Drama · Denmark · 1911 · 41m

Temptations of a Great City

Ved fængslets port

Director

Cast

Valdemar Psilander as Aage Hellertz Clara Pontoppidan as Anna Hansen Augusta Blad as Metha Hellertz - Widow Holger Hofmann as Hansen - Waiter Richard Christensen as Bruun H.C. Nielsen as Block

Crew

Axel Graatkjær — Director of Photography Ljut Steensgaard — Writer Erling Stensgaard — Writer

Synopsis

Mrs. Hellertz is distraught about her son Aage, who – in spite of a good pay and generous support from home – manages to spend every penny on debauchery in the night life. He indebts himself deeply and falls into the clutches of a malicious loan shark who is out for Mrs. Hellertz's fortune. To complicate things further, Aage starts a relationship with the loan shark's beautiful daughter. (Stumfilm.dk)

Mood & Themes

financial problem

Key Collaborators

August Blom Director Axel Graatkjær Director of Photography Ljut Steensgaard Writer Erling Stensgaard Writer

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