By og land hand i hand (Town and Country Hand in Hand) is a 1937 Norwegian drama film written and directed by Olav Dalgard, starring Hans Bille and Lars Tvinde. The film was made by the Norwegian Labour Party for the 1937 local elections.
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Plot
The wealthy landowner Hans Bjørnstad (Bille) is approached by his workers for a raise, but is shocked by their radical socialist ideas. Later he talks to another landowner, Nils Tveit (Tvinde), who is more sympathetic to the workers' case. Through conversations with family members in Oslo, the two realise the advantages Labour government has brought, and the necessity of cooperation between town and country for the prosperity of the country.
Cast
Rønnaug Alten as Tora Larsen
Hans Bille as Hans Bjørnstad, a farmer from Eastern Norway
Kolbjørn Brenda as Anton
Oscar Egede-Nissen as Ole Larsen, a speculator
Hilda Fredriksen as the woman from Ullern
Jens Holstad as Larsen
Tryggve Larssen as Svart-Pelle
Georg Løkkeberg as Georg Larsen, an engineer
Ida Rothmann as Sonja, a working girl
Toralf Sandø as Knudsen, a workshop foreman
Gunnar Simenstad as Adolf, a construction worker
Eva Steen as Katrina Larsen
Lars Tvinde as Nils Tveit, a farmer from Western Norway