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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.

Mirakeltjeneren

Lau Lauritzen Sr., 1918

A comedy about the young squire who has his eye on his cousin from America. But her father does not approve of his side of the family, so the amorous squire must disguise himself as a butler in order to win his way into their good graces.

The film has Danish subtitles.

Mormonens Offer

August Blom, 1911

On a holiday, the family Gram meets a young, mysterious man who turns out to be a mormon. In spite of her fiancèes presence, the daughter Nina is drawn to the stranger. Hypnotized, she soon follows his every step.

Motorcyklisten

Viggo Larsen, 1908

A young man, crazy about motorcycles, buys an Ellehammer and drives it out of the store at wild speed. During his unruly driving, he knocks over several people, all of whom set out to chase him.

This short film is a popular and time-typical example of the so-called “pursuit farce”, or “running farce”, as the genre was called by the film’s director Viggo Larsen.

Storstadens Hyæne

Knud Lumbye, 1912

Having grown up in poverty, the ambitious Nana is determined to break out of it. She becomes part of the Paris theatre scene and gets involved with several of the men who court her. However, Nana’s impoverished past catches up with her, and the story comes to a tragic end.

Det berygtede Hus

Urban Gad, 1912

A young woman, Nina, works as a singer at a Copenhagen variety theatre, but when her contract expires she suddenly finds herself with no income to support her and her old mother. Upon seeing a newspaper advertisement looking for singers for a theatre in St. Petersburg, Nina jumps at the chance – and a few weeks later she is on her way.

Den nærsynede Guvernante

Viggo Larsen, 1909

Out for a stroll, the short-sighted governess is more absorbed in her paper than in governing. This leads to a series of unfortunate events. She returns home with a boy instead of the daughter of the house.

Hendes Ære

August Blom, 1911

Miss Vibeke takes no pleasure in hearing of her fiancé’s imminent arrival. For she is in fact in love with a handsome forester, Poul, and now the two lovers will only be able to meet in secret. But one night when Poul visits Vibeke in her room, things do not go as planned.

Naar Hjerterne kalder

Hjalmar Davidsen, 1916

FRAGMENT | The young, ambitious chemist Felix Saltau works at an explosives factory. Here he experiments with a new and particularly powerful explosive – an invention that will make him rich and, not least, worthy of marrying the boss’s daughter, Ilse. Unfortunately, the planned test fails, and Saltau is mocked by all the spectators there.