Svend Methling
Actor · 1891 – 1977 · Copenhagen, Denmark
Movies24
Movie8.0DramaGrethi Birger is 17 years old - and now stands all alone in the world. Her mother, the great singer, has died in Paris and she has never known his father.
Movie10.0ComedyFamilyThe beautiful and spoiled manufacturer's daughter Helga defiantly bets with her friends whether she can survive a whole year as a working housekeeper without financial help.
Vi som går køkkenvejen
1953 · 1 votes
Movie6.5DramaSoya's satirist take on variations of Danes, who willingly or unwillingly came to deal with German troops during the five year Second World War occupation.
Movie5.8RomanceComedyTwo rival young men both desire the merchant's pretty daughter, a bad young man robs the merchant's safe and blames it on "mother-in-law's dream", a worldly-wise grandmother directs the battle of love from her living room, and a couple of silly railway workers spread song and joy.
Fra den gamle købmandsgaard
1951 · 5 votes
Movie5.6DramaRomanceA good natured soldier with a killer right hand falls in love with a beautiful girl who has a troubled past.
Movie5.8DramaFantasyA beautiful but imperious princess refuses all offers of marriage, often condemning her suitors to death. The prince of Denmark comes seeking her hand and, aided by magic objects given to him by a mysterious spirit, seeks to win her love.
Movie7.0DramaWarSabotage of a Nazi factory is carried out by the husband of the lover of a resistance leader.
Movie8.0DramaCrimeTove Andersen's problem ends in Christianshavn's moat, and this is where the film begins. The body has a noose around its neck. The homicide division is called in, and it turns out that shortly before her death, she had undergone an illegal operation. An unscrupulous womanizer had abandoned the young student from the countryside when the relationship had consequences. The doctor rejects her after a beautiful lecture on the sanctity of life, and she must therefore rely on "private" help.
Movie7.2DramaFamilyThe Danish Ingen tid til Kaertegn (Be Dear to Me) is heavily reliant on the appeal of its star, 8-year-old Eva Cohn. Our heroine is the neglected child of a businessman father and actress mother. Feeling that happiness lies well outside her own backyard, Eva goes on a search for that happiness. The longer she stays away, the more her parents realize that they've unfairly ignored her. The plot is nothing new: it's what is done with it that pleases the eye and ear. Ingen tid til Kaertegn was one of the more popular entries in the 1957 Berlin Film Festival.
Movie6.7WarDramaThis film is based on a true story, depicted in the novel of the same name, "Der kom en dag" (The Day Came), written by Flemming B. Muus. Quote: On April 9, 1940, we surrendered, under protest, to an army that broke all treaties, attacked our borders, occupied our country, and seized all executive power. But soon, the will to resist was born. Groups of people came together in a common desire to help win the war and liberate our country.
Der kom en dag
1955 · 6 votes
Movie7.3ComedyFamilyIn "Ugens Ekko," the editor's greatest asset is "Aunt Oda," the renowned "love doctor" who provides the magazine's readers with advice and guidance on matters of the heart every week. Only those in the know are aware that "Aunt Oda" is in fact the young poet Ambrosius Hansen, who once impressed editor Vestergaard with some words about women.
Kærlighedsdoktoren
1952 · 3 votes
- Movie6.5Documentary
Berlingske Tidende 1749-1949
1949 · 2 votes
Movie7.0FamilyDramaHelga is on a farm, where she is seduced by her husband, Per Mortensen. As it turns out she is with child, she gets a tough time among local residents. They consider it the greatest shame that can befall a young, unmarried girl. Per refuses bargain to be the father of the child. Her parents can not afford to keep the baby, so she tries to go to court - without result. Fortunately, she gets a new duty station at Torpegaarden where she thrives. In particular, she has a good eye to his son on the farm, Gudmund. He also liked the young girl
Husmandstøsen
1952 · 3 votes
Movie6.2HistoryDramaA picture of the life of the Danish people from the late 1820s to the introduction of the free constitution in 1849. A fictional character, Rasmus Nielsen, travels around the country, first as a traveling teacher, later in other positions, and through his experiences we are introduced to the conditions of various population groups. The central figure in the portrayal of historical figures is the politician Orla Lehmann.
Movie8.3ComedyAmong the many guests at the Rebild festival is Andreas Andersen, a man in his early 30s. But he has not come to Denmark to attend the big festival. Seventeen years ago, he was a poor farmhand at "Hovgården," but he fled the country because the farmer's wife, the authoritative Martha Larsen, accused him of a theft that was actually committed by her son, Henrik. Andreas came to America and led a turbulent life here before becoming a farmer and earning a lot of money.
Karen, Maren og Mette
1954 · 3 votes
Movie6.5ComedyFamilyPeter arrives in Helsingør to marry Bitten. He is accompanied by Kanusti, who is to be his best man. However, upon arrival, his mother-in-law's dislike of Peter is immediately apparent. When Peter later finds out that Bitten wants them to live three houses away from her mother, Peter does not show up for the wedding. However, thanks to Kanusti's intervention, Bitten and Peter are reunited.
Sømænd og svigermødre
1962 · 6 votes
Movie7.2ComedyThree girls (around 20 years old) who have grown up in different parts of Denmark get a strange letter. It turns out they are sisters, and will inherit from their late mother, if the can stay together one month in the same house. They end up in a lot of (romantic) trouble, because of speculations of who their father(s) might be.
Tre piger fra Jylland
1957 · 5 votes
Movie7.7ComedyThe estate Hjortholm is rescued from bankruptcy, as the pleasant doctor Christian Riis fetches the young engineer Erik Kongsted to the estate.
Historien om Hjortholm
1950 · 3 votes
Movie5.7DramaOne day, many parents received a letter from the school, with the following wording: "To the parents! It is you who are concerned - It is you to whom I want to speak about the responsibility of parents towards their children, so I ask you to come to the Odd Fellow Palace on Friday the 22nd at 8 pm and hear what I have to say to you."
Det store ansvar
1944 · 3 votes
Movie5.7FamilyMusicTivoli has just opened and all of Copenhagen is on edge over the beautiful garden and not least the fantastic music. One evening, the young woman Amalie visits the amusement park with her wealthy parents. Here she meets the young musician Jens, and the two fall in love immediately. But the villainous Baron von Listow also has a good eye for Amalie and not least the family fortune.
Champagnegaloppen
1938 · 3 votes
Movie10.0DocumentaryDocumentary short on Nyborg, Denmark.
Movie7.0ComedyAt Helene Dragstrup's 20th birthday, her grandmother Margrethe decides that it is time that Helene learns something about life outside the protective walls of the estate.
Movie7.3DramaCrimeWe follow two randomly selected destinies: two young girls whose data could have been taken straight from the police files, which contain so many human documents—many sad, but also many joyful, because a large proportion of those who were initially weak and frivolous are saved from the temptations of the big city.
Unge piger forsvinder i København
1951 · 3 votes
Movie7.7DramaSince her husband's death, Mrs. Tang has lived and worked exclusively for her two children, Erik and Ester. They are her whole world; her entire existence revolves around them, even though they have long since grown up and now want to live their own lives. Her son is a journalist, and her daughter works at a law firm.
En kvinde er overflødig
1957 · 3 votes