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Bør Børson Jr. (1938)

Bør Børson Jr. poster
Directed by
Toralf Sandø, Knut Hergel
Genre
comedy, romance
Country
Norway
Runtime
1h 42m
Rating
8.8 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A peasant son starts a grocery store and makes money. He goes to Oslo to trade stocks and becomes wealthy. He returns home to marry his childhood sweetheart.

comediclightheartedambitiousupbeatsimplenostalgiccharmingwhimsical

What happens

Bør Børson Jr. is a 1938 Norwegian comedy film directed by, and starring Toralf Sandø. Conrad Arnesen played a small role in the film. The film is based on a novel by Johan Falkberget. Bør Børson Jr. (Sandø) is a peasant son with great ambitions. He starts a grocery store and – after some initial problems – makes a good deal of money. He then leaves for Oslo, where he makes a fortune in the stock trade. Eventually, he returns to his hometown, where he holds a lavish wedding with his childhood sweetheart. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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