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- In 4 episodic tales of human suffering: the temptation of Jesus, the Spanish Inquisition, the French Revolution and the Russo-Finnish war of 1918, Satan attempts to win God's favor.
- A lawyer blackmails a society lady about her past. Will the Joker come to her rescue?
- A successful clown is abandoned by his wife for a count.
- An upperclass war widow marries again. The new husband is also an officer, and soon he has to go to the next war. At the outbreak, she's the only one who does not cheer about it. And the terrors of war soon bring almost all of her friends and relatives, among them generals and high government officials to the same conclusion: War does not pay.
- A Mormon missionary seduces and kidnaps an attractive young woman, forcing her to accompany him to Utah to become one of his wives.
- A pretty farm yard scene opens this subject. The farmer's daughter has two admirers, one a farm laborer, employed by her father, and the other, a young man neighbor farmer of good financial standing. The father is in arrears with his rent, and the rich young suitor to his daughter offers to get him out of the difficulty, providing he will give him his daughter's hand in marriage. The father consents, hut the girl soon shows her objection, preferring the love of the laborer. The rejected suitor, in anger, enters the farmer's barn, intent upon revenge, and accidentally sets fire to the structure. He tries to throw suspicion upon the farmer, but two tramps point out the real culprit, having seen him enter the barn. The young laborer re-enters the employ of the farmer, whom he assists financially with the winnings of a large lottery and later marries the daughter.
- Early romantic and mildly erotic comedy by Danish star director Erik Balling who earned his first Bodil awards from this 1953 movie. It's all about an anonymous little gray book originating from sexually advanced Paris. The book doesn't look like much, but shouldn't be judged by its cover. Wherever this book goes, something will happen. And for sure, this book goes around.
- Two white hunters accompanied by their servant go hunting in the African jungle. They see various animals and shoot a lion.
- Marguerite, a beautiful woman of affairs, falls for the young and promising Armand, but sacrifices her love for him for the sake of his future and reputation.
- A wealthy young man, Edgar, sees a shop-girl, Ellen, and is immediately attracted to her. He buys her flowers. They meet next Sunday and, presumably, often thereafter. Three months later Ellen is pregnant. The couple decide to marry, and Edgar tells his mother. His father convinces him not to marry.
- An adaptation of Karin Michaëlis' novel, also published as The Dangerous Age: Letters and Fragments from a Woman's Diary. It focused on themes of gender roles and sexuality.
- The action begins one early summer morning in a hostel, where we see, among others, two young girls, a law student, Ruth, and a small office lady, Ilse. From their conversation, we understand that Ilse has a very bourgeois outlook on life. By chance, these two girls come across one of Ruth's fellow students, Pontus Berthelsen, who is spending the summer holidays in a fisherman's cabin. Ilse, who has little world experience, quickly takes an interest in Pontus, who possesses a lot of innate charm. Pontus does his best to conquer Ilse, but her bourgeois attitude means - at first - that she does not fall for his rather deft approaches.
- The story of the enmity of two manufacturers-competitors. In the fight against his competitor, one of them shows such diabolical sophistication that the tempter serpent himself would envy him.
- Lieutenant Fritz Lobheimer is in a relationship with a married woman when he meets Christine and both fall in love.
- A young couple appears to be perfectly happy and in love, but one day the woman discovers that her husband is having an affair. She seeks out his mistress, and the two women agree to resolve their conflict in a duel.
- The ballet pupil Camilla Favier tells the author Jean Mayol that she had learned all lines of the main character in his new play. When the stage manager announces that the leading lady is sick, Jean suggests that Camilla could replace her this evening. Camilla makes a huge success, and she and Jean fall in love. Jean introduces her to his friend, the painter Paul Rich, who wants to make a painting of her. While she is in his atelier, Jean gets a love letter from Yvette Simon, the wife of a rich rentier, asking for a rendezvous in the wood. In Jean's empty apartment Camilla finds the letter and is devastated. In revenge she reveals the secret love story for Mr. Simon and his guests at a big party. Later she finds a new love message from Yvette Simon. She brings it to Mr. Simon, who gets furious, grabs a pistol and goes to Jean's apartment. Camilla repents and rushes away to warn Jean and Yvette. To deceive her husband Yvette dresses herself in Camilla's clothes, but he recognizes her nonetheless and kills her. Camilla is shocked and brought to a hospital by Paul, who takes care of her afterwards. When Jean turns up and approaches her, she rejects him and stays with Paul.
- The peace of the anarchist and his wife's house is disturbed by the mother-in-law. He sees no other advice than to blow her up.
- A young girl reads an ad in the newspaper and enthusiastically shows it to a young man, who cares for her. She leaves on the train; the young man gives her a carrier pigeon. At the end of the journey, she meets with a lady, who takes her to her house. The girl is given an evening dress and taken to a salon filled with revelers. She fights off their advances and is locked in her room. Realizing that she has ended up in a brothel, she sends off the pigeon with a message. The young man gets the message and arrives at the brothel with the police. He takes the girl away with him, but after the police have left, the remaining revelers cheerfully continue their debaucheries.
- Three treasure hunters obtain possession of a document describing the location of a treasure which is hidden away in an almost inaccessible part of the mountain country. While they are discussing their plans at a small inn, the famous Dr. Nicola comes in and learns of their intentions. He notices that only one of the three men is suited for the business which the three are about to undertake. He decides, with the help of this man, to seek the treasure himself. He leaves, and soon after sends one of his Chinese servants to the inn, requesting him to come and see him at once. On his arrival he is persuaded to seek the treasure with Dr. Nicola, the latter explaining that he is more experienced than the other two men in such matters. The treasure hunter finally agrees to all that Dr. Nicola suggests. However, the other two find out that they have been betrayed, and make up their minds to have revenge. Secretly they board the steamer on which Dr. Nicola and their betrayer are passengers and put an infernal machine in the hold. Dr. Nicola, always ready for an emergency, appears suddenly from behind them and forces them to throw the machine overboard. Later on, when Dr. Nicola has taken lodgings in a small country inn, the two treasure hunters send a scoundrel into his room with the intention of disabling him. Again the doctor awaits his assailant, and successfully hypnotizes him as soon as he enters the room. Finally, after all these troubles, Dr. Nicola and his man find the treasure, arriving on the spot just before the other two, who are very much put out at the result of their efforts, and as a last resort they try to get hold of the treasure in Dr. Nicola's home. But the doctor again gets the upper hand, and to put a stop to their game altogether, he hands them over to the police.
- In a mansion full of secret rooms and passageways, people are dying shortly after seeing the ghost of a woman in gray, as an old legend dictates. Called in to solve the mystery, Sherlock Holmes has doubts about the supernatural aspect of the crimes and focuses on a more earthly culprit.
- Henrik and Emilie Schultze rents the Hotel Paradis in a small, poor fishing village by the coast.
- Opening in the lodgings of the Lieut. Buonaparte, then an impecunious young officer, the subject soon introduces us to Madame Sans Gene, Who brings Napoleon his washing and submits to a kiss. Later, in the laundry itself, her rescue of Count Neupport, whom she assists in a wounded state to her own bedroom, is shown. The girl's lover, Sergeant Le Fevre, forces an entrance, but lets the prisoner go to shield his sweetheart. These scenes all contain much effective acting, as does a later one in which the sergeant is instrumental in saving Napoleon's life. The latter has taken the place of a sentry who has fallen asleep at his post and resting on the latter's ride is waiting for him to wake, when a number of Royalist soldiers attack him. Le Fevre, on his rounds, comes to the rescue and secures a pardon for the sentry and promotion for himself. Le Fevre's rise is rapid. Made a field-marshal, he, after the battle of Danzig, is made a duke for his gallantry in saving the colors. At this stage we are given another glimpse of the heroine, who follows her husband's fortunes in the camp. This period introduces some good scenes of camp life, the council of officers, etc. Back at Paris, we find Napoleon in his private cabinet, unaware of an intrigue in progress in which the Empress is concerned, having for its object the escape of Count Neupport, who is entrusted with a letter to the Emperor of Austria. The Count, however, is discovered in the Court disguised, by Napoleon, and captured and condemned to death. Meanwhile, the Duchess of Danzig has visited Napoleon and laughingly shown him the unpaid laundry bill, and the Little Corporal has shown that he is not insensible to her charms. The Duke and Duchess hear of the capture of the Count and bring about his escape, the nobleman being conveyed through the lines in a military cloak and hat. Then they repair together to Napoleon and confess what they have done, to be magnanimously forgiven by the Emperor, after a natural outburst of anger, when he remembers that he owes his life to the man.
- Variety-singer Maria Ziegler gets a visit to her dressing room by Count Hardenberg, who desire her company during the evening. Later when the Count introduces his friend Captain Balck, Mary immediately becomes interested in the young handsome captain. The Count becomes jealous and a conflict is under way.
- In the hope of becoming rich and famous, Walter Fabre, a medical student, devotes all his time to study and refuses the invitation of his fellow-students to join them in merry-making. Walter falls asleep and dreams that Mephistopheles appears and tells him that he can make his fame and fortune by giving him the power to foretell the death or recovery of a patient; in the event of death Mephisto will appear at the head, and in case of recovery he will appear at the feet of the patient. To prove his superhuman power he tells Walter that he will save the life of the King, who has been given up by all authorities. Walter gains admission to the King's bedside and while diagnosing the case. Mephistopheles appears at the foot. The King recovers and Walter becomes famous. Sometime later a beautiful young Baroness and her mother are out driving and the latter is fatally injured in an accident. The young Baroness, Ida Shinting, summons Walter and when he arrives at the bedside he sees Mephisto at the head, and knows the meaning thereof. He is so charmed with Ida's beauty that he beseeches his master to spare the Baroness's life. Mephisto agrees, but warns Walter that in return he will someday take from him his dearest. Ida and Walter are married; five years later their little daughter is taken seriously ill. Finding Mephisto at her head Walter tries to thwart him by turning the child around. Again Mephisto takes his place at the head. Then the father, trying to cheat him again, places his daughter in a chair. She dies, however, and shortly after the funeral Walter himself becomes sick; he discovers by his head Mephisto, who says that he has come to exact punishment for the attempts Walter made to deceive him. Walter awakes with a start, and realizing that fame and wealth are not the only things in life, merrily joins his colleagues.
- Showing two clowns in many amusing positions. One of them gets into a bag to hide and as the other endeavors to belabor the bag with a club he finds he is striking air and the bag and its occupant is elsewhere. Finally both are seen in the bag together fighting with each other at close range, after which they make peace again and march off arm in arm.
- After losing his parents, who died from grief over their son's unjust sentence to jail, John Redmond obtains his release and devotes his life to the uplift and betterment of mankind. After preaching to a crowd one day he is accused of having served a term in jail himself. The leader of a gang and his followers are planning an act of burglary in a saloon. John Redmond happens into the same place, but he is mocked and leaves. One of the gangsters decides to lead an honest life and appeals to John for moral aid. The lay-preacher tells him his story: How in a quarrel one evening his sweetheart was killed by the bullet of a rival suitor, which was meant for him, and for which he was sentenced to jail. Through the intervention of this prison chaplain, however, the case was retried, his innocence was proven and he was set free. His first way was to his ill mother who, shortly after his return, died in his arms. Nellie, the reformed gangster's sweetheart, rejoices over his reformation, and the lay-preacher continues his life's vocation.
- The Flying Circus was the largest traveling artist band in the country, and among its favorite artists were the rope-dancer, Laurento and the snake tamer, Ula Kiri. The hot blooded gypsy snake tamer is passionately in love with the attractive young man, hut he does not quite return her feelings. She is hasty and ill-tempered, and not far from being cruel to those depending on her. For the first time the Flying Circus pitches its tents in a small country town. The daughter of the mayor attends. The rope dancer meets her and for him it is a case of love at first sight, and he decides to do all in his power to win her. That night a great fire breaks out in the town, and the flying embers ignite the home of the mayor. The townspeople strive to deflect the flames, but all in vain. The mansion is doomed to destruction and it seems that the mayor's daughter must perish. At this juncture Laurento beats his way through the flames and scales the wall, and, picking up the frantic maiden, jumps to the mesh of telegraph wires outside the window. Carrying his burden over the fragile wires, he saves her amid the frantic cheers of the populace. The grateful mayor makes him a welcome guest, and he soon wins the heart of the young girl, but he has yet to obtain the father's consent. He worries continually about this problem, and not even at home can he rest in peace, for Ula Kiri, who feels that her beloved friend is sliding away from her, keeps tormenting him with jealousy and mockery. At last he plucks up his courage and goes to the mayor. The latter is friendly to the young man, but he compels the rope dancer to leave with a vague promise for the future. If circumstances, should alter. A capital idea strikes the young man to obtain money. He arranges to do a rope dance to the church tower. The circus director is delighted with the idea. The great day arrives, and the people of the town gather around the church. The rope dancer cannot forget Erna's sorrowful eyes and pale face as he walks along the flaccid rope towards the dizzy height. A snake has escaped and its body bars the way to the entrance to the tower. The snake tamer has, in her mad jealousy, forgotten all about her duties, and this negligence now proves fatal. Erna implores her in vain to call back the reptile, as she is the only one that can do it, but Ula Kiri will not listen to her in her storm of jealousy and hatred. But Erna overcomes all difficulties. Her great love teaches her what to do, and thus she saves her sweetheart. The mayor can no longer withhold his consent to the marriage and the same evening the Flying Circus goes away to the other regions, leaving a happy couple in the country town.
- Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark and the hand of Hamlet's mother, but the prince cannot decide whether or not he should take vengeance.
- A man who is used to depending on his mother to solve his financial debts becomes involved with the daughter of a lender.
- An adaptation of Our Mutual Friend, one of four Dickens features made at Nordisk in Copenhagen between 1921 and 1924.
- Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.
- The Countess X. receives during a party a young man, who brings her a message from a friend, whom she believed to be in exile, asking her to come and see him the same evening in order to arrange with him how they can revenge themselves on their mutual enemy, the prince. The conversations is heard by a young diplomat, Baron Lerche, who has been concealed behind a curtain. He hurries away from the company and soon after returns in a different dress. He watches the countess, follows her in the night to a remote house, makes his way in, and overhears a plan to kill the prince. Soon after the prince gives a masked ball. The Countess, in Spanish costume, and the baron, in red domino, are among the guests. As the countess sees that the red domino keeps watching her, she boldly addresses him, takes his arm and leads him towards a group of guests, who are her friends and accomplices. There she writes, with the hands at her back, on her ball-card: "Get the red domino out of the way." The card is at once picked up, read and understood, and the next moment a lady takes, with irresistible amiability, the baron's arm and leads him to a remote smoking room. The baron is very much afraid to leave the dangerous countess out of sight, and is about to leave the room again, but two masked gentlemen throw him to the ground, gag and tie him and leave him alone. The baron, however, does not want to give up the exciting play. Straining every nerve, he succeeds in rolling himself on to a cigar-lighter, by aid of which be destroys his bonds. When he is free, he jumps out of the window and down in the garden summons two policemen, whom he had told to keep near the place, and then be goes back to the ballroom. In the meantime, the countess succeeds in getting the prince away from the party. He is very much captivated with her, and takes her to a cabinet, where he can speak to her alone. They get a bottle of champagne, and now the prince cannot keep back his feelings any longer, but falls down on his knees, declaring to her his love. The countess watches the opportunity; she smiles encouragingly, puts her left arm around his neck, and with the right hand she throws a poisonous powder in his glass. But at this very moment her arm is seized by the baron, who comes out from behind the curtain. The countess jumps to her feet, but when she sees that everything is out she falls back in a swoon. In a few words the baron explains what has happened. He calls the servants, who carry the countess out, and then he enters the ballroom again. With revolver in hand he makes the guests take off their masks, and now he points out the conspirators one by one. The policemen take them away, and the guests gather round the prince and baron with eager questions, but the prince answers smilingly: "My dear guests, don't let this little incident disturb our pleasure; it was only an attempt on my life."
- Two partners in business have to admit to one another that prospects look very black for them, and that they are on the eve of bankruptcy. A former associate, to whom they owe considerable money, writes that he will forgo his claim if the hand of the daughter of one of the partners is given him in marriage. The partner pleads that the match be brought about, but the father resists his persuasions, and at home is on the point of committing suicide, when the daughter comes in. Seeing what he is about to do, she rushes forward, and he finally shows her the letter. An aunt brings her powers of persuasion to bear, and the girl, although she has a sweetheart, consents to marry the suitor, realizing that by her doing so she will save her father from ruin. All preparations for the wedding have just been completed, and the ceremony is about to take place, when the real lover arrives. He creates a scene, and attempts to end his life, but fortunately only inflicts a slight wound. The girl's father, seeing her distress, determines that she shall have the man she loves, and resolutely calls off the wedding, giving his blessing to the true lovers, and avowing that he will get out of his troubles as a man should.
- Vejlby priest Søren Qvist has a wild temperament, but is fundamentally good. The big farmer Morten Bruus wants Mette, but she herself would rather have the young bailiff Erik Sørensen. The priest then instead gives Erik and the daughter his blessing and gets them engaged in the church himself. From then on, the large farmer Morten harbors an uncontrollable hatred for the priest.
- Prince Heinrich and Herbert Prince, a journalist, are very similar in build and facial resemblance, although neither is aware of the fact. Therein lies the secret of the memorable day the journalist enjoyed. Prince Heinrich, bored over billiards in the officer's quarters of his regiment, discards the game to take a brief nap, the journalist was involuntarily (at first) feted in his stead. Herbert has been granted leave of absence, and, before departing from his duties, persuades his friend. Bob Garrick, to accompany him. While Bob is busy packing, Herbert shaves off his moustache. It is then that the resemblance to Prince Heinrich is most marked, particularly as both Prince and journalist affect monocles. But neither Herbert nor Bob is aware of the resemblance and do not reckon when en route for the distant city of Waldeck that they are marked out for the distinction that awaits them. The solitary passenger who shares their compartment, a tubby smiling little individual, is the first to mistake the identity of the journalist. Seeing a photograph of Prince Heinrich in his newspaper, he promptly concludes that he is facing the prince traveling incognito. Elated over his discovery he notifies all passengers and soon the journalist and his companion are the object of many courtly bows and courtesies. For some time they both imagine they are surrounded by lunatics, but when Herbert is addressed as the Prince, it at length brings enlightenment to their understanding. Councilor Hall, their little associate, wires the mayor of Waldeck of the impending arrival of the Prince and counseling an official reception. When Herbert and Bob observe all the civic dignitaries awaiting them, and entering into the spirit of the jest of mistaken identity, they decide to go through with what has been thrust upon them without seeking. Herbert acts as though of manner born; his majestic mien and urbane courtliness impressing all with whom he comes in contact, albeit Bob, for the nonce acting as his valet, has occasionally to resort to strong measures to keep the Prince up to concert pitch in maintaining his august position. From the railway station, Herbert and Bob proceed with ceremony to the hotel, where apartments have been arranged for their reception and where everyone, from proprietor to call boy, shows the greatest deference to the pair. They manage to retain their gravity till they reach their apartments and then they can contain themselves no longer. Their merriment is suddenly checked. A deputation headed by the be-whiskered mayor enters upon them, soliciting the honor of their presence at a banquet. The pair accept and have a gay time, although Bob's enjoyment is tinged with a little bitterness in that he has to act throughout as the Prince's private valet. Herbert shows strong partiality for the corpulent mayor's winsome little daughter, and while the company is enjoying the wine and walnuts, he makes the most of his opportunities to improve his acquaintance. He is caught in the act of a kiss and as a compensation to the mayor for his injured feelings, promises to confer upon him and his companion. Councilor Hall, the coveted order of the Golden Eagle. While their enjoyment is at its height the real Prince Heinrich reads in his paper of his own visit to a nearby town and the cordial reception given by its inhabitants. At a loss to understand what it means, he telephones to the hotel Waldeck and is told the Prince is still there. Eager to learn the facts of the case, he summons his aide-de-camp and they speed to Waldeck. Upon reaching the hotel he finds the room to which the Prince has returned and proceeds thither. The mayor and Councilor Hall are wakened from their maudlin state at the sight of Prince Heinrich and at a respectable distance follow in his wake, expecting dire consequences will be the outcome of the masquerade on the part of the men they feted. Herbert, too, is aghast at the appearance of the Prince, but when he explains that he entered involuntarily into them through being mistaken for the Prince, with the view of getting excellent copy for his paper, the Prince joins in Herbert's laughter to the discomfiture of the two officials. To save the dignity of the civic pair, the Prince endorses the gift of the order of the Golden Eagle, and after saying a kindly word to the mayor's daughter (whose faith in Herbert is still unshattered) he also confers a decoration upon Herbert, conditionally he says with a laugh, that Herbert, in future, wear a moustache.
- Young Elly lives in the fishing town of Whitley as the foster daughter of the greedy merchant Brown. When Brown suddenly raises gasoline prices, the local fishermen revolt. The events escalate to a huge gasoline fire, Brown's death and poor Elly's capture by pirates. Fortunately, John Elton heroically extinguishes the fire and, just in the nick of time, saves Elly, whom he has long admired. Will Elly and John finally find a peaceful life together after everything they've both been through?