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Temptations of a Great City
August Blom, Denmark, 1911
41 min.DK/FeatureMelodramaSilent films
The morally weak son of a rich widow gets into trouble because of his debts to a money lender, whose daughter becomes his fiancée. The drama reaches its climax in the famous "mirror-scene", where the desperate son sneaks into his mother's living room at night to steal her money. The film was Psilander's debut at Nordisk and one of the company's most successful films ever.
| Original title | Ved Fængslets Port |
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| Danish title | Ved Fængslets Port |
| International titles | Versuchungen der Grossstadt, Les tentations de la grande ville |
| Other titles | Storstadens Fristelser, Foran Fængslets Port, Storbyens Fristelser |
| Director | August Blom |
| Screenplay | Ljut Stensgaard, Erling Stensgaard |
| Director of Photography | Axel Graatkjær |
| Appearance | Augusta Blad, Valdemar Psilander, Clara Wieth, Richard Christensen |
| Production country | Denmark |
| Technical info | 820 meter, 35 mm, Black/white, Silent |
| Danish theatrical release | 06.03.1911 |
| Cinemas | Panoptikon |
| Danish rating | Allowed for all |
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| Production company | Nordisk Films Kompagni |
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| Direction | August Blom |
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| Script | Ljut Stensgaard |
| Script | Erling Stensgaard |
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| Cinematography | Axel Graatkjær |
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| Etatsrådinde Metha Hellertz, enkefrue | Augusta Blad |
| Aage Hellertz, bankassistent, Methas søn | Valdemar Psilander |
| Anna, Hansens datter | Clara Wieth |
| Bruun, Aages ven | Richard Christensen |
| Block, Aages ven | H.C. Nielsen |
| Hansen, kellner og rentier | Holger Hofman |
| Stella, varietésangerinde | Thora Meincke |
| Didi, varietésangerinde | Gudrun Bruun Stephensen |
| Appearance | Frederik Jacobsen |
| Appearance | Elna From |
| Tjenestepige hos Fru Hellertz | Julie Henriksen |
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