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Fredlös (1935)
Character: Aino
The Finnish War 1808-1809 is over and Russia has conquered Finland from Sweden. All weapons in the country are meant to be handed over to the new ruler, but in some small places people are preparing for an uprising.
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Sången om den eldröda blomman (1934)
Character: Maikki
Olof Koskela, the only son is driven from home when he wants to marry the wrong girl. He takes a job as a floater. His reputation as a womanizer goes far and wide. When he meets the proud Kyllikki, he enters into a bet to defeat the mighty rapids standing on a log.
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Skeppsbrutne Max (1936)
Character: Ann-Kathrine
Max Mattsson gets stranded on a remote island in the archipelago together with four other people and a dog.
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Saa mødes vi hos Tove (1946)
Character: N/A
Eight old school friends meet at Tove's to discuss what has happened in the last 10 years. Some have made careers, others have become homemakers, some are married and others alone. The community is intact, but what no one knows is that Tove is hiding a big, unhappy secret.
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Två man om en änka (1933)
Character: N/A
Ludwig Karlsson works for the cavalry captain Paul Rosencrona at the horse guard in Stockholm.
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Ballade i Nyhavn (1942)
Character: N/A
Mathisen has just left prison after a 3-month "recreational stay" and is resuming his work on the wrong side of the law with renewed energy. But things are not always as one hopes. The boss of the gang, of which Mathisen, before the little vacation, was a member, is dead, and the small hotel in Nyhavn, which was a hideout for the gang's small businesses, is going badly. Who will now get the brilliant ideas for the little "thugs", now that the boss has gone to the eternal hunting grounds? But luck follows the crazy.
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Det begyndte ombord (1937)
Character: Else Fischer
A really nice mood bomb from Danish films golden age in the comedy genre! Peter Malberg is the somewhat goofy - but very much in love author Peter Strøm. He has fallen for the publisher's daughter, Else Fischer (played by one of the 30s biggest divas, Gull-Maj Norin). The same has just happened to the bright journalist Fritz Faber, who also intends to fight for the young Else. Naturally, this creates the classic intricacy and it all happens on board the Great America-steamer.
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Nordhavets mænd (1939)
Character: N/A
Sigurd, the son of a hard-hearted, feared and hated consul, cannot have the girl he loves - because her mother is a Lapp girl - so he goes as a stowaway on "Vesle Kari" to the west ice of Greenland. Here the ship sinks, and only Sigurd and another young man, Lorens, make it ashore. The two eventually get on each other's nerves so much in the desolate north that Sigurd kills Lorens in self-defense.
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Odds 777 (1932)
Character: N/A
A lottery win allows the kitchen girl Hansy Hansen to lodge at an upmarket seaside hotel where the widower landowner Rosen falls in love with her. However, Rosen is in financial difficulties because of the lawyer Sadolin, who reneged on marrying his daughter. He puts everything he can into the daughter's horse to win a race.
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Et skud før midnat (1942)
Character: N/A
Dr. med. Peter Lind is a young, partying model doctor who, despite an extensive and wealthy female clientele, is getting tired of the monotony of medical life and is therefore planning to go on a long trip abroad to experience adventure. His wife Vera is very unhappy with this plan. Peter and Vera have recently divorced after four years of marriage and are therefore better off than ever. Since they cannot agree on whether Peter should travel or not, they choose fashion writer and theater critic Martin Steen as their umpire.
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Mordets Melodi (1944)
Character: Odette Margot / Sonja
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.'
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De tre måske fire (1939)
Character: N/A
The noble knights of yesteryear - like the Three Musketeers - threw themselves carelessly into battle to save a lady's honor. The knights of our time are on motorcycles - and they are used for that. A young girl is to be married - but before the wedding she is pressured by an ex-boyfriend who wants to publish her letters to him. Four friends go on motorcycles to Stockholm to sort out the peas...
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Mani (1947)
Character: N/A
Erik Menkel is released after six years, convicted of the murder of Viktor Smith. He is sought out by an old college friend of Smith's, who wants Menkel to finish Smith's work. At the same time, Menkel knew a young woman who is looking for him. Jerle lets Erik Menkel disappear so that no one knows Menkel is still alive. Barbara discovers that Menkel is living with Jerle and seeks him out. Jerle has a terrible secret.
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Wienerbarnet (1941)
Character: Else, Sibonis datter
We are in a small Heurigen-Café in Vienna. The young singer Fritz Hertzgruber meets a young Danish writer, Jesper Ellekilde, and the two young people become friends immediately. Fritz has been to Denmark as a "Viennese child" and is now an enthusiastic member of the Viennese children's own club. The following evening, the club's annual draw for a trip to Denmark takes place, and Fritz is the lucky one - albeit by detours. Fritz and Jesper are accompanied to Denmark, where Fritz is very much looking forward to the reunion with his foster parents, the composer Emilius Andersen and his wife. They were the sweetest people to their Viennese child, and their home stands in Fritz's memory as the epitome of idyll and harmony.
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Alle mand på dæk (1942)
Character: Ellinor, Berggrens Kone
Sailor and tomboy Else (Gerd Gjedved) is fighting for the family's schooner 'Nordstjernen'. Shipping-heir Steen (Hans Kurt) has fallen from his rich father's grace to serve as a 'Nordstjernen' sailor. Will Else and Steen be only colleagues?
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Släkten är värst (1936)
Character: May
A bachelor in Stockholm must invent a family to be able to get financial support from his aunt Anna. Everything is going well until she arrives on an unexpected visit.
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En herre i kjole og hvidt (1942)
Character: Gloria Brandt
In broad daylight, a man runs at full speed across the Town Hall Square wearing a dress and white. People stare in amazement as he tries to grab a seat in a phone box to make a call. However, his story is even more incredible than they can imagine.
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Drama på slottet (1943)
Character: Justine Rosenkrantz
At the old Copenhagen Castle, a strange drama is played out in the year 1699 - the last year of King Christian V's life. One winter day, the young Junker Friedrich von Kötschau comes from Hesse to Christian V's court. The old gloomy castle is filled with sadness, where the king's increasing weakness puts a damper on all the joy of life. Friedrich von Kötschau is a handsome young nobleman, and even His Majesty is delighted with his many cheerful inventions. In addition, he has a prescription for gold, and the king gives him permission to experiment in the castle cellar with the old palace pharmacist Paulus.
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Tante Cramers Testamente (1941)
Character: Karin, Frederiks kone
The 74-year-old widow, Juliane Cramer, is a very wealthy lady with an incredible appetite for life. Despite her advanced age, she rushes from one pleasure to another, from mannequin shows to boxing matches, and when her lawyer reminds her that it is time for her to write her will, she firmly rejects him. There is no urgency: "I have decided that I want to live for many more years, that's it". She is more than generous towards her nephews and nieces and their spouses. They all live in a property that belongs to her. That is why they have never paid a penny in rent. They know that, if things get tough, they can always 'borrow' a couple of hundred kroner or three from Aunt Cramer. So everything is very good - apparently...
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