The House of Ill Repute (1912)

Genre : Drama, Crime, Romance

Runtime : 32M

Director : Urban Gad

Synopsis

A young woman, Nina, works as a singer at a Copenhagen variety theatre, but when her contract expires she suddenly finds herself with no income to support her and her old mother. Upon seeing a newspaper advertisement looking for singers for a theatre in St. Petersburg, Nina jumps at the chance – and a few weeks later she is on her way. However, the advertisement is a hoax, and she actually ends up in a notorious brothel. She fears that all hope is out, but at the same time her sailor boyfriend has just landed in St. Petersburg and is leaving no stone unturned to find his beloved.

Actors

Augusta Blad
Augusta Blad
Enkefru Søholm
Richard Christensen
Richard Christensen
Løjtnant Svend Thomsen
Lilly Lamprecht
Lilly Lamprecht
Nina, enkefruens datter, visesangerske
Viggo Lindstrøm
Viggo Lindstrøm
Artistagent og bordelvært Cohn
Amanda Lund
Amanda Lund
Therese, bordelværtens kone
Frederik Jacobsen
Frederik Jacobsen
Franz Skondrup
Franz Skondrup

Crews

Urban Gad
Urban Gad
Director
Aage Schmidt
Aage Schmidt
Writer

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