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Frelst fra Forbrydelsens Vej

Ubekendt, 1913

FRAGMENT | Margrethe is in love with Worm, who only sees her as a fleeting youthful infatuation. When he suddenly leaves, he abandons both Margrethe and their unborn son. Fate leads them down vastly different paths, and their son Hans grows up and is forced to become a criminal.

En bevæget Nat

Lau Lauritzen Sr., 1916

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.

Den kære Husfred

Lau Lauritzen Sr., 1921

War has been declared in the aptly named “Villa Pax”. The war-ladies, Mrs. Sørensen and Mrs.

Peder Tordenskjold

Ernst Munkeboe, 1910

The film is based on the true story of the Danish-Norwegian sea hero Peter Wessel Tordenskiold’s exploits during the Great Northern War of 1709 to 1720. The action is composed of a number of significant events, such as the departure with the frigate Løvendals Galej in 1912, the Battle of Colberghejde in 1715, Tordenskiold’s elevation to nobility in 1916 and his death in 1920.
In addition, the director has built a love story around the photograph of a Miss Norris that Tordenskiold carried in his breast pocket when he died.

Den sorte Hætte

William Augustinus, 1911

Sherlock Holmes is hired to locate a husband abducted by “The Black Hood".

The preserved material is roughly complete. Since the film survives from a worn copy, there are a few unintentional jump cuts and other damages.

Det gyldne Horn

Gunnar Robert Hansen, 1923

Friends Peder and Oluf are neighbours and meet regularly for a pint and a game of chess. In secret, Oluf casts a roving eye at his friend’s wife, Mette, who is clearly receptive to his charms. But he has no need to look for a wife, he tells Peder, who mocks him for being a bachelor.

København ved Nat

Carl Alstrup, 1910

Four good friends are so engrossed with their card game that they are late to pick up their wives at the theatre. So why not continue where they left off? The four gentlemen embark on a wild trip through the Copenhagen night life, a cornucopia of hot chicks, strong drinks and daring dances.

Lykken svunden og genvunden

Hjalmar Davidsen, 1914

FRAGMENT | Solicitor von Ramm lives alone with his little daughter, whom he had with his teenage sweetheart Klara. At a party, he randomly encounters Klara, who has since married the talented pulmologist von Esmarck. Ramm gives into Klara’s desire to see their child again, and the love between them is suddenly rekindled.

Kokain-Rusen

Carl Alstrup, 1925

FRAGMENT | The eccentric Tom Nigel strolls through Copenhagen. Psychedelic dreams and grotesque coincidences propel him from one insane situation to the next. Via a personal ad he never submitted, he meets a mysterious woman with giant teeth and cannot get rid of her again.

Kærlighed og Penge

Leo Tscherning, 1912

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.

De er splittergale

Lau Lauritzen Sr., 1919

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.

Hadda Padda

Guðmundur Kamban, 1924

Hrafnildur, also known as “Hadda Padda", and her sister Kristrun are spending the summer in scenic Breidabol with Hadda Padda’s fiancé, Ingolf. A pleasant time is had by all, until Kristrun and Ingolf can deny their love no longer and Ingolf breaks up with Hadda Padda. Deeply wounded, she plots her revenge.