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Fritz Magnussen, 1920
Marcus Bloomer, a district attorney, receives a divine revelation the night before he is to sentence a young man to death. The herald of the revelation takes the form of Bloomer’s former sweetheart Reine, who shows him the greatest mistake of his life: twenty years ago, Bloomer chose his career over Reine, who birthed a fatherless child. In a cruel twist of fate, the child that Bloomer abandoned turns out to be the very same young man he must now sentence to death.
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.
Kærlighedens Almagt
A.W. Sandberg, 1919
Nina turns in a wanted criminal, Carl Weldon, to get the reward and save her ailing mother. But when Nina returns, her mother has already expired. Visiting his father in jail, Weldon’s son Victor learns that his father is innocent of the murder for which he has been convicted.
Mod Lyset
Holger-Madsen, 1919
Countess Ysabel is a young, wealthy woman adored by many men. An elegant baron and adventurer has managed to win her heart, yet she continues to toy with the feelings of her other suitors. Her actions have fatal consequences when a young man takes his own life out of unrequited love, and when the baron also turns out to be hiding a terrible secret, Ysabel’s world collapses.
Stodderprinsessen
A.W. Sandberg, 1920
The carefree Countess Evelyn lives a life of luxury at her people’s expense. Even her 25th birthday must be celebrated with a bang, even though the coffers are empty and the people are waiting for their paychecks. The estate’s main creditor, Mr.
Folkets Ven
Holger-Madsen, 1918
The social storm after World War I divides the people. In the eye of the storm are three brothers fighting for the lower classes, each in his own way. Waldo the blacksmith wants a world revolution by power and violence.
Kærlighedsvalsen
FRAGMENT | A curse by ancient spirits haunts the living in ‘The House of Fatal Love’. In spite of his young age, Count Eric Denton is very angry and jealous, which frightens his beautiful wife. Eric is to inherit a castle from his dying uncle.
Samvittighedskvaler
Olaf Fønss, 1920
MOST WANTED | The film is a Fønss extravaganza: it is written, directed and performed by Olaf Fønss. In fact, he is the only member of the cast.WHAT'S IT ABOUT?A young man who has enjoyed great financial prosperity during the war suddenly goes bankrupt and ends up on the brink of poverty.
Timeglasset
Fritz Magnussen, 1922
The lawyer Magnus Brygge has everything – a good job, two beautiful children and a young, beautiful student who has set her eyes on him. But soon his luck will begin to turn. A sleazy painter with nefarious ulterior motives first turns the head of the professor’s daughter and then of his young bride-to-be, with fatal outcomes and broken relationships as a result.
Vor fælles Ven
A.W. Sandberg, 1921
A fisherman finds a corpse in a river, and he turns out to have been the victim of murder. The dead man is John Harmon, a millionaire’s son who was just about to inherit his father’s fortune. The investigation abounds with mysterious events, and a stranger suddenly appears – might he be the killer?About 50% of the film's second half is lost.
Har jeg Ret til at tage mit eget Liv?
Holger-Madsen, 1920
Family man Poul Berg is tempted by a questionable investement offer and indebts himself to a point where suicide seems like the only way out. His widow struggles to maintain even a simple standard of living for herself and their three children, who are fatally marked by their fathers deed.
Lykkens Galoscher
Gunnar Sommerfeldt, 1921
Everybody wishes for the happiness just outside their reach, without regard to the cost. One day, a pair of magical galoshes appear in the big city, which have the power to grant the wishes of anyone who wears them. The galoshes find their way to many wearers from all walks of life, who all learn an important lesson about being content with what they have.