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Manden med de ni Fingre IV

A.W. Sandberg, 1916

FRAGMENT | John Smith, a criminal who goes by the name The Man with the Nine Fingers, is sick of being behind bars. He eventually gets out of prison, and he and his gang make plans to rob the City Bank. When the cunning gang kidnaps the bank manager and demands a ransom of DKK 50,000, the skilled detective Sylvester Jackson is brought on board.

Die weissen Rosen

Urban Gad, 1916

The actress Thilda Wardier is courted by the wealthy Adam de Rochord, who presents her with a large bouquet of white roses every time they see each other. When Thilda is brought on board by a prestigious theatre in Ostend and wants to look suitably refined for the occasion, she borrows an expensive piece of family jewellery from Adam. However, a criminal gang staying in the same hotel as Adam and Thilda gets wind of the jewellery, and they cleverly manage to steal it and replace the real stones with fake ones.

Sjæletyven

Holger-Madsen, 1916

The family doctor Harmodi possesses hypnotic powers and has secretly taken control of Countess Judith’s mind. Precious jewellery has been going missing in the area lately, and Count Maximilian Coltenberg summons Detective Jurian Fox to prevent a theft of his jewels. Unfortunately, no measures can prevent an inside job, as the hypnotised countess has her own key to the safe.

Det bødes der for

August Blom, 1911

FRAGMENT | Wild love drives a woman to steal money from her own father. It is the lodging lieutenant Von Bremer, who has charmed her with empty words. Von Bremer leaves with the money, while the father throws the woman out.

Kameliadamen

Viggo Larsen, 1907

It is love at first sight when Armand Duval meets the courtisan Marguerite. They move in together and live happily until Armands father secretly pays Marguerite a visit to tell her that her questionable reputation has put Armand's entire family in disrepute. She sacrifices herself and leaves Armand, who – in the belief that she left of her own free will – embitters by grief and anger.

En Lektion

August Blom, 1911

When journalist Warren discovers that a charming pilot is about to seduce his wife, he decides to take revenge. He sneaks into the aircraft and turns it into a death trap. There’s a threat of a fatal ending, but the seducer also has an ace up his sleeve.

Magasinets Datter

August Blom, Thorleif Lund, 1918

The way to a woman’s happiness is a job at the Magasin du Nord department store. Or at least it is if we’re to believe this short story about the country girl Grethe, who gets a job at the department store’s weaving mill and meets the man of her life. We follow the happy couple from their first meeting at a mannequin exhibition to them decorating their shared home.

Das Liebes ABC

Magnus Stifter, 1916

When Lis meets her fiancé for the first time, she is severely disappointed. Having dreamed of a dashing, mysterious Latino man, she instead finds herself stuck with the shy and inexperienced Philip. Something must be done! Lis takes Philip to Paris, where she intends to teach him to be a real man.

Kærlighed og Venskab

Eduard Schnedler-Sørensen, 1912

Boarding school friends Edith and Yvonne's intimate friendship is put to the test by fate in this tragic love triangle. Their paths diverge when Edith's father dies and she has to move back home to her mother. Years pass, Edith marries a handsome officer, while Yvonne pursues an artistic career.

En Opfinders Skæbne

August Blom, 1912

The creative yet debt-ridden inventor Fred must sell his beloved prototype of an aeroplane. Fred’s wife is ill and needs expensive medicine. The buyer is the usurer Frank, who doesn’t understand technology other than a status symbol.

Den sorte Drøm

Urban Gad, 1911

Stella, a circus princess, has two suitors: young, handsome Count Waldberg and the greying, hidebound jeweller Hirsch. Stella’s love for Waldberg drives Hirsch mad with jealousy. He will stop at nothing to be near the woman of his dreams.

In dem grossen Augenblick

Urban Gad, 1911

FRAGMENT | When the maid Annie falls pregnant by a nephew of the owner of the estate where she works, she’s sent away. The child is given up for adoption and grows up on the estate. One day, when Annie wants her child back, her only friend, Johann, helps her with the abduction.