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The Count's Double
Holger Rasmussen, 1910, 15 min.
A burglar dresses up as a count in order to steal a valuable necklace from the count’s house.
Outwitted
Leo Tscherning, 1912, 13 min.
Karen has three tenacious suitors who woo her with great eagerness: lieutenant Schaleton, the poet Scherning and property owner Arnold. One day, her friend Ebba arrives from America, and friends and acquaintances are invited to a party. To find out if her many suitors are only interested in Karen’s money, she pretends, during the party, to get a letter telling her that she has gone bankrupt.
Love in the Tropics
August Blom, 1912, 33 min.
The young Englishman Cecil Brown lives and works on a tea plantation in India. When he is about to set off to London on leave, his Indian girlfriend Profula wants to go with him. He refuses even though she begs him.
The Four Devils
Robert Dinesen, Alfred Lind, 1911, 35 min.
As children, Fritz and Adolphe are sold to a traveling showman, who trains them to become circus artists. Together with the two girls Louise and Aimée, they perform to audiences night after night while being subjected to a harsh training regimen and daily beatings. As the four friends grow up to become young adults, their master dies, and they begin to perform to an enthusiastic audience as The Four Devils.
In the Thrall of Opium
Robert Dinesen, 1918, 52 min.
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?
The Power of Love
A.W. Sandberg, 1919, 92 min.
Nina turns in a wanted criminal, Carl Weldon, to get the reward and save her ailing mother. But when Nina returns, her mother has already expired. Visiting his father in jail, Weldon’s son Victor learns that his father is innocent of the murder for which he has been convicted.
The Clown's Revenge
Valdemar Hansen, 1912, 26 min.
The artistic cyclist Gaumont, his girlfriend Baptista, and their partner Rosa arrive in town with their travelling circus. Rosa is secretly in love with Gaumont, and to her great delight, she gets the opportunity to travel alone with him when Baptista gets injured and is bedridden. The two of them grow closer in secret, but the clown Pierre, who has set his sights on Baptista, gossips about the lovebirds for his own gain, thus igniting a fatal thirst for revenge in the betrayed.
The House of Fatal Love
A.W. Sandberg, 1920, 11 min.
FRAGMENT | A curse by ancient spirits haunts the living in ‘The House of Fatal Love’. In spite of his young age, Count Eric Denton is very angry and jealous, which frightens his beautiful wife. Eric is to inherit a castle from his dying uncle.
In Defence of the Nation
August Blom, 1916, 67 min.
Out of the blue, war is declared, making two otherwise friendly neighbouring nations deadly enemies. Amid the inferno, finding themselves on different sides of the conflict, Elsa and Alexis are forced to call off their engagement. Will they ever get back together again?
Day of Judgement
Fritz Magnussen, 1918, 71 min.
Michael von Straeten is an unscrupulous financier whose harshness and cynicism have earned him the nickname ‘The Tiger’. He destroys his enemies with no mercy and no regrets, watching calmly when his victims come close to starving to death. Will von Straeten see the error of his ways when he is brought face to face with all the evil deeds of his life? Or is it too late for von Straeten to make amends for the lives he has ruined, escaping the ultimate punishment on Judgement Day?No English subtitles available.
One Lover Too Many
Johannes Meyer, 1924, 58 min.
Baron Preben is an unfortunate man – at least when it comes to the ladies. He has long waited for an opportunity to declare his true feelings for his good friend Ida. So when a romantic rival shows up during Midsummer celebrations, Preben has to propose sooner than he would like.
The Great Circus Catastrophe (Fire)
Eduard Schnedler-Sørensen, 1912, 39 min.
When Count Willy von Rosenörn finds himself broke, he moves in to an artist hotel where he meets the staff of Circus Carino. He falls madly in love with Mademoiselle Doré and recklessly plans to perform a deadly stunt to impress her.