Valdemar Psilander
Birthday: 1884-05-09
Place of Birth: Copenhagen, Denmark
Biography: Valdemar Einar Psilander was a Danish actor hugely prevalent in early 20th century cinema, dubbed a popular world star of his time, achieving great success among many European audiences. He notably appeared in 83 films while working with Nordisk Film, whereof only 27 have survived, before his untimely death at the height of his career in 1917.
Movies
Lady Mary's Love
Miss Vibeke takes no pleasure in hearing of her fiancé’s imminent arrival. For she is in fact in lov...
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Love in the Tropics
The young Englishman Cecil Brown lives and works on a tea plantation in India. When he is about to s...
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The Modern Girl
Upon suddenly losing his fortune, the young Count Berner sets out for New York to try his luck there...
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Goofy Movies Number Two
A satire on movie newsreels combines with humorous narration of silent screen footage in this one re...
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Count Dahlbog's Secret
FRAGMENT | These recordings were part of Valdemar Psilander’s live performance at the Royal Orfeum i...
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The Black Dream
Stella, a circus princess, has two suitors: young, handsome Count Waldberg and the greying, hideboun...
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The Clown
The circus clown Joe Higgins is scouted by a world famous artist agent, who promises him fame and fo...
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The Actor's Love-Story
19-year-old Melitta von Windheim is profoundly fascinated by the famous actor Ludvig Romay. That’s w...
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Fire at Sea
The popular artist Frank Harvey has been offered a job in America. On the voyage across the Atlantic...
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Alone with the Devil
The manufacturer Laroque stops at nothing when trying to destroy his enemies, and this time Fréderic...
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The Candle and the Moth
Young hothead Billy, quick to speak and drifting into a life of crime, has many encounters the commu...
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A Golden Heart
er.After a series of failed stock market speculations, the banker Grant is on the verge of bankruptc...
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In Defense of the Nation
Out of the blue, war is declared, making two otherwise friendly neighbouring nations deadly enemies....
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A Revolution Marriage
It’s the spring of 1793 and the French Revolution is raging. King Louis XVI had been beheaded in Par...
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The Man Without a Future
While holidaying, the beautiful heiress Grace meets the love of her life. Percy Fancourt is a cowboy...
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Love the Conqueror
Alice, the seventeen-year-old daughter of millionaire John Payne, is dying. Doctor Sheldon, deep in ...
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A Fatal Lie
Doctor Willy Prager’s long, selfless office hours come at the expense of his attention-seeking fianc...
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A Victim of the Mormons
On a holiday, the family Gram meets a young, mysterious man who turns out to be a Mormon. In spite o...
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One Life One Love
At a party, Frede meets the popular actress Edith, with whom he falls head over heels in love. One d...
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The Aviator's Generosity
When journalist Warren discovers that a charming pilot is about to seduce his wife, he decides to ta...
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Desdemona
A husband and wife play the roles of Othello and Desdemona on stage, and find themselves in a simila...
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Love and Money
FRAGMENT | Wild love drives a woman to steal money from her own father. It is the lodging lieutenant...
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The Little Railroad Queen
A frivolous count disposes of his unwanted, newborn child in a first-class train compartment bound f...
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Temptations of a Great City
Mrs. Hellertz is distraught about her son Aage, who – in spite of a good pay and generous support fr...
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Midsummer-Time
The merchant’s son Aage wants to save his father from bankruptcy by marrying the rich man’s daughter...
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty, but a special painting gradually reveals his ...
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The Road to Happiness
Peter Niemand, a blacksmith by trade, is prone to drink and has something of a bad reputation with h...
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The Great Circus Catastrophe
Of the films that Psilander made at Nordisk during the first two years it is the film Dødsspring til...
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The Ballet Dancer
The ballet pupil Camilla Favier makes for a quick success and falls for the author Jean Mayol. She d...
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The Right of Youth
Court huntsman, Søtoft, is courting his daughter Else’s lady-in-waiting, Miss Engelke. That’s why it...
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A Daughter of Eve
FRAGMENT | Solicitor von Ramm lives alone with his little daughter, whom he had with his teenage swe...
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When Bacchus Reigns
When Lucca meets Lt Victor quite by chance, he sweeps her off her feet in a whirlwind romance and th...
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The Wages of Virtue
INCOMPLETE | The Widow Stein’s children, Vita and Arthur, are as different as night and day. Vita sp...
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The Film in the Film
The only surviving excerpt of a documentary on film production in Weimar Germany, featuring the diff...
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Love's Devotee
Two friends, Fritz and Theodor, make the acquaintance of Christine and Mizzi, who are also friends. ...
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Vanquished
A beautiful but eccentric countess amuses herself by subjecting her numerous suitors to silly tests....
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The Price of Beauty
Countess von Würzen is of a certain age, but she still captivates the men she meets on her way. When...
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The Black Chancellor
Chancellor von Rallenstein is terrorizing the country. He even forces Princess Irene to marry Prince...
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Lydia
A young bank clerk Karl Fribert falls hopelessly in love with the celebrated operetta primadonna Lyd...
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Kærlighedsleg
About all the complications that can arise when women appear in men's costumes, even if it's to save...
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