Scheveningen

The ship-owner Bos has become a rich man whose conscience is not troubled by his knowingly sending out unseaworthy fishing boats. Kniertje, a widow who has lost her husband and two sons at sea, works for Bos as charwoman and is kindly treated by his daughter Clementine. Kniertje lives with her two remaining sons, Geert and Barend, and her niece Jo, who is engaged to Geert. Geert is in the navy and Barend does whatever work he can find. During a dance evening in the local café, Geert fights with his superior officer who has insulted Jo, and for this he is sent to gaol.

Educational film about the rescue activities of the Zuid-Hollandsche Redding-Maatschappij.

Impression of the harsh winter of 1917 in the Netherlands.

Fictional film (with opera excerpts) by Johan Gildemeijer about a street singer who enjoys a brief career as an opera artist.

Romantic comedy set in a beach hotel.

Because he is out of work, a young fisherman is forced to stay on land. First he loses his few possessions and then his sweetheart to her neighbour, a pawnbroker.

Farcical comedy about Bet Strik, an Amsterdam fishwife, who takes a short holiday in Scheveningen and Amsterdam with her husband Hein.

Compilation of footage from the early days of film.

Moving drama set in a fishing village, based on Herman Heijermans’ well-known play.

Thanks to the Budapester Kinderschutz Liga, a child welfare organization, Marika, the little daughter of a poor family living in the Hungarian village of Mezókövesd, is able to spend a holiday in H