De Sierkan
Advertising Film for the Haarlem Dairy ‘De Sierkan’.
Advertising Film for the Haarlem Dairy ‘De Sierkan’.
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.
In a prologue, Pancras Duif works hard as a blacksmith to support his ailing wife and their young children.
Reportage about a horse show in Rotterdam.
Film about the Royal Veterinary College in Utrecht.
Documentary about Rijswijk.
Short film that shows street advertising for various products.
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.
Dutch film version of G.B. Shaw's celebrated play about a language professor's attempts at turning a flowergirl into a lady.
Promotional film for the Alhambra Theater in Vlissingen.
Promotional film of the Alhambra in Vlissingen, where visitors to the theatre could win fifty guilders if they recognized the people who appeared in the film. Theatres of that period used creative solutions like this to attract audiences.