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Under Savklingens Tænder
Holger-Madsen, 1913
The usurer Sintram lives and breathes for money and, for this very reason; he disinherits his charitable son Floridan. Embittered, Sintram buries his fortune in the forest and hides a will in a beech tree, with his estate left to anyone who finds it. This act is the only hard physical work the old usurer has done in his life and, ironically, the exhaustion kills him.
Jafet, der søger sig en Fader IV. Maalet naaet
Emanuel Gregers, 1922
Japhet is imprisoned and sentenced to death for a murder he never committed. Although he’s saved at the last minute, the hardships have taken their toll on him, and he’s broken in body and soul when they finally release him. Still, he gathers the strength to set out one last time to find his father.
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.
Badets Dronning
Eduard Schnedler-Sørensen, 1912
Mrs Blanc is taking a seaside holiday and is courted by no less than three bachelors eagerly vying for her attention. They are blissfully unaware that Mrs Blanc is both a wife and a mother, but they will soon find out.The film contains Dutch intertitles with Danish subtitles.
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.
De Tre Kammerater
August Blom, 1912
Lieutenant Udo visits his family in the company of two good friends of his. One of them – Lieutenant Borch – immediately falls in love with Udo’s sister, Ebba, and she with him. While caught up in the rush of new love, he receives a letter from a loan shark to whom he owes money, demanding that he pay the debt immediately.
Du skal ikke solde
A long, wet night in the city results in a serious case of hangovers. Mr. Knold must realise this when he has to start his day’s work after only a few hours of sleep.
Tøffelheltens Fødselsdag
Lau Lauritzen Sr., 1918
In the main protagonist’s household, his wife, Ilsebil, calls all the shots. Even on his own birthday he cannot get a word in edgewise, and when some friends invite him out for the evening, his wife takes the key to the front door so he cannot get out. Later that night, the henpecked husband seizes an opportunity to escape, but when he finally returns home he is in for a nasty surprise.
Jafet, der søger sig en Fader II. Værtshuset ved Mount Castle
Two friends, Japhet and Tim, travel to London with the gypsy girl Fleta. There Japhet gains access to the bourgeoisie, where the gypsy queen Nattée had predicted he would find his father. Through a mysterious letter marked with the initials J.
Lykkens Blændværk
Emanuel Gregers, 1919
Poul and Alva have been married for a few years when dark clouds begin to gather over their marriage. The dream of having a child doesn’t come true, and the couple drifts further and further apart. Alva escapes into her great passion – music, while Poul becomes embittered by the injustice of fate.
Hans lille Dengse
For 14 years, merchant Thippe has been paying child support to his dear son, although he has never seen the boy. For the sake of the family legacy, and economic certainty, Thippe decides to meet his offspring. However, something is not quite right.
Dyrekøbt Ære
William Augustinus, 1911
Doctor Thaw cheats on his wife, Rose, with her friend, Nina. One evening, while he’s out enjoying his secret happiness, Rose is murdered by a burglar, and he finds her limp and cold body in their marital bed the next morning. Out of respect for Nina, he refuses to say where he was at the time of the murder and ends up being charged with the murder of his wife.