Movies: Alex Benno

The Blaauwhoedenveem company is engaged in the storage, sorting, and treatment of goods. This corporate film shows e.g. the loading and unloading of ships. The footage was shot in Katendrecht, Netherlands....

A documentary about the activities in the ports and canals of Amsterdam, Netherlands. The shots include the Merwede canal, the petroleum and wood harbour, the tea warehouse, and the old city centre....

People in his village have made the gullible farmer Tinus de Schel believe that he has won the first prize in the lottery, ten thousand guilders. He goes to collect his money, but learns from the local police constable that it will be a couple of hou...

Beautiful Amsterdam is a short promotional film from 1927 made by Alex Benno. In addition to the usual tourist images, this film (with English intertitles) also features many shots of the Amstel Hotel, which had commissioned the film. The Amstel Hote...