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The Disturbed Sentry
Ubekendt, 1912, 5 min.
Four soldiers are passing away time when one, looking through the window, spies a pretty girl sitting on a veranda on the opposite side of the street. Naturally, the cards are left, and the four are soon crowding the window, each vying for the girl's attention, much to her amusement. Even their officer, who enters the room to scold them, is soon absorbed in making eyes at the charming creature.
The Non-Stop Motorcycle
Viggo Larsen, 1908, 4 min.
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.
Among Copenhagen Apaches
Ernst Munkeboe, 1911, 2 min.
FRAGMENT | When it’s discovered that Fanny, a poor cigar worker, is frequenting the quarters of the manufacturer’s rich son, she’s banished from both home and work. All hope seems to be lost for Fanny, but her luck turns when she’s hired as a cigar roller at a cigar shop – or that’s what she thinks. It quickly transpires that the “cigar shop” is merely a cover for shadier affairs.
A Lively Night
Lau Lauritzen Sr., 1916, 9 min.
FRAGMENT | Petersen has forgotten his gentlemen’s club-appointment and has to employ every trick to escape from home unseen. Mrs. Petersen watches over him like a hawk, and he only gets respite as he starts faking a toothache.
Sweet Little Thing
Lau Lauritzen Sr., 1919, 3 min.
FRAGMENT | In the eyes of a jealous husband, a puppy is easily mistaken for an illegitimate child. Mr. Vibe wants nothing to do with the family’s new puppy and is thus unaware that Mrs.
She Writes on a Machine
Lau Lauritzen Sr., 1918, 16 min.
The only reason the two lawyers, Chit and Chat, haven’t gone bankrupt is their talented secretary, Amanda. But when Amanda suddenly stands to inherit millions, things look quite bleak for Chit and Chat. They have to turn up the charm if they want to keep her.
Football Calamities
Lau Lauritzen Sr., 1919, 12 min.
For rentier Back – senior football fan – it’s always coming home. Unfortunately for the domestic peace, his finicky wife doesn’t share his enthusiasm for football at all. When Mrs.
Fred As Soldier
Christian Schrøder, 1913, 10 min.
The usually cheerful Fred has been called up for military service, and he is less than enthusiastic about the prospect, however honourable the assignment may be. But Fred has a plan: he will prove to the entire regiment that he is unworthy of the task – and wriggle his way out of service that way.No English subtitles available.
A Printer's Error
A typo in the newspaper sends a frisky model to treat the ill professor Knolle and a strict nurse to the croquis-artist Klat. While the supple model is about to undress in front of the embarrassed professor, the dumbfounded nurse wonders if the groping croquis-artist is actually a psychiatric patient. The film has German intertitles with Danish subtitles.
Fred As Decorator
Sofus Wolder, 1913, 8 min.
A cheerful, lively decorator is given the task of upholstering a chair in a wealthy household. However, his working methods prove somewhat unorthodox, and before long the splendid home needs an entire flock of craftsmen.
The Girls from Cafe Maxim
Ubekendt, 1911, 15 min.
Three troublemakers, one clumsy maid and the strictest madam in town – everything is as usual at the “Peace and Quiet” boarding house. That is, until the madam of the house grows tired of the maid and authorises her three boarders to find her a replacement while she’s visiting a friend. After a wild night out, the three gentlemen return with three cute girl under their arms.
On special commission
Lau Lauritzen Sr., 1916, 15 min.
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.