Baronessen fra benzintanken

Baronessen fra benzintanken

1960 · 122 min · ★ 7.3 · Comedy

The film begins with Baron von Rosensteen's funeral. As Rosensteen has no heirs, the old Rosensteen Castle is to be inherited by the Rabenfeldt family. Supreme Court Attorney Berg visits the widow baroness about a document found among the papers of her son, the deceased baron. It turns out that the baron had a child out of wedlock with a non-noble woman. The widow baroness and the Supreme Court attorney decide to find the child, as this would mean that an heir to the castle had been found. The child turns out to be a girl named Anne Tofte, who works at a gas station with her uncle Lars Tofte and his colleague Hans Høy. They persuade Anne to live with the baroness for a while, which she is not very keen on. The widow tries to teach Anne to be a fine lady, rather than the tomboyish workshop mechanic her uncle had raised her to be.

Directed by Annelise Reenberg · Written by Peer Guldbrandsen

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Ghita Nørby Anne von Rosensteen
Dirch Passer Hans Høy
Ove Sprogøe Lars Tofte
Maria Garland Enkebaronesse Alvilda von Rosensteen
Karin Nellemose Henriette von Rosensteen
Karl Stegger Frederiksen, hushovmester
Ulla Lock Gerda, stuepige
Emil Hass Christensen Højesteretssagfører Berg
Henrik Wiehe Henning Rabenfeldt
Erni Arneson Clarissa, Hennings moder
Henny Lindorff Buckhøj Oldfruen
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