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Nearly 60 years after its completion, this Dutch production is chiefly known as the film that marked Audrey Hepburn's debut in a professional motion picture. Descriptions of the move have ranged from "a second-feature comedy" to "a travelogue of the Netherlands," with records of its length varying from thirty-nine to seventy-nine minutes. Reportedly, the former is correct, which makes it what is best known in the trade as a "featurette," designed to supplement the main attraction in cinemas of its late-forties era. Today, any such production would most likely be included as a DVD supplement. At eighteen, Audrey was thrilled to be acting in a motion picture, and to be paid fifty guilders for doing so. Understandably, director Charles van der Linden would proudly claim that it was he, not the British or Hollywood filmmakers, who had actually "discovered" Audrey Hepburn!

This film was the debut of Audrey Hepburn.


Cast overview, first billed only:
Sanny Day Sanny Day - Singer in Prologue
Pia Beck Pia Beck - Singer in Prologue
Wam Heskes Wam Heskes - Koos Koen, de cameraman
Greet Vogels Greet Vogels - Huisvrouw
Audrey Hepburn Audrey Hepburn - Stewardess
A. Viruly A. Viruly - Vlieger
Louisa Barkey Louisa Barkey - Moeder
Siny Bikker Siny Bikker - Haringmeisje
Bill Kuyper Bill Kuyper - Architect
Pieter Zellmann Pieter Zellmann - Chauffeur
Harry Bierman Harry Bierman - Huisknecht
Wim Booker Wim Booker - Schilder
Han Bentz van den Berg Han Bentz van den Berg - Oud-illegaal
Frances May Frances May - Vrouw
Tineke Goldman Tineke Goldman - Companion
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