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Hatten med skatten

Lau Lauritzen Sr., 1918

A poor painter known as Peter Daub is putting the finishing touches on his latest painting. While working, Peter takes delivery of a new chest of drawers. He pays for the shipment with a top hat, which he later learns contained a treasure.

Henrettelsen

Peter Elfelt, 1903

A child murderess is led to her execution.

Hjertetyven

Lau Lauritzen Sr., 1919

The famous dancer Elva Marja is hotly pursued by man-of-the-world Henry Corner. He follows her from city to city, buying up all the theatre tickets so that she must perform for him alone, and besieges her house. Elva rejects him time and time again, but Henry’s passion can’t be restrained.

Holger Danske

Eduard Schnedler-Sørensen, 1910

FRAGMENT | In the cellars of Kronborg, a fully armed Holger the Dane sits quietly sleeping when he is suddenly called into action. Princess Gloriant has fallen into the clutches of the heathen giant Burmand, so Holger must act swiftly. Fortunately, he arrives in time to prevent the abductor from harming his intended victim.

Hotelmysterierne

Ubekendt, 1911

FRAGMENT | An infamous criminal couple, nicknamed ‘The Hotel Rats’, have long haunted the hotels of the city. As yet, no one has been able to best the cunning nocturnal thieves. One day, the proprietor of a hotel recently visited by these unwelcome guests turns to Sherlock Holmes for help.

Den hvide Slavehandel

August Blom, 1910

Anna, a young girl from a poor but honest household, is offered an attractive position as a lady's companion in London. Her childhood friend is worried, but she goes anyway. To Anna's horror, the "distinguished house" turns out to be a brothel and her first customer soon awaits her.

Den hvide Slavehandels sidste Offer

August Blom, 1911

On her way to her aunt's house, motherless young Edith is kidnapped by a white slave trader and put in a brothel. Luckily Mr. Faith, Edith's travel acquaintance, senses that something is wrong.

Manden uden Fremtid

Holger-Madsen, 1916

While holidaying, the beautiful heiress Grace meets the love of her life. Percy Fancourt is a cowboy and hardly a suitable match for a millionaire’s daughter – at least not if you ask her father. Reluctantly, she returns home.

Mellem Storbyens Artister

Eduard Schnedler-Sørensen, 1912

Every day is life and death for the circus performers of the big city. Tightrope dancer Ulla lives and works in a circus with her family. Tragically, her husband plunges to his death after a wrong step during the eternal acrobatic ‘dance macabre’.

Mens Juleklokkerne ringer

Alf Nielsen, 1917

It is Christmas Eve, and some are finding it easier to look forward to the upcoming celebrations than others. In the home of Widow Ejlersen and her adult son John, money is tight. John has spent his last dime on his mother’s rent, and as his boss refuses to give him an advance, he cannot even buy her a Christmas present.

Mesterhypnotisøren

Lau Lauritzen Sr., 1919

Old Skipper Bims takes his daughter on a sailing trip and bitterly regrets it. Else falls head over heels for Helmsman Kik and Bims can’t stand that kind of romance! After the skipper has been hypnotised on land, he gets the idea that he might have hypnotic abilities himself, which could be used to separate Kik and his own daughter. The plan is put into action, but Bims has more regrets coming! It turns out that his newly discovered superpowers are even stronger than he himself had dared to hope.

Min Svigerinde fra Amerika

Lau Lauritzen Sr., 1917

Mrs Balle catches her husband with another woman. He promptly explains that the woman is his sister-in-law from America. Further complications ensue.