Ella La Cour
Also Known As: Eleonora Caroline Møller, Ella la Cour
Biography: Ella la Cour (born Eleonora Caroline Møller) was a Danish actor who got her start in theater from 1873 to 1886. She starred in her first film production at Nordisk Film in 1908 and starred in approximately 50 features by 1911. In 1876, la Cour married fellow Danish actor, Charles Dornonville de la Cour, where despite the divorce, she kept the la Cour family name.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Copenhagen, Denmark
Adult: No
Birthday: January 31, 1854
Age: 171 years old
Gender: Female
Deathday: June 29, 1935
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Lady Mary's Love
Overview: Miss Vibeke takes no pleasure in hearing of her fiancé’s imminent arrival. For she is in fact in love with a handsome forester, Poul, and now the two lovers will only be able to meet in secret. But one night when Poul visits Vibeke in her room, things do not go as planned. (stumfilm.dk)
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1911-09-18
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The New Teacher
Overview: Master Spag rejoices when he is offered the position of house teacher for the baroness’ two sons. However, he is hardly inside the door before the naughty boys start running circles around him. (Stumfilm.dk)
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1910-11-07
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The Confidence Trick
Overview: Jens Larsen has worked hard to become a wealthy man in America, and when he travels home to visit Denmark, the people he meets are extremely acommodating. A little too acommodating, as it turns out. The only surviving film of the Danish series about the world famous detective Sherlock Holmes that ran between 1908-1911.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1910-11-04
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Under the Wing of the Mill
Overview: Young engineer Jameson quickly demonstrates his worth at his new workplace. Chief engineer Hooper is more interested in drinking whisky and chasing women than in making accurate calculations for the construction plans. Jameson quickly corrects this sloppiness, and his enthusiasm impresses both the foreman’s daughter Kitty and the manager, who promotes Jameson to chief engineer. Humiliated, Hooper plans his revenge! He manages to steal the employees’ wages and implicate Kitty. Once again Jameson must show what he’s capable of. (Stumfilm.dk)
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Original Language: da
Release Date: 1913-10-30
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The Love of a Gypsy Girl
Overview: A female ‘gypsy’ – in the parlance of the time – must choose between helping her own camp or a kidnapped girl. The woman once fell in love with the local count. However, without hesitation, the count left her heartbroken for a rich aristocratic girl who seduced him. Years later, the count refuses to pay alms to the gypsy camp, so a couple of desperate gypsies decide to kidnap his five-year-old daughter. The scorned woman recognises her old beloved count in the child’s face and decides to do the right thing. (Stumfilm.dk)
Genres: Drama
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1911-01-09
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Nonnen fra Asminderød
Overview: A monk who cherishes a secret passion for a young lady sees her receive an admirer in secret and tells her father. The father declares that he will place the girl in a convent. This is just what the crafty priest wants.
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Original Language: da
Release Date: 1911-02-07
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The Girl Behind the Counter
Overview: Edgar the rich man’s son meets Ebba the waitress, and sparks fly. Ebba quickly becomes pregnant, but when the young lovers want to marry, Edgar’s father will stop at nothing to quash the mismatch. (stumfilm.dk)
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1911-08-12
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In the Shadow of the Throne
Overview: When Prince Otto is involved in a hunting accident, the game warden’s daughter Ellen becomes his nurse. She falls head over heels in love with him and the infatuation is mutual. But when the prince’s father, the ruler, dies, it turns out that the prince’s heart is bequeathed to someone else. In her deep despair over her lost love, the game warden’s now downhearted daughter knocks on the convent gate. (stumfilm.dk)
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1914-02-16
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Hamlet
Overview: 1911 film by August Blom
Genres: Drama
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1911-02-27
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The White Slave Trade
Overview: Anna, a beautiful girl from a poor background, is offered a well-paid position as a lady's companion in London. Anna's boyfriend, the sceptical Georg, suspects that the job offer is too good to be true, but Anna dismisses him and reports to the London address. The stately home in England turns out to be a whorehouse that imports women from Denmark. Anna manages to overpower her first client but is unable to escape.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1910-08-02
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A False Alarm
Overview: When his mother-in-law announces her arrival, Fabian gets busy running away. He crawls up through the chimney, much to the surprise of the chimney sweeper, and then continues his hasty and destructive journey through the city. He ends up having a whole entourage of aggrieved people home with him in the living room, where a new letter from the mother-in-law is awaiting him. (Stumfilm.dk)
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Original Language: da
Release Date: 1910-10-04
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A Woman's Honour
Overview: Marie, the daughter of a pastor, and major Trolle are young and in love, and they seem destined to become engaged. Everything is coming up roses when a serpent enters this Paradise. Trolle’s close friend, Hoffmann, begins making passes at Marie, and even in the face of consistent rejections he remains tireless in his pursuit. When he assaults Marie one evening, Trolle surprises them and mistakenly thinks they are having an affair. Marie is deeply hurt by Trolle’s distrust of her, so she leaves him quietly and finds employment at the Scala Theatre. When she is to perform some time later, Hoffmann is present – as is Trolle, who has realised his mistake. When she receives an ingratiating message from Hoffmann, she makes an impulsive and fateful decision. Stumfilm.dk
Genres: Drama
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1913-01-09
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Häxan
Overview: Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath: Benjamin Christensen's legendary film uses a series of dramatic vignettes to explore the scientific hypothesis that the witches of the Middle Ages suffered the same hysteria as turn-of-the-century psychiatric patients. But the film itself is far from serious-- instead it's a witches' brew of the scary, gross, and darkly humorous.
Genres: Documentary Horror History
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1922-09-18
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Forbandelsen
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1914-01-19
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Dødsklippen
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1913-11-24
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The Firefly
Overview: After a small girl is kidnapped by a travelling circus, her heartbroken parents put their trust in their daughter’s young friend, who quickly catches up with the villainous travellers. But however hard the children try, they cannot escape, and as the years pass they are forced to accept their new, hard life on the road. Then one day, a fresh opportunity presents itself. (stumfilm.dk)
Genres: Drama
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1913-08-18
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When Passion Blinds Honesty
Overview: The poor shipwright's daughter Hulda i dating the equally poor clerk Aage. One day she meets theatre manager Winckler who makes her a famous varieté star. Despite her many new suitors, Hulda still only has eyes for Aage. But, as Hulda proclaims, she cannot marry an impoverished clerk. The burning desire for Hulda pushes Aage to desperate measures. (stumfilm.dk)
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1911-11-16
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In the Hands of Imposters
Overview: On her way to her aunt's house, motherless young Edith is kidnapped by a white slave trader and put in a brothel. Luckily Mr. Faith, Edith's travel acquaintance, senses that something is wrong.
Genres: Drama Crime Romance
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1911-01-23
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