August Blom

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August Blom

Born December 26, 1869 · Copenhagen, Denmark

Died January 10, 1947 · aged 77

August Blom was a Danish film director, writer, production leader and pioneer of silent films during the "golden age" of Danish filmmaking from 1910 to 1914.

Known For

Man's Greatest AdversaryMan's Greatest Adversary · 1913
Man's Greatest Adversary
1913
Movie
Director Cordt is in love with the chancellor's daughter Wilda, who unfortunately has a crush on the actor Frits. But Cordt knows: The only way to convince Wilda that Frits isn't the right one for her is to let her find out about the actor's debauchery and financial irresponsibility for herself. Step by step Cordt executes his cunning plan.
The Power of LoveThe Power of Love · 1911
The Power of Love
1911
Movie
Director Saxilds believes that his son, Gunnar (played by Carlo Wieth), is a splendid young man who stays away from women and temptations, but Saxild is surprised one day when he finds his son in the company of women. Gunnar is then employed in his father's office, where he meets the young girl Tove (played by Clara Wieth). The two initially develop innocent feelings for each other, but one day Gunnar seeks out Tove while he is drunk. She rejects him and he ends up in a seedy pub, where he gets into a fight with other drunks and ends up in the police station. When his father hears about it, he slaps him. But Tove takes care of Gunnar, comforts him, and Gunnar applies for the rescue corps.
AquittedAquitted · 1914
Aquitted
★ 10.01914
Movie
The count makes his new wife jealous when he helps a female rider who makes obvious advances at him. Lydia has barely forgiven her husband before things go wrong again. During a horse race, the count has a terrible accident that leaves him paralysed. Lydia must be strong and make up her mind: How far is she willing to go to help her beloved? (Stumfilm.dk)
AtlantisAtlantis · 1913
Atlantis
★ 5.91913
MovieDrama
Overwhelmed by personal and professional problems, biologist Friedrich von Kammacher decides to travel abroad in order to regain the joy of living. During his adventurous journey he will meet two very different women, one of whom will be the key to his fate.
The Hand of FateThe Hand of Fate · 1922
The Hand of Fate
★ 8.01922
MovieDramaCrime
The God-fearing vicar Niels Quist lives with his beloved daughter Mette in the small Jutland town of Vejlby. The newly elected county bailiff and local magistrate, Erik Sørensen, is the lucky fellow who wins Mette’s heart, but their happiness is short-lived: One day, the vicar’s farmhand mysteriously disappears, and all signs suggest that the vicar is the killer. But is Erik Sørensen willing and able to sentence his own true love's father to death?
Her SonHer Son · 1916
Her Son
★ 5.51916
MovieDrama
Attorney Krogh and his wife, Gerda, are distraught about their only son, Kai, a wastrel and ne’er-do-well with no aim or direction in life. Kai again asks his mother for money and Gerda cannot refuse, even selling her jewellery when her son falls deep into debt. Can Kai be steered away from the abyss that awaits him? (stumfilm.dk)
A Daughter of BrahmaA Daughter of Brahma · 1919
A Daughter of Brahma
★ 8.01919
MovieDrama
A young European woman loses her heart to an Indian prince and follows him to Baghalpur, where she struggles with her cross-cultural fate and the difficult love within the maharaja’s harem. A European politician, sent on a mission, falls head over heels for the maharaja’s favourite wife and tries to take her with him to Europe. What will the beautiful Maharani of Baghalpur choose? The film is a sequel to Nordisk Film’s smash hit 'The Maharaja’s Favourite Wife' from 1917. Stumfilm.dk
For Sit Lands ÆreFor Sit Lands Ære · 1918
For Sit Lands Ære
1918
MovieDrama

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Love and MoneyLove and Money · 1925
Love and Money
1925
Movie
Jørgen wants to propose to Marie as soon as he has been promoted and can offer her a proper home. Indeed, his future looks promising until his father, who is a bookkeeper in the town bank, tells Jørgen that he has embezzled and spent money from the bank. In order to uphold his father’s honour, Jørgen must raise the missing amount, and the only one he knows with that much ready money is his uncle, the canny merchant Ole Konge, whom his father detests. Ole Konge will only help if Jørgen marries his daughter Amalie, who has long pined for her cousin from afar. Sacrificing his own happiness for the sake of his family, Jørgen enters into a loveless marriage. He thinks about Marie every day until a dramatic incident makes him see Amalie in a new light. (Stumfilm.dk)

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