Sommer i Tyrol

This is a Danish film version of "The White Horse Inn", filmed on

location in Austria. It is presented here as a musical, rather than

as an operetta, which makes it suitable for a wider audience. Dirch

Passer (as Leopold) is at his best here, and the other actors are

well fitted to their roles, especially Ove Sprogøe as Leopold's rival,

Sigismund. There is none of the vulgarity that can be found in

some of Passer's later films, only light-hearted humour and

romance. Oh, and the landscape is breathtaking.

This wonderful Danish musical takes place in the hills of Austria. At a little hotel called "The White Horse" life goes on a usual, till a very special guest arrives. Sigismund Süssheimer is a womaniser and this creates a few problems, especially because the head waiter is in love with the woman who owns the hotel, and she only has eyes for Mr. Süssheimer...but life goes on, guests come and go, romances comes and goes and it is all accompanied by lots of great songs.

Dirch Passer and Susse Wold are just wonderful in their roles, and this movie later twice was made into theater by Nils Poppe in his yearly televised shows at Fredriksdal (Helsingborg).

And the Swedish ice hockey team Vita Hästen (The White Horse) from Norrköping is also named after this film!