Heemstede

A Dutch news film including items on the celebration of the fifth anniversary of the Amsterdam youth theatre with a performance by the Scapino Ballet, and about the decline of the Muiderslot castle.

Fairytale about a young girl plagued by demons and witches.

Myrte en de demonen is a film about the battle between good and evil. Myrte is a cheerful young girl who lives in an idyllic wood but is set upon by demons and witches. She is helped by a good spirit, two dwarves and the moon.

In the end, Myrte’s innocence triumphs over evil. The film - photographed by Bert Haanstra - features dolls and puppets and a highly dramatic soundtrack composed by Marinus Adam and recorded by the London Symphonic Orchestra.

In an advertisement the film is described as "A page from the life of Pierrot. A fantasy from the land of dreams."

At Castle "De Werve", debt-ridden Colonel von Zwenken's daughter and her husband John Mordaunt await the birth of a child.