Acting
Count de Raymond has a secret relationship with the married Marcelle. He is a gambling addict and looses large sums of money. He puts his hope in an inheritance.
By 1820, Edmund Kean is the most admired Shakespearan actor. But if his art is peerless, his free lifestyle is ill thought of, particularly by the high society. Kean has fallen passionately in love with Countess Elena de Koefeld, the wife of the ambassador of Denmark. Elena loves him too but hesitates to give up her rank in society and follow Kean. On the other hand, Anna, a rich heiress who refuses to marry Lord Mewill, the husband chosen by her parents, confesses her love for Kean and decides to become an actress like him... The aristocrats, outraged by Edmund's profligate ways, decide to boycott his performances and his career is broken. Kean does not recover from such a blow and, on a stormy night, dies in Elena's arms.
Consul Bergholtz is ill and will probably die soon. Family members gather at her bedside, each with the expectation of receiving a share of the impending inheritance. Among the heirs are her sons, the alcoholic editor Oscar and the homosexual lecturer Ejnar, as well as their pretty and recently divorced sister Esther. But when her grandson, the cunning and unscrupulous businessman Kurt, shows up, the intrigues are stoked. Kurt couldn't care less about good manners and cultural veneer; he simply takes what he wants.
James buys a monocle to appear distinguished, but his clumsy attempts to wear it lead to a series of embarrassing mishaps at a ball, from tearing off a lady’s skirt to resting his teacup on a bald man’s head.
The beautiful and spoiled manufacturer's daughter Helga defiantly bets with her friends whether she can survive a whole year as a working housekeeper without financial help.
Depiction of the social democratic activist and politician Peter Sabroe, who in the time around the turn of the century went to fight for the oppressed, oppressed and abused existences.
Sherlock Holmes is hired to locate a husband abducted by “The Black Hood". (stumfilm.dk)
One day, High Court Prosecutor Erik Jessen is visited in his office by one of his childhood crushes, Elisabeth, now married to landowner Gustav Rosenfeldt. Elisabeth is unhappy that her husband has invited a young painter to stay on the estate for several months, and in her jealousy she wants to have a flirt visit herself. Jessen has the mischievous idea of having advertising consultant Thomsen play the role of archaeologist and show up at the estate, but since Thomsen is not exactly the type Elisabeth dreams of, she manages to lure Jessen to Rosenfeldt herself.
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.
On her way to her aunt's house, motherless young Edith is kidnapped by a white slave trader and put in a brothel. Luckily Mr. Faith, Edith's travel acquaintance, senses that something is wrong.
The new students Eigil and Arne celebrate the end of school. "You are now grown men and women with a carnal desire that every human being contains. This desire can be like a fire in your body, but don't let yourself burn to death," their old teacher admonishes. Nevertheless, the encounter with Copenhagen and its many temptations turns out to be fateful for the charming Eigil and the otherwise faithful Arne.
