Room 20 - The Telephone booth

A genuine red telephone booth is on show in Room 20. By turning the number dial inside the booth, you can choose between three films themed on PRODUCTION, PLEASURE and PERFORMANCE. The films contextualise the spirit of the times from the 1920s to the 1940s and present expressions of modernity and an urban lifestyle.

Mardi 8

Director: Nicolas Lim

Sound Mixer: Elias Arias

Graphic Artist: Cecile Commeat

Post Production Director: Nicolas Lim

Post Production Assistant: Marlène Blondeau

Project Managers: Clothilde Lepas and Montse Cerdan

Producer: Youenn Le Guen

The National Museum

Curator: Denise Hagströmer

Curator Learning: Ole Høeg Gaudernack

Editors: Anne Qvale and Klaus Kottmann

Project Managers: Amanda Ward and Rowena Hamilton

Multimedia Editorial Board

Archive

PRODUCTION

Telephone exchange at Røros, 1930 – Photo: Unknown photographer / Rørosmuseet
Wicker chair production, Stranda, 1930s – Photo: Hjalmar Langlo / Aalesund Museum / Fylkesarkivet
Steel production, Ekornes, 1935 – Photo: Bjørn Sandvik / Norsk Møbelfaglig senter
Furniture production, Trondheims Jernindustri A/S, 1941 – Photo: Schrøder / Sverresborg Trøndelag Folkemuseum
Pressing aluminium for baking dishes, 1937 – Photo: Vestfoldmuseene
Production of aluminium for coffee pots and milk buckets, 1937 – Photo: Vestfoldmuseene
Soldering coffee pots, 1946 – Photo: Vestfoldmuseene
Johannes Dale, A/S Graverens Teglverk, 1930 – Photo: Unknown photographer / Jærmuseet
Lalla Hvalstad and Lili Scheel in their ceramic workshop, 1943 – Photo: Rigmor Dahl Delphin / Museum of Oslo
Weaving linen, A/S Joh. Petersens Linvarefabrik – Photo: The Norwegian Museum of Cultural History
Seamstresses at work on sewing machines, 1938 – Photo: Gard Paulsen / Stavanger Byarkiv
Women knitting in a living room, 1930s – Photo: Gard Paulsen / Stavanger Byarkiv
Office staff of Sporveisselskapet, 1928 – Photo: Anders Beer Wilse / the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History

PLEASURE

Skansen Restaurant, 1930 – Photo: Mittet & Co / Museum of Oslo
Frogner garden allotments, 1934 – Photo: Henriksen & Steen / National Library of Norway
Frogner garden allotments, 1935 – Photo: Henriksen & Steen / National Library of Norway
Summer picnic on the island of Dønna, Nordland – Photo: Aksel Storvik / Helgeland Museum
Swimming, Oslo, 1936 – Photo: National Library of Norway
Sjøstrand Bad, 1935 – Photo: NTB
Three women in swimsuits relaxing by the Oslo Fjord, 1927 – Photo: the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History
Beach trip, Ingierstrand, Oslo, 1937 – Photo: Anders Beer Wilse / the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History
Exterior of Klingenberg Cinema – Photo: NTB
Regatta on the Oslo Fjord, 1929 – Photo: Henriksen & Steen / National Library of Norway
Dancers on a boat deck, 1925 – Photo: Unknown photographer / Museum of Oslo
Camping trip, 1935 – Photo: Håkon Prestkværn / Anno Museum
Couple on a bicycle trip, Løten, Hedmark, 1940 – Photo: Ole M. Martinsen / Anno Museum
Couple on a road trip, 1920s – Photo: Unknown photographer / Museum of Oslo
Automobile exhibition, Trondheim, 1938 – Photo: Schrøder / Sverresborg Trøndelag Folkemuseum
Entrance to Klingenberg Cinema, Oslo, 1930 – Photo: Unknown photographer / Akershusbasen
Girls skiing in Nordmarka, Oslo, 1925 – Photo: Unknown photographer / Museum of Oslo
Skiers in Nordmarka, Oslo, 1936 – Photo: Anders Beer Wilse / the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History
Men smoking, Vinje, Telemark, 1940 – Photo: Unknown photographer / Norsk Industriarbeidermuseum
Children skating, 1933 – Photo: Anders Beer Wilse / Museum of Oslo
New telephone booth in Piperviken, Oslo 1935 – Photo: Norsk Teknisk Museum

PERFORMANCE

Dancers at Chat Noir, 1927 – Photo: Hans Henriksen / National Library of Norway
Lalla Carlsen at Chat Noir, 1920 – Photo: Unknown photographer / the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History
Harstad mixed choir, 1920s – Photo: Slagstad Bernhard / Sør-Troms Museum
Performance of ‘Reisen til julestjernen’, Den Nationale Scene, 1925 – Photo: Selmer Malvin Nordland / Museum of Oslo
Performance of ‘Elverhøi’, Den Nationale Scene, 1926 – Photo: Selmer Malvin Nordland / Museum of Oslo
The twins Pål and Leif Roschberg / The Rocky Twins, 1928 – Photo: Unknown / Theatre History Collection / Museum of Oslo
The musical review ‘For Full Musik’, 1937 – Photo: Schrøder / Sverresborg Trøndelag Folkemuseum
Den Røde Mølle’s restaurant orchestra, 1935 – Photo: Anders Beer Wilse / Museum of Oslo
Dance at Edderkoppen Theatre, 1942 – Photo: Leif Ørnelund / Museum of Oslo
Lillebil Ibsen does her morning exercises, 1939 – Photo: Rigmor Dahl Delphin / Museum of Oslo
The filming of ‘Tørres Snørtevold’, 1939 – Photo: Rigmor Dahl Delphin / Museum of Oslo
Sonja Henie skating at Frogner Stadium, 1930 – Photo: Henriksen & Steen A/S / Museum of Oslo
Women in front of a telephone booth, Stortorget, Oslo, 1940 – Photo: Rigmor Dahl Delphin

Music

“Foire”, fourth movement from Pauline Hall’s Verlaine Suite from 1929, performed by the Norwegian Radio Orchestra, conducted by Christian Eggen. Recording from the album Pauline Hall: Verlaine Suite and other works, Simax, 2008.

 

“Vi selv og våre hjem”, performed by Kirsten Heiberg, recorded in 1935, lyrics and music by Finn Bø, freely adapted from Irving Berlin’s Easter Parade. Recording from the album Syngende skuespillere, Normann Records, 2009.

 

“After You’ve Gone”, performed by Louis Armstrong, recorded in 1929, lyrics and music by Henry Creamer and Turner Layton. Recording from the album The Okeh, Columbia RCA Victor Recordings, 1925–1933, Sony Music, 2012.