The Barber's Baby's Christening

The Barber's Baby's Christening

1908 · 2 min · ★ 8.0

It’s the day of the barber’s baby’s christening, and the guests start arriving with their flowers and gifts, dropping them off while the barber is still trying to see to his last customer. As it’s taking a while, the wet-nurse is asked to take the baby on a short walk before the ceremony begins. She comes across a handsome young soldier, who she strikes up a conversation with. When an even more handsome man passes by, she hands the baby to the soldier. He has to return to the barracks, so he finds someone to leave the baby with. As time passes, the party start to wonder where the baby is. Fortunately, the baby has been handed in at the police station, where the parents reunite with their child. (stumfilm.dk)

Directed by Viggo Larsen

Your Rating

Cast

Make it a double feature

12m together

The Barber's Baby's Christening

Trilby

Both from Viggo Larsen.

More from Viggo LarsenSee all →

Trilby

MovieDramaHorror

Danish adaptation of Trilby. Presumed lost, though a single still apparently depicting the novel's climax survives.

Schüsse in Kabine 7

Schüsse in Kabine 7 · 1938

Schüsse in Kabine 7

The Minerva Mines Company is interested in transporting two particularly valuable diamonds from Cape Town to Amsterdam. To confuse potential thieves, two detectives are sent on two different ships with steel suitcases and they have no clue whether they’re carrying pebbles or diamonds. Nevertheless, a collection of questionable characters come on board both ships. The hunt for the diamonds begins; the suitcases are stolen; everyone is suspect.

The Boy with the Sixth Sense

The Boy with the Sixth Sense · 1907

The Boy with the Sixth Sense

When a little girl goes missing in the woods, her parents are at a loss as to what to do. To their great relief, a boy with a sixth sense shows the way to the girl using his psychic abilities.

3 må man være

3 må man være · 1959

3 må man være

A lawyer has a wife and a mistress. He loves them both equally high and together, they're the perfect wife.

Im Trommelfeuer der Westfront

Im Trommelfeuer der Westfront · 1936

Im Trommelfeuer der Westfront

MovieDocumentaryWar

Arsène Lupin versus Sherlock Holmes

Arsène Lupin versus Sherlock Holmes · 1911

Arsène Lupin versus Sherlock Holmes

MovieDramaMystery

"Arsène Lupin contra Sherlock Holmes" refers to a series of five German short films released from July 1910 to March 1911. Viggo Larsen directed and played the main character in these films, following his permanent relocation to Berlin after severing ties with the Nordisk Company in Denmark.

Diesel

MovieDramaHistory

A German wartime biography of Rudolf Diesel, inventor of the Diesel engine. The movie links the importance of the engine to the war by starting the movie with newsreel clips of German Navy U-boats in action.

Everyman

Everyman · 1915

In 1911 the German poet Hugo von Hofmansthal wrote a new version of the medieval morality play Everyman, and this was staged in Danish translation at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen in 1915. At the time, it was radical example of symbolist abstraction. Its success inspired a film version, Enhver [Everyman], directed by Vilhelm Glückstadt for Filmfabrikken Danmark. The film, however, was set in a modern-day environment. It depict the moral choice confronting its protagonist at struggle because two attendant spirits, one good and one bad. The protagonist is tempted by dark figure of evil and succumbs, rejecting God and leading a life of iniquity, but he is then haunted by guilty visions until he finally dies, asking God for forgiveness at the last moment.

Mordsache Holm

Mordsache Holm · 1938

A wrecked car is found on the Reichsautobahn between Hamburg and Bremen. Inside is a murdered woman. It soon becomes clear that the woman is the dancer Grazielle Holm. The investigators are certain: it was murder! But unfortunately there are far too many suspects...

The Magic Purse

The Magic Purse · 1909

The Magic Purse

MovieDramaFantasy

A young sailor dozes off in the grass in Frederiksberg Have and wakes up surrounded by supernatural fairylike creatures. They take him to the mermaid Capriciosa, who gives him a magic, inexhaustible wallet. The only rule he must abide is never to share his fortune with his family. (stumfilm.dk)

The Child as Benefactor

The Child as Benefactor · 1909

The Child as Benefactor

The fates of two people align as a beggar tries to steal money from a sleeping newspaper boy. Instead of reporting the crook to the police, the benevolent boy buys him a hearty meal, convinces him to give up drinking and helps him back onto the right path in life. Soon enough the beggar has a job, money and a roof over his head. The two friends face a bright future together. (stumfilm.dk)

The Tinderbox

The Tinderbox · 1907

Viggo Larsen’s adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's famous fairy tale about the soldier who gets hold of a magic tinderbox capable of calling forth three dogs with big eyes that can fulfill all his wishes. When the soldier has one of the dogs transport a sleeping princess to his room, he is arrested and sentenced to death. But his adventure, as we know, does not end here.

A New Hat for the Madam

A New Hat for the Madam · 1906

A New Hat for the Madam

A young woman is out shopping and buys a new hat in the latest fashion. Unfortunately, the hat is so huge that it leaves a trail of destruction wherever she goes. A quite ordinary stroll suddenly becomes deeply problematic.

The Rose

The Rose · 1907

MovieDramaComedy

The scene is set on a castle in the mid-18th century. The princess loves a young man from the court, but the king wants her married to an older, wealthier suitor. Hoping for a miracle to happen, the princess refuses his marriage proposal. (Stumfilm.dk)

Madame Sans Gene

Madame Sans Gene · 1909

Madame Sans Gene

MovieHistoryComedy

Napoleon's laundress and her sergeant husband save Napoleon's life. Through their heroism, they become Duke and Duchess of Danzig.

Wifey's Charms

Wifey's Charms · 1913

More Like This

Couldn't load this row right now.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter