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- A lawyer blackmails a society lady about her past. Will the Joker come to her rescue?
- Copenhagen. Two poor boys are sold to a circus and are trained together with two girls. Their first show is a success. Years later, as young adults, they are still together, but work is more and more difficult to find. One day, after one show, a countess invites one of the guys to her home and seduces him. One of the girls, which is in love with him, follows them...
- An adaptation of Our Mutual Friend, one of four Dickens features made at Nordisk in Copenhagen between 1921 and 1924.
- Drama. When Hedda is about to appear on stage in Ostende she borrows a piece of jewelry from her fiancé, de Rochord. When a gang of thieves steals it, he calls off the engagement, but Hedda solves the crime singlehandedly and the two are reunited.
- Henrik and Emilie Schultze rents the Hotel Paradis in a small, poor fishing village by the coast.
- Lilian, little daughter of Countess Barri, and Ralph, son of the estate manager, are playing in the groves when Michael, a wandering gypsy, comes upon them. The antics of his monkey amuse the children. They beg the Countess to accompany them to the gypsy camp to see Michael's other pets. The Countess, angered when the gypsy's wife abuses her sick child, orders the wayfarers from her grounds. At dawn Lilian, thinking of the fascinating monkey, climbs from her crib and runs to the camp. The gypsies abduct her, purposing to have her take the place of their own chick who has died in the night. In the morning sturdy little Ralph bravely comforts the bereaved mother and volunteers to find the missing child. He overtakes the gypsies. Ineffectually the children attempt to get back home. They are overtaken and brought back to a cruel beating. Years pass. The gypsies have been far abroad and Ralph has been unable to restore Lilian to her mother. Now that they are near their own hearthstone, Ralph quarrels with Michael and goes away after learning that Lilian, who has become a "star" performer, has been engaged to do a beautiful "Firefly" act with a circus. Lilian is a big success. Her beauty attracts an old Baron, with whom, coincidentally, Ralph has obtained a place as chauffeur. Michael "sells" Lilian to the Baron. The latter takes her out in his automobile. The Baron attempts to kiss Lilian. Ralph pretends that something has gone wrong with the automobile. When the Baron alights to investigate Ralph starts the machine, leaving the Baron in the lurch. Michael, knowing that Ralph will take Lilian to the home from which she had been stolen, proceeds after them with murder in his heart. He comes upon the overjoyed mother and daughter accompanied by Ralph at the top of an old tower in which the children played years before. Michael locks them in and lights the fuse of an infernal machine, which he places in a lower window of the tower. Ralph sees the dastardly deed and strives to open the locked door. Only one way is left. Climbing out upon old telegraph wires which pass over a pond, he makes the perilous passage and drops, unhurt, into the water. The terrified watchers see him reach the infernal machine just a moment before its fuse ignites with the dynamite. Ralph throws it from him blindly. It falls into the bushes, wherein Michael has hidden himself. Michael is killed by his own petard.
- When doctor John Schmidt think back on the good old days he always ends up at the picture of Indian God. A time in his life filled with mystery and strange ongoings.
- Count Jules de Barton, a nobleman on hard times, seeks his fortune in America.
- Ingo Theoso is a young street preacher who often moves across the town reciting Biblical writings to every passer-by. One day he comes upon a beautiful girl named Elisa just celebrating her birthday. During their encounter she looses her jewelry given by her father.
- Michael von Straeten is an unscrupulous financier whose harshness and cynicism have earned him the nickname 'The Tiger'. He destroys his enemies with no mercy and no regrets, watching calmly when his victims come close to starving to death. Will von Straeten see the error of his ways when he is brought face to face with all the evil deeds of his life? Or is it too late for von Straeten to make amends for the lives he has ruined, escaping the ultimate punishment on Judgement Day?
- Richard Ortmann the artificial man (Homunculus) has become the head of the corporation that represents the capital and power of the country, but he has stopped believing in human love. All the more clear is his goal now: the annihilation of mankind.
- A criminal gang is out to get the riches of the House of Wicksham. The rumor has that some sort of priceless treasure is hidden in the cellar of the estate. The maid Rose falls in love with Felix, one of the gang members. Now they have a "key" to the House.
- At the tavern Moulin Rouge an odd company of artists, sculptors, and their models have gathered to listen to the famous Gaston Printemps. The young painter Louis is depressed because he has fallen in love with the beautiful Rose Vivienne, a love that goes unanswered. A passionate drama with deadly consequences is about to begin.
- A dutiful maid is not always a blessing. That's what a newly wed couple finds out after they return home tired and want to be left alone. Their old maid Ane has been told by the bride's mother to give her a cup of tea before she goes to bed. The bride and groom protest, grumble and cry, but Ane won't stop until she has done as she has been ordered.
- The young procurator Jan Hemkirk is in love with Consul Huysmann's daughter Majken. When they meet in the harbor, they are seen by the consul's son, who tells his father about the two lovers. Jan is sent on a mission to India.
- A detective is trying to break down the crime gang - The Red Club.
- Robert West, an actor, after his performance in "Hamlet" steps into a restaurant. Through a door leading into a private dining room he sees his wife with Vickers, a friend. Infuriated he attacks Vickers, who escapes with the actor's wife. Contemplating suicide, the actor treads the dark streets. His old friend, the bottle, has superior allurement. The liquor steals away his senses and a newfound woman friend steals his pocket-book. Unable to pay for his drink, West is arrested. The publicity attending his troubles causes West to plunge deeper into alcoholic excess. He is so brain befuddled that he is unable to go on for his performance and he is discharged. West goes from bad to worse. Finally John Spencer, a friend, with West's permission, takes West's little daughter Ellen to Spencer's home, away from the evil influence of her drunken father. Five years pass and the miserable actor is now "down and out." An old actor friend comes up and tells him about an opportunity for him to substitute in "Hamlet." West is engaged. On the evening of the opening performance he stops for a stimulant. While he dresses, he reaches frequently for the flask in his pocket. The effect of his too frequent potations overtake him in the second act when an attack of delirium tremens comes upon him. Seeing snakes, rats and monstrous animals, he smashes the furniture and hurls chairs at his fellow actor. In a fit he falls. Some weeks later West leaves the hospital and drifts about the streets. He attends a Salvation Army meeting, one of whose officers obtains a position as stoker for him on a steamer bound for America. As he is stoking in the fiery hot engine room, the old temptation again comes upon him and he takes out his ever-present bottle. His daughter's face appears before turn and he firmly resolves never to touch liquor again. He throws the bottle on the coal heap, where its devastating liquor trickles away. Another five years pass. West, ambitionless but sober, is working as a bootblack and wood cutter. He sees a poster announcing that the great songstress, Ellen West, gives a recital that night. After the recital he tries to embrace her. He is pushed aside roughly and from sheer emotion falls in a faint. Spencer who is with Ellen, recognizes him and filled with compassion, has the poor old wreck brought into the hotel. When he regains consciousness his eyes gaze lovingly into those of his daughter who throws her arms around him. It is the beginning of a happier day.