The Absentee

The Absentee 1913

5.00

Dries, a farmer and a widower, lives with his mother-in-law Grietje and his son Peter. He falls in love with Minna, a widow, and marries her despite the opposition of his family and friends. In anger his son Peter leaves home to enlist, while Grietje takes up her residence in another cottage. Six years pass, during which Grietje becomes acquainted with Minna's daughter Dina. Peter falls ill in Sumatra, but after falling in love with Dina, through the medium of photographs, he recovers and is drafted home again to Holland. He meets Dina and the two find that they truly love.

1913

Joachim Goethal and the Secret of Steel

Joachim Goethal and the Secret of Steel 1912

4.50

A steel worker is told by his girl friend, that she only wants to marry a rich man. A foreign spy hears this and offers him money if he gives him the formula of the new steel he's working with.

1912

The Fellow Lovers

The Fellow Lovers 1913

1

Melodrama about two brothers who are in love with the same woman.

1913

Drop of Blood

Drop of Blood 1913

1

Found recently and restored in 2019, this silent short films follows a young man who is wounded and hides with his girlfriend... .

1913