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Katastrofen i Dokken

Vilhelm Glückstadt, 1913

FRAGMENT | Gernau, a successful engineer, is married to a younger woman, Anna. Their marriage is fraught with jealousy, with Anna still being wooed by her former sweetheart. When an accident occurs at the inauguration of his life’s work, The Dock, Gernau’s world collapses.

Spiritisten

Holger-Madsen, 1916

MOST WANTED | The preserved photographs testify to innovative visuals with expressive camera angles and beautiful compositions. In addition, the plot of the film centres on a fascinating subject: spiritism.


WHAT'S IT ABOUT?
When Mrs.

De mystiske Z-Straaler

George Schnéevoigt, 1915

MOST WANTED | The film is also known as ‘The Skeleton Dance’ and ‘The Dance of Death’. The preserved still images do not reveal whether the film actually features a dancer lit up by X-rays to reveal the bones inside. How might one of Danish film’s most talented cinematographers of the time, George Schnéevoigt, have solved this technical challenge? Our curiosity is further piqued by the fact that he was also the director and screenwriter on this film, and we would love to see the result.

I tjenstligt Øjemed

Lau Lauritzen Sr., 1916

Rittmaster Rebbs receives a lewd letter from an old lover and travels into town “on special commission”. However, in the five years since the rittmaster last saw his Lulu, he also got married. His cunning wife soon suspects mischief, tracks down the rittmaster’s hotel room, and lies in wait in the bed.

Grubeejerens Død

George Schnéevoigt, 1916

FRAGMENT | Bedridden mine owner Werner dies of an accidental opium overdose and his foster daughter is suspected of killing him. The mine owner’s friend Hard was in prison for theft, and his daughter Erna was therefore in Werner’s care. Hard escaped from prison and found Werner on his deathbed.

De skraa Brædder

Robert Dinesen, 1918

When her husband, an aspiring poet, gets his theatrical script rejected, Agnes Holck decides to take matters into her own hands. With the script in hand, she seeks out theatre director Viggo Reyner who takes an interest – not in the play, but in Agnes herself! However, his former favourite actress Lily Werner, doesn’t like being ignored. While the director is working on the seduction of Agnes, she cooks up some sinister revenge plans with fatal consequences.

Skandalemageren

Lau Lauritzen Sr., 1919

FRAGMENT | Every white hair on old Douglas Morland’s head can be attributed to his nephew, the scandalmonger Basil. The root of the family quarrel is Basil’s engagement to a simple showgirl, whom Uncle Douglas’s delicate sensibilities do not approve. So the two stubborn men have a duel with extravagant pranks as their weapon of choice.

Kriminalgaaden i Kingosgade

Hjalmar Davidsen, 1917

FRAGMENT | Criminal detective Oliver Svift and his assistant Henry Mill embark on something of a hair-raising adventure as they take on the task of helping Kitty Williams. She has rented out her late father’s carpentry workshop to a gentleman who suddenly appears to have a hidden agenda. Svift and Mill set about finding out if there’s anything untoward going on.

Digteren og Basunblæseren

Lau Lauritzen Sr., 1916

FRAGMENT | Two good friends – Pengel the writer and Pustervig the trumpeter – live in next-door garrets. When Pengel’s rich uncle announces his imminent arrival, they get busy remaking their crude abode into a stately home.

The preserved material is a fragment.

Stakkels Karin

Hjalmar Davidsen, 1919

Karin is a model for the painter Otto Werner, with whom she is very much in love. He, however, is merely toying with her emotions. When he becomes reacquainted with a former mistress, he soon forgets all about Karin.

Ridderen af den bedrøvelige Skikkelse

Lau Lauritzen Sr., 1917

FRAGMENT | Hannibal comes across as a total lunatic in his desperate attempt to impress Miss Alma and her father. The troubles arise when Hannibal forgets his nicest shirt at home. Only at Alma’s house does he discover – to his horror – that he is still wearing his striped woollen shirt.

I Opiumets Magt

Robert Dinesen, 1918

A deeply indebted count blackmails his old school friend to rescind his engagement to the millionaire's daughter Lizzie. His plan is to get access to the family's fortune through a relationship with her. He initially manages to get the girl, but will he get his hands on the money that he so desperately needs?