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Barnet som Velgører

Viggo Larsen, 1909

The fates of two people align as a beggar tries to steal money from a sleeping newspaper boy. Instead of reporting the crook to the police, the benevolent boy buys him a hearty meal, convinces him to give up drinking and helps him back onto the right path in life. Soon enough the beggar has a job, money and a roof over his head.

Vidundercigaren

Viggo Larsen, 1909

FRAGMENT | Young Hansen is deeply in love with his boss’s daughter and regularly meets with her in secret. One day, the boss catches them and throws Hansen out on his ear. Hansen goes to the local bar to drown his sorrows.

Kean

Holger Rasmussen, 1910

FRAGMENT | The film is loosely based on Alexandre Dumas’ play about the celebrated actor Kean, who moves effortlessly through all walks of life in 1830s London. One evening he’s in the company of counts and princes, and the next he’s enjoying the company of poor artists at the city’s pubs. A series of infatuations drive him into a complicated love drama.

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.

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.

Det indiske Gudebillede

Ubekendt, 1915

When a dying patient gives him a statue of an Indian god, the doctor John Schmidt thinks nothing of it. He barely gets home before mysterious things start happening. A knight’s armour comes to life, a servant gets ambushed, and Schmidt’s wife disappears without a trace! The secret Indian society is behind it and will do everything to get hold of the statue.

I Tronens Skygge

Einar Zangenberg, 1914

When Prince Otto is involved in a hunting accident, the game warden’s daughter Ellen becomes his nurse. She falls head over heels in love with him and the infatuation is mutual. But when the prince’s father, the ruler, dies, it turns out that the prince’s heart is bequeathed to someone else.

Dr. Nicholson og den blaa Diamant

Ubekendt, 1913

Mysterious, hookah-smoking Doctor Nicholson will stop at nothing to get his hands on the valuable “blue diamond.” A rich man’s daughter, a poor French count, a marriage of convenience, bomb threats and explosions, kidnapping and cocaine are just a few of the ingredients in Nicholson’s dogged struggle to obtain the precious diamond.

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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?

En Kunstners Gennembrud

Holger-Madsen, 1919

A young violinist, Emanuel, dreams of becoming the best in the world. He gets the full support of his mother, who has sacrificed everything for his brilliant career. When she is on her deathbed, he’s faced with a terrible choice: According to an old legend, his violin will have the most beautiful sound if it catches the dying mother’s last breath.

Den glade Løjtnant

Robert Dinesen, 1912

When Lucca meets Lt Victor quite by chance, he sweeps her off her feet in a whirlwind romance and the couple are quickly engaged. Unfortunately, the cheerful lieutenant turns out to be a drunkard, so the engagement is called off and Victor leaves for South America. When he returns a few years later, he has become an upstanding pillar of the community.

Rovedderkoppen

August Blom, 1916

FRAGMENT | The titular villain is an infamous international criminal, Mrs Valentin Kempel, known as “The Predator Spider” due to her habit of ensnaring innocent victims in her web. Men are enchanted by her, and she uses this to coerce them into taking part in her criminal activities. When one of her victims takes his own life, the victim’s brother and a detective decide to put an end to the beautiful criminal’s reign of terror.