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Kriminalgaaden i Kingosgade

Hjalmar Davidsen, 1917

FRAGMENT | Criminal detective Oliver Svift and his assistant Henry Mill embark on something of a hair-raising adventure as they take on the task of helping Kitty Williams. She has rented out her late father’s carpentry workshop to a gentleman who suddenly appears to have a hidden agenda. Svift and Mill set about finding out if there’s anything untoward going on.

Digteren og Basunblæseren

Lau Lauritzen Sr., 1916

FRAGMENT | Two good friends – Pengel the writer and Pustervig the trumpeter – live in next-door garrets. When Pengel’s rich uncle announces his imminent arrival, they get busy remaking their crude abode into a stately home.

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Stakkels Karin

Hjalmar Davidsen, 1919

Karin is a model for the painter Otto Werner, with whom she is very much in love. He, however, is merely toying with her emotions. When he becomes reacquainted with a former mistress, he soon forgets all about Karin.

Ridderen af den bedrøvelige Skikkelse

Lau Lauritzen Sr., 1917

FRAGMENT | Hannibal comes across as a total lunatic in his desperate attempt to impress Miss Alma and her father. The troubles arise when Hannibal forgets his nicest shirt at home. Only at Alma’s house does he discover – to his horror – that he is still wearing his striped woollen shirt.

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?

Je' sku' tale me' Jør'nsen

Lau Lauritzen Sr., 1917

Nokke and Jørgensen are tram railgrinders and good friends. Jørgensen drinks too much, while Nokke in vain urges his friend to give up the bottle. When Jørgensen ends up in hospital, Nokke shows up to talk some sense into his sick friend.

Kærlighed og Overtro

Lau Lauritzen Sr., 1920

When head clerk Wange sets out to propose to the love of his life, Julie, he is rejected on the grounds that he is too staid and earthbound for her. A particularly pretentious and conceited poet is much more to her liking. Wange must find a way to prove to Julie that he is truly adventurous and romantic.

Et livligt Pensionat

Lau Lauritzen Sr., 1917

FRAGMENT | The ageing Miss Tillesen runs a boarding house, but her temper will soon run it to the ground. Tillesen’s young niece, Anna, decides to attract new boarders with a pretentious advertisement. Soon enough there’s bite from four would-be gentlemen, all of whom confuse Anna to be the boarding house’s landlady.

Gæstespillet

Eduard Schnedler-Sørensen, 1913

FRAGMENT | At a party, Frede meets the popular actress Edith, with whom he falls head over heels in love. One day, he’s in the theatre to see her perform, he overhears a conversation which shows her in a new and bad light. Frede chooses to travel away, and he doesn’t see Edith until many years later, when she comes on an unannounced visit.

Carl Alstrups Kærlighed paa Aktier

Lau Lauritzen Sr., 1915

A penniless student, Jean Valour, falls in love with a millionaire’s daughter, Madeleine Chanteloup. Making a bet with his friends, he vows that within six months she will be his wife. But how can a student without money or rank ever hope to get her father’s blessing? Together with his friends, Jean devises a cunning plan that involves a start-up corporation and an older, unmarried baroness.

Han er løbet med min Kone

Lau Lauritzen Sr., 1918

Harry Spleed’s jealousy near turns to madness when he finds a torn letter to his wife from a mysterious “Johan”. Harry knows three Johans, so one of them must be the culprit! He seeks them all out, convinced that each of them has run off with his wife. Harry ends up with a pair of black eyes before heading home.

Dansegalskab

Lau Lauritzen Sr., 1917

FRAGMENT | Tønne secretly visits a posh lady for dance lessons, which his wife mistakes for infidelity. All attempts to convince his missus that the visits are just about dancing seem to fall on deaf ears. Perhaps not too strange, as it turns out that Tønne has learnt almost nothing from his lessons.