Ib Schønberg
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Gengæld
In one of Copenhagen's suburbs stands a large house, a villa-like property. The house is owned by the widow Elise Thomsen, who lives on the ground floor with her adult son, Eigil. Mrs. Thomsen rents out most of the villa. On the first floor lives the author Stefan Donner with his wife Lili and their 9-year-old son, Peter.
Bruden fra Dragstrup
At Helene Dragstrup's 20th birthday, her grandmother Margrethe decides that it is time that Helene learns something about life outside the protective walls of the estate.
Troll i ord
Problems, situations and a lot of singing happen at a mountain resort close to the Eastern Holidays.
Hendes store aften
A rich Dane flies to Copenhagen. He meets "Cinderella" working in a women's fashion clothing and accessories store. He invites her to a New Year's Eve ball after buying her all from shoes to necklace. Midnight?
En sømand går i land
A sailor returns to Copenhagen after his ship sank. He decides to find work on land. He goes to see an old girlfriend, but she's dead and has left him a son. At the seamen's home, his roomie helps him with the baby.
Hejrenæs
Siblings Vibeke and Hans-Henrik are to celebrate her 21st birthday with a big party, at which their common friend Ulla reveals that she is engaged to him, and that Vibeke is adopted. Maybe that's why Vibeke realizes she wants him too?
Fløjtespilleren
A bunch of wagons are crossing the border. It's the Karla Circus, which, after a rough season in Germany, is gonna try its luck in Denmark. Mrs. Karla, the beloved and respected circus director, goes through passports and papers with the customs officers... everything's fine, so the circus caravan can keep going to the next town.
Ta' Pelle med
The nice householder Lauritz fights for the day and the road - especially for the sake of his granddaughter Adda and the orphanage children Pelle and Ole. When Lauritz injures his back, just as the harvest is approaching, the situation is threatening. And it gets worse when the evil manager at Bakkegården decides to recover an old debt.
Kærlighedsdoktoren
In "Ugens Ekko," the editor's greatest asset is "Aunt Oda," the renowned "love doctor" who provides the magazine's readers with advice and guidance on matters of the heart every week. Only those in the know are aware that "Aunt Oda" is in fact the young poet Ambrosius Hansen, who once impressed editor Vestergaard with some words about women.
Det store løb
Due to his weakness for women and gambling, the old landowner Vilhelm Stone has ruined his marriage and lost his son and friends. But when he dies, his son Niels returns home from Australia to take over the estate. However, it is not that simple. Lawyers drag out the inheritance case, and initially Niels only inherits the racehorse Ibrahim.
Avismanden
At Vesterbros Torv in Copenhagen, Olsen has his newspaper kiosk serving high and low in society: Homeless men, a district attorney with marriage pains, a barmaid and a writer. They all fight with life. Olsen's faith, his good heart and his wisdom of life makes him a very special person. Danish film noir.
Mød mig paa Cassiopeia
A stage writer desperate for inspiration acquires a muse straight out of Greek mythology. She bedazzles everyone she meets, but will the play be done in time, and will earthly life win the muse over?
Det sande ansigt
Lau Lauritzen plays an ordinary architect, with a wife and a son. He gets accused for killing a 10-year old girl, and of course nobody doubts he's the one. Even his wife and his uncle has trouble believing him, but at least they don't tell him.
Det gamle guld
Due to his gambling addiction, farmer Hans Sværke has brought his farm to the brink of bankruptcy, thereby opening up the opportunity for the wealthy landowner Karius to achieve his goal of taking over the farm. However, parish bailiff Mikkelsen vouches for Sværke and saves him for the time being, and Sværke then leases the farm.
Bag de røde porte
Behind the red gates in Klampenborg, Dyrhaven spreads in all its lush toppings old oak trees and light green beeches, a favorite excursion place that is used extensively every summer.
Susanne
Summer in the small market town of Stenvig equals life and good earnings for the city's shoppers. Love flourishes side by side with the urge to act, and especially the baker's daughter Susanne makes the young men's hearts beat fast. But when the infatuated Otto gets a little too close, it has major consequences for Susanne.
Mosekongen
Landowner Munk has problems – he cherishes his wild moorland and does not want to parcel it out. His friend Martin Hald tries to mediate, but in vain. At the same time, Munk is worried about his nephew Jørgen, who grew up with him. He is in prison – convicted on false grounds.
De røde heste
The old renowned Landboskole is spreading a new team of Agricultural Candidates after completing the Course.
Café Paradis
This film could easily be a true story taken from contemporary Denmark. It is a typical Tuesday morning: stormy weather, slush, and bitter cold. Two young women are cycling to work. They make an unpleasant discovery: they find a dead man on a bench in the park.
Det gælder os alle
Vienna, 1946. Dr. Vedel takes in Leni Rosner, a young survivor from a concentration camp. He sends her to Denmark where she is welcome by the Lassen family. Leni finds a new balance among them, especially in the company of Hugo, the son.
Lise kommer til Byen
Lise walks around with big star dreams in a small town. For now, she has to settle for singing in the local church, but when a film crew comes to the village, she might get the chance of a lifetime. It starts badly, however, as she gives the director a concussion in the belief that he is an assailant.
Hans store aften
Jonas (Sigfred Johansen)is waiting tables in a cafe to make a living - but he is also a very ambitious writer just about to premiere his very first play, a comedy. Tonight, when the play has opened, all his worries and financial troubles will be over, and Jonas will become a safe provider to his dear wife Else (Lis Løwert), he is quite sure.
Otte akkorder
Eight separate family dramas (uncovering many aspects of deceit) are woven together to the sound of a certain Chopin waltz.
Mordets melodi
A woman is found strangled in her shop. Shortly after, another murder is committed. Perhaps the most terrifying is that the both girls' name is Sonja. The police is convinced it's the same killer and at each scene is heard a woman singing the same song. A song which is soon dubbed the 'murder melody'.
Frihed, lighed og Louise
Factory director Max is not thrilled with his wife Louise's new interest in modern art. Unfortunately for him, he does not have much to say, so at her strong urging, he orders his staff for a cultural event with Louise's friend. Here, the young boiler fitter Walter says his unreserved opinion, which has unforeseen and surprising consequences.
Frk. Vildkat
Peter "saves" showgirl Dolly from drowning one night in Copenhagen. She dries and warms herself in his apartment. Next morning, he's off to Aalborg by train with his fiancee. Dolly sneaks on the train.
Tag til Rønneby Kro
A resolute intervention by Mortensen and Jensen prevents a larger drama in the small provincial village of Rønneby.
En lille tilfældighed
The young folk singer Peter Jespersen has returned from abroad and is now without a contract. He approaches director Andresen of the Alhambra Theatre, but is rejected, and Peter understands from the conversation that it will be important for him to get an impresario who can take care of the business for him.
Plat eller krone
This film follows two men, the plain Herkules (Ib Schønberg) and the rich Erik (Angelo Bruun). When they were boys, Erik defended his good friend Herkules. And he never forgot that fact. They stay up for each other, no matter that Erik gambles his money away, or what ever happens to Herkules.
Inkognito
The wealthy Olaf Brammer is the real owner of a nationwide company that trades in household goods. But he has no say, as the authoritative general manager Schram manages both the business and Olaf Brammer with a sure hand.
Flådens blå matroser
A marine musical comedy from Denmark. The radio operator, Hjalmar Olsen, lives in Nyboder.
Snushanerne
Snushanerne is a 1936 Danish film directed by Lau Lauritzen, Jr. and Alice O'Fredericks.
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.
Giftes - nej tak!
Under the pseudonym Ulla Ironica, the author Ulla Hempel has gained great fame, and at the same time much indignation, because she writes with ruthless honesty her opinion on marital problems. Her latest novel, "The Lord of Creation in Slippers" has become a sensation, it is the topic of conversation today and is being snatched away.
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.
Ud i den kolde sne
Taxi driver Peter Basse is a jovial and cheerful man who faithfully looks after his daughter at the wheel and steers his carriage through the streets of Copenhagen with unwavering composure. One day he drives for the stylish valet Johan, employed by the old Dowager Baroness von Hessen.
Barken Margrethe
Drama with national courage and determination at the helm. Here the red-white flag flies in black and white over the seven seas. Behind the real firestorm, a gale of love blows between the helmsman, the handsome Poul (Lau Lauritzen Jr.) and the unsympathetic ships-mate Birner (Arne Ole David).
Københavnere
Erik has just graduated as an engineer and has everything but calculations and exams on his mind: He is in Tivoli with his good friend Gorm to celebrate like true Copenhageners. Erik's snobbish mother is very concerned about his future and has picked out a suitable party for him.
Häxan
Haxan is a study about how superstition and the misunderstanding of diseases and mental illness could lead to the hysteria of the witch-hunts. The film was made as a documentary but contains dramatized sequences that are comparable to horror films.