Two rival young men both desire the merchant's pretty daughter, a bad young man robs the merchant's safe and blames it on "mother-in-law's dream", a worldly-wise grandmother directs the battle of love from her living room, and a couple of silly railway workers spread song and joy.
Acting
Ellen Gottschalch steals every scene as the meddling servant Madsine.
Costume
Gorgeous 1950s Danish rural fashion — knitwear envy guaranteed.

Director
Annelise Reenberg
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Annelise Reenberg was one of Denmark's few female directors in the 1950s, making this a rare woman-helmed production of its era.
The film adapts a popular 1906 Danish play, preserving its rural merchant-class setting even as 1950s modernization was transforming that world.