Netherlands

Schoonhoven

Documentary about Schoonhoven.

After a panoramic shot of Schoonhoven, we see its most important streets, squares, and buildings, with a special focus on the newly planted gardens and the departure of a radar-boat on the river Lek. The film ends with images of silversmiths at work. Schoonhoven enjoys national renown because of its silver industry.

Rechten der jeugd

Herman van Hogelanden, the only son of the famous painter Gerard van Hogelanden, is in love with Dora, the daughter of a forester. He is afraid that his father will not give his permission for a marriage because the girl is below his station in life. To his surprise, his father has no objections. "I shall tell you my own story," he tells his son, "so that you can avoid the rocks on which my life was almost wrecked." "When I was twenty, I lived only for the art of painting, but my father, who despised artistes, wanted to make a merchant of me.

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