Trivia

This was acquired by Walt Disney Productions, dubbed into English and shown in serialized form on "The Mickey Mouse Club."

The film "Vesterhavsdrenge" was made according to a script prepared on the basis of A. Chr. Westergaard's well-known boys' book "Klit-Per". Although the manuscript did not strictly follow the book, the essentials were retained. On the other hand, other things were written into the script and in the film it ends with Klit-Per and his friend Jørgen getting involved in a fishing boat. 95% of the film is outdoor shots, which gives it a documentary feel. It is strongly dramatic and there is not much speech in it. Filming took place over three months mainly in Hvide Sande, Blokhus and Raabjerg Knude in places where people almost never came. Eg. was found at No. Lyngby, a several-kilometer-long completely deserted stretch of sand dunes where only genuine North Sea fishermen roamed. During the filming, the film crew, which consisted of a dozen actors, photographers, technicians, sound people and directors, stayed at Thomas Olesen Løkken's boarding house. The film crew had to work under difficult conditions and were dependent on wind and weather. Among other things, they made footage from a boat over the reefs. There were three cameramen working at once to be able to constantly get new angles. Inside the beach, the fishermen howled with laughter when Astrid Henning-Jensen went out and stood in water up to her neck next to the photographer, who was filming freely with the device raised high above her head. But the local fishermen were very helpful and often lent clothing for use in the film. The 17-year-old Kjeld Bentzen, who had black hair, played the lead role of Klit-Per. It was originally thought that he would have to be discolored to be lured by light, as most fisherman boys are. But then it was discovered that quite a number of West Sea fishermen were dark-haired and Kjeld Bentzen was allowed to appear in the film with his natural mane. For the film, approx. 22,000 meters of film, although no more than 2,700 meters was to be used for the final feature film.