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De to Guldgravere
Viggo Larsen, 1909
Gold fever, jealousy and a seductive woman put the friendship between two gold diggers to the test.In the Wild West, two men set out for the gold mines to seek their fortune. The men have a close friendship, but when the seductive Native American woman Minka shows up with an eerie offer, one of them suddenly faces a difficult dilemma.
Pat Corner
The bank guard and the director hear mysterious sounds coming from the basement vault, where all the gold is kept, and call in Master detective Pat Corner. Studying a floor plan, Corner quickly discovers a tunnel leading directly into the vault from a nearby pub. The tunnel ends in an old barn where an blind beggar often sleeps.
Et Budskab til Napoleon paa Elba
A group of sworn Napoleon supporters decide to inform the emperor of the plans for his release from captivity on Elba. They send a messenger off to the island, but because one of the conspirators has betrayed the plan, the journey becomes perilous.The film contains Danish intertitles.
Barnet som Velgører
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.
Børnedansen af Elverhøj
Peter Elfelt, 1902
The Children's Dance from 'Elverhøj', performed by Gudrun Christensen and Helga Smith.Elverhøj (1828; literal translation, Elves’ Hill) by Johan Ludvig Heiberg, with music by Frederik Kuhlau, is considered the Danish national play. It was commissioned by King Frederik VI for the marriage of his youngest daughter Vilhelmine Marie to Frederik Carl Christian (later King Frederik VII).
En livlig Drøm
Lau Lauritzen Sr., 1916
A young man unsuccessfully practices a variety of circus tricks at home. He then goes out on the town where his eagerness and clumsy excitement gets him in trouble more than once. In the end, the unfortunate clown manages to escape the most impossible situations after all.
Det gale Pensionat
Ubekendt, 1911
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.
Vestens Børn
Alfred Kjerulf, 1917
MOST WANTED |The Wild West as depicted by Nordisk Film – we would love to see that.WHAT'S IT ABOUT?Natural scientist Murphy gets lost and ends up with a tribe of Native Americans, where the chief’s daughter To-to tends to him lovingly. They get married and have a child, little Pawa, but not everyone in the tribe is happy about the alliance with the white man.
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.
Den Fremmede
Vilhelm Glückstadt, 1914
The young clerk Poul Wang is squandering his fortune on festive pleasures while being shadowed by a mysterious unknown figure. The following day, payment is due and Poul has to clandestinely visit a local loan shark. The growing interest rates tempt Poul to steal from his workplace, but he is discovered by a watchful colleague.
Mesterhypnotisøren
Lau Lauritzen Sr., 1919
Old Skipper Bims takes his daughter on a sailing trip and bitterly regrets it. Else falls head over heels for Helmsman Kik and Bims can’t stand that kind of romance! After the skipper has been hypnotised on land, he gets the idea that he might have hypnotic abilities himself, which could be used to separate Kik and his own daughter. The plan is put into action, but Bims has more regrets coming! It turns out that his newly discovered superpowers are even stronger than he himself had dared to hope.
Fangen fra Erie Country Tugthus
Fritz Magnussen, 1918
Colleagues Maurice and Charles are connected through a close friendship, as Maurice is engaged to Charles’ daughter Vera. Everything seems blissful, but Charles is hiding a terrible secret that he had gambled on the stock market and covered his loss by drawing up bills to the tune of hundreds of thousands in his son-in-law’s name. When Maurice realises what happened, he chooses to spare Vera from finding out the truth and save her father.