Emilie Sannom
Also Known As: Emilie Kirstine Valborg Sannom
Biography: A Danish silent film actress and aerial acrobat. Throwing herself into the castle moat in Nordisk Film's Hamlet (1911), she became the first stunt woman in Danish cinema. She went on to play dangerous roles in numerous films, sometimes as the leading actress. Sannon retired from the cinema in 1923 but continued to perform on the stage, in circuses or making risky parachute jumps. In 1931, at an air show in Grenaa, some 8,000 spectators saw her fall to her death when her parachute failed to open. - Wikipedia
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Copenhagen, Denmark
Birthday: September 29, 1886
Deathday: June 11, 1961
Adult: No
Gender: Female
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Konfetti
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Original Language: da
Release Date: 1912-09-09
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From the Depths of the City
Overview: A wealthy estate-owner travels to Copenhagen to experience what life is like in the city. Once there, he happens upon the beautiful young Clara and her brother, who take him to various pubs, to the Copenhagen Zoo, the airport and Tivoli Gardens. However, it comes to light that Charles is not Clara’s brother, but rather her fiancé, and that they are two of the city’s most notorious con-artists. The naïve estate-owner’s blood alcohol content is unfortunately already sky high, and it’s only at this point he realises who he is in the company of. (stumfilm.dk)
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Original Language: da
Release Date: 1910-09-29
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Balloneksplosionen
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Original Language: da
Release Date: 1913-03-06
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Zigeunerorkestret
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Original Language: da
Release Date: 1912-08-28
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Panopta I
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Original Language: da
Release Date: 1918-01-16
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Fra storstadens dyb
Overview: A Danish crime drama set deep within Copenhagen.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1910-09-28
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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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Hamlet
Overview: 1911 film by August Blom
Genres: Drama
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1911-02-27
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Bride of Death
Overview: Otto Beckert has taken to his cousin, Aase, who has promised her heart to Tage Henning. In the pursuit of her love, Otto tries to tear the two lovers apart – and he succeeds! A single misstep and Aase ends up in Otto’s grateful embrace. As the day of the wedding dawns, the wretched Tage tries to win back his beloved. A desperate plan has consequences for poor Aase, trapped between the two relentless fighting roosters. (Stumfilm.dk)
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1912-04-12
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The Abyss
Overview: Magda, a piano teacher, meets Knud, a parson’s son, who invites her to spend the summer at his parents’ parsonage. When a travelling circus stops in the village, Magda leaves the meek Knud for the dashing circus rider Rudolf. But circus life with Rudolf quickly turns out to be anything but happy, and Magda comes to a tragic end. (Stumfilm.dk)
Genres: Drama
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1910-09-12
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The Daughter of Darkness IV
Overview: Once again, the Daughter of Darkness has been put behind bars for yet another one of her infamous crimes. But help is on its way: Her assistant ties a string with a piece of coal and paper to a snake's tale and sends the glistening predator up the drainpipe to the prison window. The Daughter of Darkness informs her helper about the time and place for her imminent transferral to another prison, and when the plans work out, the underground mastermind is off to new adventures. (The film is part of a series of four independent works produced by Filmfabrikken Denmark from 1915-1917. This is a fragment from the fourth film in the series.) (stumfilm.dk)
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1917-12-17
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Copenhagen by Night
Overview: Four good friends are so engrossed with their card game that they are late to pick up their wives at the theatre. So why not continue where they left off? The four gentlemen embark on a wild trip through the Copenhagen night life-- a cornucopia of loose chicks, strong drinks and daring dances. (Stumfilm.dk)
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1910-12-26
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Overview: Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself. This film is lost.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1910-01-01
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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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Krigskorrespondenter
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Genres: War Drama
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1913-05-13
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The Golden Horns
Overview: Using motifs from the classic Adam Oehlenschläger poem, the legend of the Golden Horns is told across four different epochs: the discovery of the first golden horn in 1639, the discovery of the second golden horn in 1734, the theft of the golden horns in 1802, and the saga of the golden horns in contemporary times. Emilie Sannom and Emanuel Gregers star in all four episodes, playing a young couple fighting to be together. (stumfilm.dk)
Genres: Drama
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1914-03-02
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The Amateur's Generosity
Overview: The pilot Vidart and his good friend Aubert are competing against each other in an aviation contest. When Vidart gets in the claws of a loan shark, winning the prize suddenly becomes a necessity. But Aubert is a tough opponent who might actually win. Unexpectedly, Vidart's sister Else comes to her brother's rescue. (stumfilm.dk)
Genres: Drama
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1911-12-14
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Daredevil of the Movies
Overview: 'Daredevil of the movies' is a promotion reel compiled of film extracts showing some of actress and airial artist Emilie Sannom's most daring stunts. She is seen crawling on windmills and church towers, balancing barefoot on sharp spears and parachuting out of an airplane. The film was undoubtedly compiled to to show the skill and courage of Emilie Sannom, which gave her the nick-name 'Daredevil of the movies'. She supposedly showed it to her audience when traveling through Denmark and giving talks about her adventurous career during the 1920s.
Genres: Action
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1923-03-09
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Raphael, the Gypsy
Overview: A baby’s christening turns into a nightmare when Baron and Baroness von Wilhjelm’s young son is kidnapped by travellers. Mother and son are reunited after 20 years apart, when the band of travellers sets up camp at the very same estate where the Baroness resides. Raphael, as he is now named, has become a handsome young man, whom women swoon over. He is caught in the middle of an intense battle for his affections between the Count’s daughter Inger and the traveller girl Zelma. The Baroness, who is still none the wiser that the man in front of her is her own son, is concerned about the love affair blossoming between her niece and the dangerous traveller. (stumfilm.dk)
Genres: Drama
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1914-09-10
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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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The Hypnotic Violinist
Overview: Dr. Crampton and his wife are dining in a fashionable restaurant, where a gypsy orchestra under the leadership of Zigo, the famous hypnotic violinist, are playing. Struck by her beauty, a desire to possess her overwhelms Zigo.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: da
Release Date: 1914-04-06
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