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Film

A Welcome Lodger

Lau Lauritzen Sr., Denmark, 1914

DK/Short fictionComedySilent films

Superintendent Blake of a small homeless shelter becomes paranoid after reading an article on a rival homeless shelter's poor conditions. The superintendent suddenly suspects the tramp Tom, a regular at the shelter, of being an undercover journalist on the brink of discovering how poor the shelter indeed is. Blake begins to treat the unsuspecting tramp like royalty, and Tom is quick to exploit his fortunate situation. Among many things, the tramp borrows the superintendent's finest coat, and a real journalist now mistakes Tom for the superintendent. As always, the tabloid media manages to extract a few unhinged comments on the way to the press.
Basic information Credits Materials
Original title Herberg for Hjemløse
Danish title Herberg for Hjemløse
Other titles De Hjemløses Himmerrig, De Hjemløses Paradis
Director Lau Lauritzen Sr.
Screenplay Oscar Petersen
Director of Photography Hugo J. Fischer
Appearance Philip Bech, Torben Meyer, Franz Skondrup, Carl Schenstrøm
Production country Denmark
Technical info 316 meter, 35 mm, Silent
Danish theatrical release 02.11.1914
Cinemas Biograf-Theatret
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Companies

Production company Nordisk Films Kompagni

Direction

Direction Lau Lauritzen Sr.

Script

Script Oscar Petersen

Cinematography

Cinematography Hugo J. Fischer

Appearance

Forstanderen Philip Bech
Journalisten Torben Meyer
Appearance Franz Skondrup
Appearance Carl Schenstrøm
Appearance Oscar Nielsen

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