Filming of actor Thorkild Roose in some of his greatest theatrical roles: as Delescluze in "The Defeat" (Nordahl Grieg) and as Cardinal Gonzaga de Castro in "The Cardinals' Dinner" (Julio Dantas). In addition, well-known actors such as Tove Maës, Johannes Meyer and Palle Huld are also seen.
Dinamarca, 1623. En plena caza de brujas, Absalom, un viejo sacerdote, promete a una mujer condenada a muerte que salvará a su hija Anne de la hoguera si la joven accede a casarse con él. Según la ley, las descendientes de las brujas también deben arder en una pira. Meret, la anciana madre de Absalom, desaprueba desde el principio el matrimonio. Cuando Martin, el hijo de Absalom, regresa a casa para conocer a su madrastra, se enamorará de ella y ambos compartirán una relación prohibida que tendrá inesperadas consecuencias.
Chancellor von Rallenstein is terrorizing the country. He even forces Princess Irene to marry Prince Deima, even though she is already engaged to her true love, Pawlow. When Rallenstein finds out about their secret wedding, he furiously sets out to sabotage the marriage. (stumfilm.dk)
Miss Vibeke takes no pleasure in hearing of her fiancé’s imminent arrival. For she is in fact in love with a handsome forester, Poul, and now the two lovers will only be able to meet in secret. But one night when Poul visits Vibeke in her room, things do not go as planned. (stumfilm.dk)
Edgar the rich man’s son meets Ebba the waitress, and sparks fly. Ebba quickly becomes pregnant, but when the young lovers want to marry, Edgar’s father will stop at nothing to quash the mismatch. (stumfilm.dk)