Actueel Film

history

The distributor Actueel-Film was founded in 1923 by Alex Benno and Fred Penley. Penley left the company soon afterwards, after which Benno ran the company alone. Actueel-Film distributed many films made by Haarlem's Filmfabriek Hollandia (Benno's former employer) and its successors Anglo-Hollandia-film and Granger-Binger-film.

Although Actueel-Film primarily rented out films, the company also ventured into producing several feature films in the mid-1920s, with reasonable success. Yet Alex Benno produced most of his films at The Dutch Film Co, a company where he was the general manager, and Theo Frenkel Sr. directed the films.

Actueel-Film's last production was the sound film Amsterdam bij nacht. The film was directed by Alex Benno and produced by Rudolf Meyer. Amsterdam bij nacht would remain Actueel-Film's only sound film, though Benno himself was involved in several Dutch sound films in the 1930s.

filmography

  1. De Heer en Mevrouw Kortlang
    1919
    —
    Production company
  2. Hard tegen hard
    1920
    —
    Original distributor
  3. In den nacht
    1920
    —
    Original distributor
  4. Circus Jim
    1921
    —
    Original distributor
  5. De zwarte tulp
    1921
    —
    Original distributor
  6. Kitty Tailleur
    1921
    —
    Original distributor
  7. Onder spiritistischen dwang
    1921
    —
    Original distributor
  8. Zaken zijn zaken
    1921
    —
    Original distributor
  9. De Jantjes (1922)
    1922
    —
    Applicant inspection, Original distributor
  10. Farizeeërs
    1922
    —
    Original distributor
  11. Kee en Janus naar Berlijn
    1922
    —
    Applicant inspection, Original distributor, Production company
  12. Mottige Janus
    1922
    —
    Applicant inspection, Original distributor
  13. Bleeke Bet (1923)
    1923
    —
    Applicant inspection, Original distributor, Production company
  14. De leeuw en de muis
    1923
    —
    Original distributor
  15. Amsterdam in Woord en Beeld
    1924
    —
    Original distributor, Production company
  16. Mooi Juultje van Volendam
    1924
    —
    Applicant inspection, Original distributor, Production company
  17. Oranje Hein (1925)
    1925
    —
    Applicant inspection, Original distributor, Production company
  18. De artisten-revue
    1926
    —
    Applicant inspection, Original distributor, Production company
  19. Moderne landhaaien
    1926
    —
    Applicant inspection, Original distributor, Production company
  20. Beautiful Amsterdam
    1927
    —
    Production company
  21. Tinus op stap
    1930
    —
    Production company
  22. Amsterdam bij nacht (1936)
    1936
    —
    Production company

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