Fan Letter Culture in the Silent Film Era

Leaves from Satan's Book

'Leaves from Satan’s Book' is divided into four episodes set in four different historical eras.

The bride of Glomdal

Tore takes over the rather run-down family farm.

The Man with the Missing Finger IV

FRAGMENT | John Smith, a criminal who goes by the name The Man with the Nine Fingers, is sick of being behind bars.

Little Dorrit

Amy Dorrit – nicknamed Little Dorrit – was born in Marshalsea debtors prison, where her father has been incarcerated for a minor debt for the last 23 years.

The Friend from Springfield

Comedy writer Jonas Lenner takes an impromptu trip to Paris to flee his writer's block and the suffocating monotony of home.

The Devil's Circus

Innocent Mary has barely arrived in the big city when she falls prey to the looming dangers of the city.

The Golden Clown

Joe, a circus clown, has a chance meeting with a famous French fashion designer.

Mists of The Past

The year is 1820 and a young, promising artist, Olaf Malm, has settled in Rome, Europe’s centre of art at the time.

Struggling Hearts

The year is 1658 and the King of Sweden has seized large parts of Denmark.

The Hill Park Mystery

Police reporter Erik Brandt is sent off for some rest and recreation after solving a murder under the nose of the police.

Once Upon a Time

FRAGMENT | The Princess of Illyria has spurned every suitor, when a gypsy loitering around the castle catches her eye.

Love and Burglars

The merchant Blomberg is out in the countryside with his daughters and housekeeper when the idyll is suddenly shattered.

The President

By his father’s deathbed, the young Karl Victor von Sendlingen swears that he will never make the same mistake his father made in his youth: to marry a girl beneath his own station.

A Trip to Mars

Inspired by Columbus, the navy officer Avanti Planetaros endeavours to chart the cosmos and explore its strange planets.

The Daughter of Darkness

FRAGMENT | Once again, the Daughter of Darkness has been put behind bars for yet another one of her infamous crimes.

The ABC of Love

When Lis meets her fiancé for the first time, she is severely disappointed.

Blind Justice

On New Year's Eve, the convicted murderer, Strong John (‘Henry’ in the original Danish), escapes from prison and collects his son from the orphanage.

The Flaming Sword

Mine worker West lives in a small mining town with his daughters Edith and Dina.

Lay Down Your Arms!

Martha, a war widow, finds a new zest for life when she meets the noble Captain von Tilling.

The Candle and the Moth

The young hothead Billy is drifting into a life of crime and has a violent quarrel with his girlfriend Nelly.

Sealed Orders

Not long before marine officer van Hauen goes off to war and heavy-heartedly leaves his family, he coincidentally discovers that his wife has a secret liaison with the dubious Count Spinelli.

The Gambler's Wife

A past lover ignites a fiery gambling addiction within the reckless Prince Spinarosa.

Under the Wing of the Mill

Young engineer Jameson quickly demonstrates his worth at his new workplace.

Crossed Swords

The two young officers Edmond and Clayton both fall in love with Rose – the daughter of the Minister of War.

Atlantis

With his wife admitted to a mental hospital and his academic career beset on all sides, Doctor von Kammacher goes abroad to regain his strength and his joy of life.

The Firefly

A small girl is kidnapped by a travelling circus.

Unjustly Accused

Count de Croisset proposes to the feted danser Odette Blant.

Dr. Nicholson And the Blue Diamond

Mysterious, hookah-smoking Doctor Nicholson will stop at nothing to get his hands on the valuable “blue diamond.

The Black Chancellor

Chancellor von Rallenstein is terrorizing the country.

In the Hands of Imposters

On her way to her aunt's house, motherless young Edith is kidnapped by a white slave trader and put in a brothel.

The Ballet Dancer

Ballet dancer Camille dreams of becoming an actress.

The Black Hood

Sherlock Holmes is hired to locate a husband abducted by “The Black Hood".

Temptations of a Great City

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.

The Black Dream

Stella, a circus princess, has two suitors: young, handsome Count Waldberg and the greying, hidebound jeweller Hirsch.

The Abyss

Magda, a piano teacher, meets Knud, a parson’s son, who invites her to spend the summer at his parents’ parsonage.

The Master Detective

The bank guard and the director hear mysterious sounds coming from the basement vault, where all the gold is kept, and call in Master detective Pat Corner.

The Flight from the Seraglio

When a young Englishman sees the caliph’s favourite wife, it is love at first sight.

The Love of the Gypsy Girl

A female ‘gypsy’ – in the parlance of the time – must choose between helping her own camp or a kidnapped girl.

The Chicken Chaser

Bastian is an unrelenting skirt-chaser who is never put off by a rejection.

The Nihilist

Leo suspects Sonja of infidelity, although she is in fact – for better or worse – fraternising with militant nihilists.

The Usurer's Son

The usurer Sintram lives and breathes for money and, for this very reason; he disinherits his charitable son Floridan.

The Woman with the Red Hair

Detective Barker has his work cut out for him when his red-haired nanny, Kate Blond, turns out to be a master thief in disguise.

His Innocent Dupe

The family doctor Harmodi possesses hypnotic powers and has secretly taken control of Countess Judith’s mind.