---
title: 'Father of Four (1953)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Alice O''Fredericks'
released: '1953-11-02'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'Denmark'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/father-of-four-1953'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045750/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Father of Four (1953)

1953 · 100 min · Comedy, Family · Denmark

Original title: Far til fire

## Synopsis

Father of Four is a 1953 Danish family comedy directed by Alice O'Fredericks and starring Ib Schønberg and Birgitte Bruun. The film is based on the comic strip by Kaj Engholm and Olav Hast. It was the inaugural film in a series of eight Father of Four films made by ASA Films, one each year from 1953 to 1961.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Alice O'Fredericks](https://cinepixo.com/people/alice-o-fredericks)
- **Screenplay:** [Lis Byrdal](https://cinepixo.com/people/lis-byrdal)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Sven Gyldmark](https://cinepixo.com/people/sven-gyldmark)
- **Producer:** [Lau Laritzen Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/lau-laritzen-jr), [Henning Karmark](https://cinepixo.com/people/henning-karmark)
- **Director of Photography:** [Rudolf Frederiksen](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudolf-frederiksen)
- **Editor:** [Wera Iwanouw](https://cinepixo.com/people/wera-iwanouw)

## Cast

- [Ellen Carstensen Reenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/ellen-carstensen-reenberg) as Jørgen Stærs mor
- [Otto Møller Jensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/otto-m-ller-jensen) as Ole
- [Thecla Boesen](https://cinepixo.com/people/thecla-boesen) as Mandens kone
- [Irwin Hasselmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/irwin-hasselmann)
- [Ole Neumann](https://cinepixo.com/people/ole-neumann)
- [Irene Plougmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/irene-plougmann) as Deltager i optog
- [Ilselil Larsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ilselil-larsen) as Grethe, Søs' veninde
- [Sigurd Langberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/sigurd-langberg) as Fars chef
- [Svend Åge Madsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/svend-age-madsen) as Kristian, uartig dreng
- [Peter Malberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-malberg) as Onkel Anders
- [Grete Danielsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/grete-danielsen) as Iskagedame
- [Svend Bille](https://cinepixo.com/people/svend-bille) as Sporvognskonduktør
- [Elise Berg Madsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/elise-berg-madsen) as Ung pige, der griner ad Pers digte
- [Else Jarlbak](https://cinepixo.com/people/else-jarlbak) as Kristians mor
- [Ib Fürst](https://cinepixo.com/people/ib-furst) as Ung mand med trompet

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/father-of-four-1953
Film facts: Wikidata (Q11968504); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.