Lauritz Olsen
Know for: Acting
Born: 1872-08-10
Place of birth: Copenhagen, Denmark
Also know as:
The Modern Girl (1912)
Upon suddenly losing his fortune, the young Count Berner sets out for New York to try his luck there. With his winning nature and great drive, he...
The Trumpeter and the Author (1916)
Fragment | Two good friends – Pengel the writer and Pustervig the trumpeter – live in next-door garrets. When Pengel’s rich uncle...
The Love of a Gypsy Girl (1911)
A female ‘gypsy’ – in the parlance of the time – must choose between helping her own camp or a kidnapped girl. The woman once...
On Special Commission (1916)
Danish short comedy. A hotel room mix-up with Frederik Buch on support as the hopeless military servant.
The Virtuous One (1917)
When the wife of Mr Momme, a merchant, arrives home late one day, he suspects her of being unfaithful. In fact, she is having her portrait painted as...
Dance Frenzy (1917)
FRAGMENT | Tønne secretly visits a posh lady for dance lessons, which his wife mistakes for infidelity. All attempts to convince his missus...
The Magic Purse (1909)
A young sailor dozes off in the grass in Frederiksberg Have and wakes up surrounded by supernatural fairylike creatures. They take him to the mermaid...
Nonnen fra Asminderød (1911)
A monk who cherishes a secret passion for a young lady sees her receive an admirer in secret and tells her father. The father declares that he will...
The Racer (1920)
A fast-paced little farce about the racing enthusiast Hurtigkarl and his sports-mad dream – to see his favourite runner hitched with his...
The Lady with the Camelias (1907)
It is love at first sight when Armand Duval meets the courtisan Marguerite. They move in together and live happily until Armands father secretly pays...
The Master Hypnotist (1919)
Old Skipper Bims takes his daughter on a sailing trip and bitterly regrets it. Else falls head over heels for Helmsman Kik and Bims can’t stand...
Naughty Boy (1915)
A stingy uncle is taught a lesson when he is tricked into adopting a grown man instead of a ten-year-old kid. When aspiring poet Karl King is engaged...
The Peacemaker (1921)
War has been declared in the aptly named “Villa Pax”. The war-ladies, Mrs. Sørensen and Mrs. Hansen, spearhead the conflict...
The Aeroplane Inventor (1912)
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 Umbrella Shop (1916)
Mr Holm, an umbrella manufacturer, is haunted by the name ‘Bech’, which he suddenly appears everywhere in his home. Holm is convinced...
Sweet Little Thing (1919)
FRAGMENT | In the eyes of a jealous husband, a puppy is easily mistaken for an illegitimate child. Mr. Vibe wants nothing to do with the...
A Sorry Knight (1917)
FRAGMENT | Hannibal comes across as a total lunatic in his desperate attempt to impress Miss Alma and her father. The troubles arise when Hannibal...
An Old Man's Fancy (1919)
FRAGMENT | Every white hair on old Douglas Morland’s head can be attributed to his nephew, the scandalmonger Basil. The root of the family...
A Lively Night (1916)
FRAGMENT | Petersen has forgotten his gentlemen’s club-appointment and has to employ every trick to escape from home unseen. Mrs. Petersen...
She Writes on a Machine (1918)
The only reason the two lawyers, Chit and Chat, haven’t gone bankrupt is their talented secretary, Amanda. But when Amanda suddenly stands to...
Jealous Jim (1918)
Harry Spleed’s jealousy near turns to madness when he finds a torn letter to his wife from a mysterious “Johan”. Harry knows three...
His Highness, The Prince (1913)
In the small kingdom of Snobbéria, a rollicking tale of mistaken identity unfolds. A busy journalist called Herbert Prince sets out for a...
Dr. Gar El Hama's Flight (1911)
Directed by Eduard Schnedler-Sørensen.
The Engagement Ring (1910)
A fisherman has a quarrel with his fiancé who, in rage, throws her ring into the sea. An old suitor notices her bare ring finger and senses a...
The Great Circus Catastrophe (1912)
Of the films that Psilander made at Nordisk during the first two years it is the film Dødsspring til Hest fra Cirkuskuplen (The Great Circus...
The White Slave Trade (1910)
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...
The Blinded (1955)
The young mechanic Borge Rasmussen works in Salling Harbour and lives with the slightly older Marinus Frederiksen, who chairs the city's port...
A Bachelor Husband (1921)
Peter and Inga regularly try to convince their bachelor friend Pingel of the many sterling benefits of marriage. Until, that is, an argument about...
In the Consul's Uniform (1914)
Consul Descombes is a married man, but yearns for long nights with female companionship in Paris. As fate would have it, one day he receives a letter...
Love and Education (1918)
Aage’s uncle wants him to drop out of law school to learn about farming on the family estate instead. At the same time, the uncle harbours a...
The King of Pelicania (1928)
Princess Lola has been exiled from her native Pelicania after one of her relatives usurped the throne. She is now the celebrated prima donna of the...
Oh! That Cheese (1916)
‘Oh! That Cheese!’ offers a foul-smelling jape between two friends. David and his girlfriend are going to a ball, but they forget to...
Oh, Those Women (1917)
Business partners Storch and Søndergaard are in for a very confusing day. The birthday child Storch reminds Søndergaard that it is his...
Miss Theodor (1918)
Baron Dandy has a weakness for young girls. Almost every day he stands in front of the local housekeeping school and waits for the bell to ring so he...
The Black Hood (1911)
Sherlock Holmes is hired to locate a husband abducted by “The Black Hood". (stumfilm.dk)
The Grass Widower (1915)
Meyer the merchant is having a grand old time while his wife is away at a seaside resort. He brushes off her requests for him to visit by fibbing...
The Girl Behind the Counter (1911)
Edgar the rich man’s son meets Ebba the waitress, and sparks fly. Ebba quickly becomes pregnant, but when the young lovers want to marry,...
Copenhagen by Night (1910)
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...
3 years after (1948)
Soya's satirist take on variations of Danes, who willingly or unwillingly came to deal with German troops during the five year Second World War...
Tango (1933)
The "Tango Bar" is the fashion of the moment. The city's party-goers have chosen the small, cozy, intimate local venue for the night's wee hours....
In the Hands of Imposters (1911)
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...
Their Silver Wedding (1920)
Even though the Gommesens have been married for 25 years, they are still in love. They wake up happy on their silver wedding anniversary, but the...
Love and Superstition (1920)
When head clerk Wange sets out to propose to the love of his life, Julie, he is rejected on the grounds that he is too staid and earthbound for her....
The Henpecked Husband’s Birthday (1918)
In the main protagonist’s household, his wife, Ilsebil, calls all the shots. Even on his own birthday he cannot get a word in edgewise, and...
Oh! Uncle! (1921)
The Madsens and the Sørensens are eagerly awaiting a visit from their rich uncle Bims from America. As the ship docks, the two couples stand...