Movies: Louis Chrispijn Sr.

The adventures of two girls from Zeeland in Zandvoort....

Short feature film about a colonist who gets caught up in the revolution in Mexico. Back at home, they anxiously wait for news. A Telegram from Mexico is one of the short fictional films that Filmfabriek Hollandia produced before the First World War....

When his granddaughter is born, debt-ridden Colonel von Zwenken misses out on Aunt Roselaar's allowance of 20,000 guilders. Anxious to keep the money, his son-in-law telegraphs the aunt that a son was born, Frans, and the girl is brought up as a boy....

A courtroom drama involving a father and daughter who find themselves on opposite sides of the bar, because the father is accused of murdering his daughter's fiancé and must prove his innocence to the judge. He is acquitted but soon dies of grief....

A press release and a review describe a scene from the film: a skipper refuses to abandon his burning ship, despite his daughter's pleas. In a last-ditch attempt to save her father, the daughter jumps into the water and climbs onto the burning ship....

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Raymond is a painter who is very successful in his career. One day, he walks into a saloon and his eyes fall on the beautiful Jennie. She poses for one of his paintings and later runs off with all his money. When they meet again, they fall head over ...

Young poacher Hendrik van Norden has seriously wounded a game-keeper, who has not recognized him. There was, however, one witness: captain Van Oort, but he promises to keep silent. Five years later Hendrik has become a lighthouse-keeper and is courti...

The wealthy Alice Stanton is saved from drowning by Jack, a fisherman who sees her in the water. They get to know each other and begin a romantic relationship. This comes to an end when Jack realizes that the people will never approve of their relati...

An orthodox Jewish man refuses to accept the marriage of his daughter to a Christian man....

Annie falls in love with a circus clown, but her circus-hating father forbids their romance. Until a fire breaks out......

The secret from the title is the lost recipe for shiny Delft pottery, that Jan Vogel is desperately trying to rediscover. For his attempts he needs platinum, but the funds run out because the factory owner Van Haaften has lost his money in stock-spec...

The daughter of the captain of a trading ship finds out that the ship is in danger of sinking and tries to save it and the crew....

A cabinetmaker finds a document written in Latin in an old desk. Because he cannot decipher it, he asks his lawyer for a translation....

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Boris wins a violin competition, and Countess Montjoie, an admirer, gives him an inherited Stradivarius on the condition that he comes to play for her regularly, as she does not have long to live. During one of those evenings, he meets Elsa, the daug...

Kate van Marlen is blissfully happy with her partner, Count Alfred van der Loo. However, he has no serious plans for her and says he will never marry her. The young, spirited cavalry lieutenant Count Ruprecht van Halden thinks differently: for him, L...

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The story of Theodoor, a hunchbacked child. He grows up in poor circumstances. His alcoholic father dies as a result of suffocation caused by alcohol. After this, he spends his days wandering the streets, becomes involved in the fairground life, and ...

A collection of short scenes portraying highlights of Dutch history, from the Eighty Years' War to King Willem I's return from exile. This film was made to commemorate the centenary of the Dutch royal family....