The Girl and the Playboy

When a wealthy playboy takes a fortunate blow to the head, he wakes with no memory of his former life. The film follows his awkward attempts to reconstruct who he was, as friends, employees and a stern lawyer piece together fragments. At the center is Jens Møller, alternately flattered and confused by arrangements left by his household, and Marlene Brandt, a concert pianist whose presence raises questions about past decisions. A loyal butler, a scheming impresario and a cautious attorney all push different versions of his identity. The comedy comes from misunderstandings, mistaken loyalties, and the man's slow choice about what kind of person he wants to become, with romance and farce woven through the confusion and small personal revelations.

Directed by Ebbe Langberg, the 1965 Danish comedy was developed from scripts by Carl Ottosen, Peer Guldbrandsen and Preben Kaas, with musical elements. It stars Dirch Passer, Birgitte Price, Paul Hagen, Axel Strøbye and Ove Sprogøe in prominent supporting roles.

Box office records for The Girl and the Playboy are scarce, and no reliable worldwide gross figures are readily available. The film's commercial footprint appears limited to its domestic market and archives, rather than substantial international releases outside Denmark particularly.

It features several of Denmark's best known comic performers, notably Dirch Passer and Ove Sprogøe, which helped it remain a reference point for fans of mid 20th century Danish cinema. Scenes and character types from the film show up in retrospectives and actor anthologies, and it appears in film studies.

Critical response is modest, reflected by an average user score of 6.542 out of 10 from a small sample. The comedy plays with themes of identity, social role and second chances, leaning on physical humor, mistaken assumptions and the contrast between wealth and sincere human connection, and audience nostalgia persists.