Gunnar Lauring
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Mig og min lillebror
Two lazy brothers living on their parents' profitless old farm go to Copenhagen for advice after their sister threatens to sell it. They bring a waitress home from the city to help them run the farm profitably.
Halløj i himmelsengen
The beginning of the 20th century. The main character is the young, charming Count Pierre de Sauterne. There have been several conflicts between him and his aristocratic uncle, who, due to his fanatical interest in cars, is called Tøf-Tøf.
Støvsugerbanden
In the vicinity of Copenhagen, a group of pensioners live in a very large villa. The owner, Doctor Bach, has invited a colleague, the young master Peter Park , to visit him. They have a common interest that they could discuss during his stay. When he arrives, it is at a most inconvenient time.
Sikke'n familie
The Winter family and maid are jewel thieves in London. It's a hobby to the dad. The son is more into counterfeiting money. The family is shocked by the son working in a bank and going straight. Who is she?
Dronningens vagtmester
When the Swedes occupy a Danish manor house, Svend Poulsen decides to help the family to safety. Along the way, Ib is taken prisoner. Svend Poulsen and his gang pretend to be a platoon of Swedish soldiers arriving at the castle where Ib is chained to the roof.
Harry og kammertjeneren
A gentle comedy offering the promise of easy social consensus. Harry (Helmuth) is a simple old-time shop porter offered a chance at self-realisation when he's bequeathed a sum by an unknown relative (via several levels of fiscal blood suckers). He decides to engage a butler to take good care of him for a time.
Mor skal giftes
When widow Inger Holm - owner of Holms Bryggerier - invites her children to a gathering, they show up. Not least because a handsome check usually falls to each of them. This time, however, the routines are turned around, as Inger has a man by her side, and the children's spoiled behavior makes her draw a line in the sand.
Krudt og klunker
A big apartment in 1890s Copenhagen houses a couple with 6 kids, a grandma and help. There's never a dull moment - pistol, prison, snake, sailor and the patriarch being a zoologist interested in phrenology.
Qivitoq
A young teacher, Eva Nygaard, arrives in Greenland from Denmark to surprise her fiancé, the Doctor Erik Halsøe, but is crushed to find he has not waited for her and he is about to be married to his assisting nurse. Eva travels to a small fishing village to await the next ship back to Denmark.
Kispus
When a young woman falls in love with a gown in a shop window it leads to adventure and romance exceeding even her own vivid imagination.
Et eventyr om tre
There are three young people, Bella, the lonely office lady, Kjeld, the brooding student, and Poul, the youngest man in the company, who are all bullied; none of them seem particularly happy. But these three young people each take the consequences and make a desperate decision that they are about to carry out.
Adam og Eva
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.
Soldaten og Jenny
A good natured soldier with a killer right hand falls in love with a beautiful girl who has a troubled past.
Mens sagføreren sover
Four Danish-Americans who, thanks to their exploits across the Atlantic, should have been behind bars, have taken up residence in a Copenhagen hotel. It is not longing for their homeland that has driven them home, but the hope of making "the big deal," more specifically, securing the crown jewels at Rosenborg Castle in a daring coup.
Mine kære koner
The celebrated actor George Bergmann has four divorces behind him. When his four former wives get the impression that he is cozying up to a very young actress, they feel that they must take action.
Et skud før midnat
The upper-class doctor Peter misses adventure in the everyday drum room. He wants to leave Denmark behind and go on a long trip abroad, although his recently divorced wife, Vera, does not approve of the idea.
Baby på eventyr
Sparkling entertainment is always guaranteed when the lawyer couple Else and Erik meet in court as opponents. The marital struggle reaches new heights when Erik's youthful love one day demands his help in making her landlord jealous. Else promptly takes a job on the estate disguised as a maid.
Tag det som en mand
Jens and Trille Woller have only been married for six months, and so far they live happily together in their cozy artist's dormitory, where Jens works with a brush and palette in front of his easel, while Trille sits behind her typewriter and writes short stories for the weekly magazines. But that's only so far.
Panserbasse
An American gangster nicknamed "English Joe" has fled across the Mexican border with his gang, consisting of four men in addition to himself. The American police are after them because of a bank robbery in which they killed several of the bank's employees.
Week-end
It may appear to be smooth sailing, but the atmosphere behind the scenes at Poul and Jørgen's racing team is tense: the big race is just around the corner, and a deposed member of the team is trying to sabotage them. As if that's not enough, Jørgen can't stay away from Poul's girlfriend.