Underplayed Gems

Norrköping’s Merry Widow (1907)

Norrköping’s Merry Widow poster
Original title
Norrköpings glada änka eller Grefve Danilo o. Hanna Glavari i föryngrad upplaga
Genre
silent film
Country
Sweden
Elsewhere
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How it feels

This is a 1907 Swedish silent short film. It records a dance number from a stage play about the merry widow being performed in Norrköping. The film shows performers dancing in costume.

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What happens

Norrköpings glada änka eller Grefve Danilo o. Hanna Glavari i föryngrad upplaga är en svensk kortfilm från 1907, producerad av Erik Montgomery. Filmen är en filmad sekvens av Harald Leipzigers pjäs Glada änkan i andra giftet då den sattes upp på Folkan i Norrköping hösten 1907. Filmen skildrar ett av pjäsens dansnummer och hade premiär den 28 oktober 1907 på biografen London i Norrköping. Stockholmspremiären ägde rum 6 februari 1908 på Söders biograf. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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