Kjærlighet paa pinde

{{short description|1922 film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Kjærlighet paa pinde

| image =

| caption =

| director = Erling Eriksen

| producer = Leif Sinding

| writer = Erling Eriksen

| based_on =

| starring = Ellen Sinding
August Schønemann
Conrad Arnesen

| music =

| cinematography = Erling Knudsen

| editing =

| distributor = Skandinavisk film-central

| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1922}}

| runtime = 44 minutes

| country = Norway

| language = Norwegian

| budget =

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Kjærlighet paa pinde: sommerspøk i 4 akter (Love on a Stick: A Summer Comedy in Four Acts) is a Norwegian silent film from 1922. The comedian August Schønemann played Alexander Snobmann in his only film role. A bright future had been anticipated for him in silent film, but he died in 1925.{{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon |title=August Schønemann |url=https://nbl.snl.no/August_Sch%C3%B8nemann |access-date=20 May 2019 |language=no}}{{cite web |title=Love on a Stick |url=https://letterboxd.com/film/love-on-a-stick/ |website=Letterboxd |accessdate=20 May 2019}}

Other actors in the film include Ellen Sinding and Conrad Arnesen, and it was directed by Erling Eriksen.{{cite web |title=Kjærlighet paa pinde: sommerspøk i 4 akter |url=https://www.nb.no/nbsok/nb/869c7ecedc95f37d331eeeb4aeaf1e79.nbdigital?lang=no |website=Nasjonalbiblioteket |accessdate=20 May 2019}} The film was Leif Sinding's first work in Norwegian cinematography as a producer. The film can be seen for free at the National Library of Norway website.

Plot

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Alexander Snobman and Philip Helt compete for the favor of the dancer Eva Sommers. One day Snobman meets her in the woods and tries to win her over, but he then has to resort to force. Eva shouts for help, and the engineer Helt comes to rescue her. Snobman tries to win Eva several times, but is stopped in turn by a bull, Eva's grandmother, Nestor the guard dog, and an angry goat.

Censorship

In the film's fourth act, an undressing scene was edited out of the film.

Cast

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