Small-town pettiness meets 1920s Danish glamour—who knew municipal politics could be this petty?
Mølleby is a small, cozy market town. The year is 1924, and the sight of a Rolls Royce from Copenhagen is a sensation. But all is not as idyllic as it seems. The town's new mayor is trying to build a new brickworks to ensure the town's growth and future, but the previous mayor is doing everything he can to thwart these ambitious plans...
Production
Meticulous 1924 Danish small-town recreation—every brick feels authentic.
Acting
Ove Sprogøe's poet Mortensen steals every scene with barely-veiled disdain.
Costume
That Copenhagen Rolls Royce arriving in provincial Mølleby—visual perfect.
Director
Tom Hedegaard
Poul Reichhardt
Borgmester Clemmensen
Ove Sprogøe
Digter Mortensen
Lily Broberg
Kommunekasserens værtinde
Elin Reimer
Borgmesterfruen
Karl Stegger
Morbror Ole
Dick Kaysø
Ivar
Arthur Jensen
Nikolajsen, barber
Edvin Tiemroth
Overretssagfører Kølle
Henning Palner
Ditlefsen
Bjørn Puggaard-Müller
Bankdirektør Lund
Poul Thomsen
Due
Christoffer Bro
Ingeniør
Valsø Holm
Restauratør
Kirsten Søberg
Hansigne
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Poul Reichhardt and Ove Sprogøe were Danish cinema royalty; their real-life friendship made the on-screen antagonism deliciously nuanced. Sprogøe later became beloved as detective inspector in the Olsen Gang series.
Mølleby represents the quintessential 'provins'—Danish small-town identity where Copenhagen symbolizes both aspiration and threat. Director Tom Hedegaard specialized in these gentle social comedies that let class anxiety simmer politely beneath surface charm.
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