Otto Lagoni
Also Known As: Otto Christian Louis Lagoni
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Odense, Denmark
Birthday: November 27, 1868
Deathday: May 08, 1944
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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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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Fire at Sea
Overview: The popular artist Frank Harvey has been offered a job in America. On the voyage across the Atlantic, Harvey catches sight of the captain’s beautiful daughter, and the two quickly become good friends. However, a fire breaks out in the ship’s hold, and while the crew struggles to put out the flames, Harvey has to keep the passengers calm with his very best performances, and pray for his and the lives of others. (Stumfilm.dk)
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1912-10-02
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The Count's Double
Overview: A burglar dresses up as a count in order to steal a valuable necklace from the count’s house. Will Sherlock Holmes be able to trace the culprit and bring back the jewelry? (stumfilm.dk)
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1910-11-17
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The Vampire Dancer
Overview: The man-hungry “vampire,” later to be popularized by America’s Theda Bara, made her screen debut in this Danish melodrama directed by August Blom. Clara Wieth starred in the title role of the Vampire Dancer, which is just what she was: a dancer performing her seductions on-stage. Off-stage, the young girl is kindhearted and a bit naïve. The lustful dance, during which Robert Dinesen succumbs to the dancer’s fatal charms, remained the centerpiece of the film, which was a popular success and made Wieth an international star.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1912-03-04
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A Victim of the Mormons
Overview: On a holiday, the family Gram meets a young, mysterious man who turns out to be a Mormon. In spite of her fiancèe's presence, the daughter Nina is drawn to the stranger. Hypnotized, she soon follows his every step. When she finally awakes from her trance, she finds herself on a ship to Utah, in the clutches of a dangerous man. (Stumfilm.dk)
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1911-10-02
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The Nihilist
Overview: Leo suspects Sonja of infidelity, although she is in fact – for better or worse – fraternising with militant nihilists. One evening, Leo secretly follows her and ends up in the clutches of the nihilists, who give him an ultimatum that puts his life at stake. If Leo can obtain the police’s list of their cronies facing execution within three days, he and Sonja will be allowed to live. (Stumfilm.dk)
Genres: Drama
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1911-01-02
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The Man in the White Cloak
Overview: FRAGMENT | An apparition appears when the threat of foreclosure looms over the family estate. Solicitor Bang is a rich man with financial power over a dowager baroness and her estate. However, Bang also wants power over the baroness’ daughter Lucy, whose heart belongs to the family doctor Sperling. Bang threatens to foreclose the estate if Lucy doesn’t marry him. The night before the auction, a ghost appears to Doctor Sperling and leads him to a chest in the basement. But is it a coffer or coffin? (Stumfilm.dk)
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1913-06-02
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The Aeroplane Inventor
Overview: The creative yet debt-ridden inventor Fred must sell his beloved prototype of an aeroplane. Fred’s wife is ill and needs expensive medicine. The buyer is the usurer Frank, who doesn’t understand technology other than a status symbol. Thus, Frank needs a pilot, and Fred swallows his pride and takes the job. On the day of the test flight, a violent storm is brewing. Will Fred’s own invention seal his fate? (Stumfilm.dk)
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1912-05-04
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Dicky's Courtship
Overview: Alois Nieswurz is eager to get out the door to propose to his beloved. But much to his chagrin, everything seems to be getting in the way! First, the ring disappears and then, goodness me, his underpants are sticking out the back of his trousers. Will the awkward suitor ever manage to get there and down on one knee? (stumfilm.dk)
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1910-01-01
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Crossed Swords
Overview: The two young officers Edmond and Clayton both fall in love with Rose – the daughter of the Minister of War. When Rose falls victim to a serious accident, Clayton risks his life to save her whereas Edmond cowardly shrinks from helping. As Rose and Clayton become a couple, Edmond's jealousy gets the better of him. (stumfilm.dk)
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1913-02-18
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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)
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1910-10-04
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The Black Domino
Overview: A young man finds himself at loggerheads with his friend after he has tried to kiss his wife and at the same time turns out to be a common thief. When they meet again several years later, the villain has become a member of the crime gang called The Black Domino. By a nefarious trick, the villain gains access to his old friends’ villa and pretends to reconcile with them, while his hooded, cloaked and masked cronies prepare to kidnap the man as soon as he steps out the door. (stumfilm.dk)
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1910-01-01
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The Clown's Revenge
Overview: The artistic cyclist Gaumont, his girlfriend Baptista, and their partner Rosa arrive in town with their travelling circus. Rosa is secretly in love with Gaumont, and to her great delight, she gets the opportunity to travel alone with him when Baptista gets injured and is bedridden. The two of them grow closer in secret, but the clown Pierre, who has set his sights on Baptista, gossips about the lovebirds for his own gain, thus igniting a fatal thirst for revenge in the betrayed. Stumfilm.dk
Genres: Drama
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1912-04-11
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Dr. Gar el Hama I
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Genres: Thriller Mystery Crime
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1911-11-13
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The Price of Beauty
Overview: Countess von Würzen is of a certain age, but she still captivates the men she meets on her way. When her daughter Elsa announces her engagement to the young, handsome Leopold von Raven, the countess suddenly feels the years creeping up on her. So she cannot help herself when, at the engagement party, she finds Leopold suddenly leaning in towards her. (Stumfilm.dk)
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1911-04-07
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The Black Hood
Overview: Sherlock Holmes is hired to locate a husband abducted by “The Black Hood". (stumfilm.dk)
Genres: Mystery Crime
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1911-01-01
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John Takes Himself Off
Overview: Jens wants to take his girlfriend out, and when his request for the evening off is refused, he sneaks out anyway. Unfortunately, the sergeant finds out about Jens' plans and follows him. (stumfilm.dk)
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1912-12-01
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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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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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A New Hat for the Madam
Overview: A young woman is out shopping and buys a new hat in the latest fashion. Unfortunately, the hat is so huge that it leaves a trail of destruction wherever she goes. A quite ordinary stroll suddenly becomes deeply problematic.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1906-11-15
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Who Is She?
Overview: Danish version of Alexandre Bisson's play Madame X.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1910-09-29
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The Ballet Dancer
Overview: The ballet pupil Camilla Favier makes for a quick success and falls for the author Jean Mayol. She discovers a love letter to him from a rich married woman and is devastated. In revenge she reveals the secret love story for the cuckolded husband and his guests at a big party. Later she finds a new love message from the wayward wife and brings it to the husband, who gets furious, grabs a pistol and incites the climax of the story.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1911-11-16
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Frederik Buch som skopudser
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1912-09-27
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The Cossack Duke
Overview: INCOMPLETE | Anna, the beautiful daughter of a general, and the young lieutenant Cernieff are in love. However, the general refuses to give his only daughter to a man without fortune. Heartbroken, Anna confides in the duchess, who agrees to deliver a letter to Cernieff. The duke sees this, and when he intercepts the unsigned love declaration, he mistakenly believes that his wife is having an affair with the young lieutenant. Cernieff is thrown into a dungeon and sentenced to death. The beginning of the film is missing. The first scene of the preserved fragment is the one in which Anna confides in the duchess. (Stumfilm.dk)
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1911-02-13
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