Morgan, Jack Haley, and Frank Sinatra, loosely based on a 1940 Broadway musical written by Gladys Hurlbut and Joshua Logan. The film, however, written by Jay Dratler and Ralph Spence with additional dialogue by William Bowers and Howard Harris,...
). While hosting
The Victor Borge Show on
NBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices in Burbank,California...
from 1946, he "developed many of his trademarks, including repeatedly announcing his intent to play a piece but getting "distracted" by something or other, making comments about the audience, or discussing the usefulness of
ChopinFrédéric François Chopin was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist. He was one of the great masters of Romantic music....
's
Minute WaltzThe "Waltz in D flat major", opus 64, No. 1, popularly known as the "Minute Waltz" is a waltz for solo piano by Frédéric Chopin.The piece is given the tempo marking "Molto vivace". He wrote it in 1847 and published it in Leipzig the same year, as the first of the opus 64 Trois Valses, dedicating it...
as an eggtimer. Or he would start out with some well-known classical piece like
BeethovenLudwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. He was a crucial figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western classical music, and remains one of the most acclaimed and influential composers of all time.Born in Bonn, of the Electorate of Cologne and...
's "Moonlight Sonata" op. 27 and suddenly moved into a harmonically suitable pop or jazz tune like "
Night and Day"Night and Day" is a popular song by Cole Porter. It was written for the 1932 musical play Gay Divorce. It is perhaps Porter's most popular contribution to the Great American Songbook and has been recorded by dozens of artists....
" (
Cole PorterCole Albert Porter was an American composer and songwriter. His works include the musical comedies Kiss Me, Kate, Fifty Million Frenchmen, DuBarry Was a Lady and Anything Goes, as well as songs like "Night and Day", "I Get a Kick out of You", "Well, Did You Evah!" and "I've Got You Under My Skin"...
).
Borge's style
Among Borge's other famous routines is the "Phonetic Punctuation" routine, in which he recites a story, with full
punctuationPunctuation is everything in written language other than the actual letters or numbers, white space, and indentation.Punctuation marks are symbols that correspond to neither phonemes of a language nor to lexemes , but which serve to indicate the structure and organization of writing, as well as...
(comma, period, exclamation mark, etc.) as exaggerated onomatopoeic sounds. Another is his "Inflationary Language", where he incremented numbers embedded in words, whether they are visible or not ("once upon a time" becomes "twice upon a time", "wonderful" becomes "twoderful", "forehead" becomes "fivehead", "tennis" becomes "elevennis", "I ate a tenderloin with my fork" becomes "I nined an elevenderloin with my five'k" and so on and so fifth).
Borge used physical and visual elements in his live and televised performances. He would play a strange-sounding piano tune from sheet music, looking increasingly confused; turning the sheet upside down, he would then play the actual tune, flashing a joyful smile of accomplishment to the audience (he had, at first, been literally playing the actual tune upside down). When his energetic playing of another song would cause him to fall off the piano bench, he would open the seat lid, take out the two ends of an automotive seatbelt, and buckle himself onto the bench, "for safety." Conducting an orchestra, he might stop and order a violinist who had played a sour note to get off the stage, then resume the performance and have the other members of the section move up to fill the empty seat while they were still playing. His musical sidekick in the 1950s,
Leonid HambroLeonid Hambro was an American concert pianist and composer.-Life:He was the son of immigrant Russian Jews; his father was a pianist accompanying silent films....
, was a well-known concert pianist.
He also enjoyed interacting with the audience. Seeing an interested person in the front row, he would ask them, "Do you like good music?" or "Do you care for piano music?" After an affirmative answer, Borge would take a piece of sheet music from his piano and say, "Here is some", and hand it over. After the audience's laughter died down, he would say, "That'll be $1.95" (or whatever the current price might be). He would then ask whether the audience member could read music; if the member said yes, he would ask a higher price. If he got no response from the audience after a joke, he would often add "...when this ovation has died down, of course". The delayed punch line to handing the person the sheet music would come when he would reach the end of a number and begin playing the penultimate notes over and over, with a puzzled look. He would then go back to the person in the audience, retrieve the sheet music, tear off a piece of it, stick it on the piano, and play the last couple of notes from it.
Making fun of modern theater, he would sometimes begin a performance by asking if there were any children in the audience. There always were, of course. He would then say, "We do have some children in here that means I can't do the second half in the nude. I'll wear the tie. (pause) The long one. (pause) The very long one, yes."
In his stage shows in later years, he would include a segment with opera singer Marilyn Mulvey. She would try to sing an aria, and he would react and interrupt, with such antics as falling off the bench in "surprise" when she would hit a high note. He would also remind her repeatedly not to rest her hand on the piano. After the routine, the spotlight would fall upon Mulvey and she would sing a serious number with Borge accompanying in the background.
Later career
Borge appeared on
Toast of the Town hosted by
Ed SullivanEdward Vincent "Ed" Sullivan was an American entertainment writer and television host, best known as the presenter of a TV variety show called The Ed Sullivan Show that was popular in the 1950s and 1960s....
several times during 1948, and became a naturalized citizen of the
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
the same year. He started the
Comedy in Music show at
John Golden TheatreThe John Golden Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 252 West 45th Street in midtown-Manhattan. Designed in a Moorish style along with the adjacent Royale Theatre by architect Herbert J. Krapp for Irwin Chanin, it opened as the Theater Masque on February 24 1927 with the play...
in
New York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States, and the center of the New York metropolitan area, which is among the most populous urban areas in the world. A leading global city, New York exerts a powerful influence over worldwide commerce, finance, culture, fashion and entertainment...
on October 2, 1953.
Comedy in Music became the longest running one-man show with 849 performances when it closed on January 21, 1956, a feat which placed it in the Guinness Book of World Records.
After divorcing his wife Elsie, he married Sarabel Sanna Scraper in 1953 and they stayed married until her death in September 2000. Continuing his success with several tours and shows, Borge played with some of the world's most renowned orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic and
London PhilharmonicThe London Philharmonic Orchestra , based in London, is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom, and is based in the Royal Festival Hall. In addition, the LPO is the main resident orchestra of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera...
. Always modest, he felt very honored when he was invited to conduct the Danish Royal Symphony Orchestra at the
Royal Danish TheatreThe Royal Danish Theatre is both the national Danish performing arts institution and a name used to refer to its old purpose-built venue from 1874 located on Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen. The theatre was founded in 1748, first serving as the theatre of the king, and then as the theatre of the...
in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1992.
His later television appearances included his use of his "Phonetic Punctuation" routine on
The Electric CompanyThe Electric Company is an educational American children's television series that was produced by the Children's Television Workshop for PBS in the United States. PBS broadcast 780 episodes over the course of its six seasons from October 25, 1971 to April 15, 1977. After it ceased production that...
in a filmed sketch; He would also use it on the record to follow during the "Punctuation" song. He guest starred many times on
Sesame StreetSesame Street is an American educational children's television series and a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard, combining both education and entertainment. Sesame Street is well known for its Muppets characters created by Jim Henson. It premiered on November 10, 1969, and...
and was the star guest on the fourth season of
The Muppet ShowThe Muppet Show was a television program featuring a cast of Muppets, which was produced by Jim Henson and his team from Sesame Street. The show stars Kermit the Frog as a showrunner who tries to keep control of the antics of the other Muppet characters , as well as keep the human guest stars happy...
.
Other endeavors
Borge helped start several trust funds, including the Thanks to Scandinavia Fund, which was started in dedication to those who helped the Jews escape the German persecution during the war. Borge received
Kennedy Center HonorsThe Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for theirlifetime of contributions to American culture. The Honors have been presented annually since 1978 in Washington, D.C., during gala weekend-long events which culminate in a performance for—and...
in 1999.
Aside from his musical work, Borge wrote two books,
My Favorite Intermissions and
My Favorite Comedies in Music (with
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), and the autobiography
Smilet er den korteste afstand ("The Smile is the Shortest Distance") with Niels-Jørgen Kaiser. Victor Borge continued to tour until his last days, performing up to 60 times per year when he was 90 years old.
Many are not aware that, starting in the 1950s, as a businessman, Borge raised and popularized Rock Cornish hens. He appeared as a contestant on an episode of
What's My Line with the occupation "chicken farmer".
Legacy
Borge died in
Greenwich, ConnecticutGreenwich is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 61,101. It is home to many hedge funds and other financial service companies that have left Manhattan. Greenwich is the southernmost and westernmost municipality in...
, at age 91, after more than 75 years of entertaining. An entertainer until the end, Borge died in his sleep peacefully a day after returning from a concert in Denmark. He is interred at
Putnam Cemeterythumb|300px|The main entrance of Putnam CemeteryPutnam Cemetery is a non-sectarian cemetery located in affluent Fairfield County, Greenwich, Connecticut. It is affiliated with adjacent Saint Mary's Cemetery, which is a Catholic cemetery. The cemetery is located in a quiet, residential neighborhood...
in Greenwich, with a replica of Danish icon
The Little MermaidThe statue of The Little Mermaid sits on a rock in the Copenhagen harbour at Langelinie. This small and unimposing statue is a Copenhagen icon and a major tourist attraction....
sitting on a large rock at the gravesite. "It was just his time to go", Frederikke Borge said. "He's been missing my mother terribly."
Victor Borge Hall, located in Scandinavia House in New York City, was named in Borge's honor in 2000, as was
Victor Borges Plads ("Victor Borge Square") in Copenhagen in 2002.
Victor Borge: A Centennial Celebration
From January 23 to May 9, 2009, the life of Borge was celebrated by
The American-Scandinavian FoundationThe American-Scandinavian Foundation, is an American non-profit foundation dedicated to promoting international understanding through educational and cultural exchange between the United States and Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden...
with "Victor Borge: A Centennial Celebration." A television special about his life,
100 Years of Music and Laughter, aired on PBS on March 14, 2009.
Family
Borge fathered five children (who occasionally performed with him): Sanna Feirstein (NYC), Victor Bernhard (Vebe) Jr. (NYC), and Frederikke (Rikke) Borge (North Egremont, MA) with Sarabel; and Ronald Borge (Rowayton, CT) and Janet Crowle (St. Michaels, MD) with Elsie.
Victor Borge still has family in Copenhagen. Their last name is Rosenbaum, which was Victor Borge's original last name.
Memorable quotes
- (Referring to the piano's natural shape) Isn't it a shame when those big fat opera singers lean against the pianos and bend them?
- I love this piano... I get about 4 sonatas to a gallon of red wine on it...
- ... Very expensive these pianos... It's not mine! But they come in a six pack!
- I have been looking forward to this evening's performance ever since... 7:30... two weeks ago.
- I'd like to thank my parents for making this night possible. And my children for making it necessary.
- I normally don't do requests. Unless, of course, I have been asked to do so.
- I don't mind growing old. I'm just not used to it.
- Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.
- Occasionally, a finger comes up to wipe a tear [of laughter] from the eye... and that's my reward... the rest goes to the government.
- I only know two pieces, one is 'Clair de Lune
"Clair de Lune" is French for "moonlight". It may refer to:Music:* "Clair de lune", third movement of Suite bergamasque by Claude Debussy, a piano depiction of a Paul Verlaine poem* "Clair de lune", from Op...
', the other one isn't.
- The difference between a violin
The violin is a bowed string instrument with four strings usually tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest and highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which also includes the viola and cello....
and a violaThe viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.The casual observer may mistake the viola for the violin because of their similarity in size, closeness in pitch range , and nearly identical playing position...
is that a viola burns longer.
- When you go home, please drive home extremely carefully. Extremely carefully. Because I walk in my sleep!
- Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century...
. Joe Green to you.
- I'm going to play it with both hands so that way I will get through with it a little faster.
- I'm Lou Borg.
- You may not be aware of this but Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein was an American conductor, composer, author, music lecturer and pianist. He was among the first conductors born and educated in the United States of America to receive worldwide acclaim...
won another award, for explaining the music of Igor StravinskyIgor Fyodorovich Stravinsky was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor, widely acknowledged as one of the most important and influential composers of 20th century music. He was a quintessentially cosmopolitan Russian who was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of...
... to Igor Stravinsky!
- There will be no dancing during this number... unless you absolutely have to!
- I'm going to play a piece...by a Danish composer. Umm... Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as...
. Hans Christian MozartHans Christian Andersen was a Danish author and poet noted for his children's stories. These include "The Steadfast Tin Soldier", "The Snow Queen", "The Little Mermaid", "Thumbelina", "The Little Match Girl", and the "The Ugly Duckling".During his lifetime he was acclaimed for having delighted...
!
- (Holding someone's red tie) Oh, I thought you were bleeding.
- We have a neighbour. Well, who doesn't... but he's our next window neighbour, because he does not have a door at that end of the house!
- My grandfather gave me this watch...a few minutes before he died...for 20 bucks...plus tax...
- The soprano
A soprano is a singing voice with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music...
... is about four and a half feet tall... Lying down.
- And now, Brahms
Johannes Brahms , German composer and pianist, was one of the leading musicians of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna, Austria, where he was a leader of the musical scene...
! Joey Brahms! ...Brahms spelled backwards: "Smharb."
- One afternoon, when I was four years old, my father came home, and he found me in the living room in front of a roaring fire, which made him very angry. Because we didn't have a fireplace
A fireplace is an architectural structure to contain a fire for heating and, especially historically, for cooking. A fire is contained in a firebox or firepit; a chimney or other flue directs gas and particulate exhaust to escape. Fireplaces are a central household feature, as the flames and...
.
- Before we start, the Baldwin Piano Company
The Baldwin Piano Company was the largest U.S.-based manufacturer of keyboard instruments, most notably pianos. It remains a subsidiary of the Gibson Guitar Corporation, although it ceased domestic production of pianos in December 2008.-History:...
has asked me to say that this is a SteinwaySteinway & Sons, also known as Steinway, is an American and German manufacturer of handmade pianos, founded in 1853 in New York City, by German immigrant Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg . The company's growth led to the opening of a factory and employee village in what is now Astoria, Queens, followed...
pianoThe piano is a musical instrument which is played by means of a keyboard. Widely used in Western music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music, and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
[or vice versa].
- (Inspecting the piano) Hmmm… Steinway & Sons. Didn't even know he was married.
- Ignaz Friedman
Ignaz Friedman Ignaz Friedman Ignaz Friedman (also spelled by languages Ignace or Ignacy; exactly Solomon (Salomon) Isaac Freudman(n), (February 13, 1882January 26, 1948) was a Polish pianist and composer. Critics (e.g. Harold C. Schonberg) and colleagues (e.g...
's dead now—I sincerely hope, because they buried him about 28 years ago.
- There are three Bachs. Johann, Sebastian and Offen.
- It's Fliszt, not F. Liszt. You don't say M. Ozart?
- It is important to always, always fasten your seat belt wherever you play.
- Excuse me Ma'am, are you laying eggs? (Spoken in "Page-Turner")
- (Responding to a sneeze from the audience) Who exploded?
- And now, in honour of the 150th anniversary of Beethoven's death, I would like to play "Clear the Saloon", er, "Clair de Lune", by Debussy. I don't play Beethoven so well, but I play Debussy very badly, and Beethoven would have liked that.
- [In a lecture on Mozart's Magic Flute]"...and after that the Chorus comes in...nobody knows WHY...besides Mozart of course...and he's dead."
- [After making a usage, grammar error, etc.] Hey, it's your language, I'm just trying to use it."
- Pardon me for sitting down while I play.
Discography
- Phonetic Punctuation (Parts 1 and 2) (78rpm)
- Blue Serenade/A Lesson In Composition (78rpm)
- Brahms’ Lullaby/Grieg Rhapsody (78rpm)
- Mozart Opera By Borge/All The Things You Are (78rpm)
- Brahms, Bizet and Borge
- Comedy in Music (1954, Columbia Records CL-554, re-released on CD in 1999)
- Caught in the Act (1955 Columbia Records CL-646, re-released on CD in 1995)
- Borge's Back (MGM E-3995)
- Victor Borge (1962, MGM SE-3995P)
- Great Moments of Comedy (1964, Verve V/V6 15044 - a re-issue of Borge's Back)
- Hans Christian Andersen (1966 Decca DL-34406)
- 13 Pianos Live in Concert (1975 Telefunken-Decca LC-0366)
- Adventures of Piccolo, Saxie & Co. (Columbia Records CL-1223)
- Concert Favorites (Columbia Records CL-1305)
- A Victor Borge Program (Columbia Records CL-6013)
- My Favorite Intervals (Pye 502)
- Victor Borge - Live(!) (Re-released on CD in 1992 - Sony Masterworks MDK 48482)
- Two Sides of Victor Borge (1998)
Filmography
- Frk. Møllers Jubilæum
Frøken Møllers jubilæum is a 1937 Danish comedy film directed and written by Lau Lauritzen Jr. and Alice O'Fredericks. The film stars Liva Weel and Victor Borge .-Cast:*Liva Weel ... Frk. Møller...
(1937)
- Der var engang en Vicevært
Der var engang en vicevært is a 1937 Danish family film directed by Lau Lauritzen Jr. and Alice O'Fredericks and written by Børge Müller. The film stars Osvald Helmuth and Connie Meiling .-Cast:* Osvald Helmuth ... Vicevært Christensen...
(1937)
- Alarm (1938)
- De tre måske fire
De tre måske fire is a 1939 Danish family film directed by Lau Lauritzen and Alice O'Fredericks.-Cast:* Victor Borge - Kontorist* Lau Lauritzen - Kontorist* Poul Reichhardt - Kontorist* Per Gundmann - Kontorist* Børge Munch Petersen - Kontorchef...
(1939)
- Higher and Higher
Higher and Higher is a musical film starring Michèle Morgan, Jack Haley, and Frank Sinatra, loosely based on a 1940 Broadway musical written by Gladys Hurlbut and Joshua Logan. The film, however, written by Jay Dratler and Ralph Spence with additional dialogue by William Bowers and Howard Harris,...
(1943)
- The Story of Dr. Wassell
The Story of Dr. Wassel is a World War II film set in the Dutch East Indies, directed by Cecil B. DeMille in 1944 and starring Gary Cooper, Laraine Day, Signe Hasso, and Dennis O'Keefe....
(1944)
- The Daydreamer
The Daydreamer is a 1966 Rankin/Bass stop-motion puppet animation and live-action musical fantasy film. Directed by Jules Bass, it was written by Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Romeo Muller, based on the stories of Hans Christian Andersen. It features songs by Jules Bass and Maury Laws.-Plot:Teen-aged Hans...
(1966)
- The King of Comedy
The King of Comedy is an American comedy film made in 1981 starring Robert De Niro and Jerry Lewis, and directed by Martin Scorsese. It was released in Iceland on December 19, 1982 and subsequently, on February 18, 1983 in the United States by 20th Century Fox.-Synopsis:Rupert Pupkin , a stage-door...
(1983)
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