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Natten før Christians Fødselsdag
(The Night Before Christian’s Birthday)
Also known as Ole Lukøje in Denmark
(1909) Denmark
B&W : Short film
Directed by Viggo Larsen

Cast: Holger-Madsen (Forrest Holger-Madsen) [Christian], Aage Brandt, Gustav Lund, Agnes Nørlund (Agnes Nørlund Seemann)

Nordisk Films Kompagni production; distributed by Nordisk Films Kompagni. / Produced by Ole Olsen. From a short story by Hans Christian Andersen. Cinematography by Axel Sørensen (Axel Graatkjær). / Released 1 February 1909. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Some prints were partially hand-tinted. The film was released in the USA as The Chimney Sweep’s Birthday Dream by Great Northern Film Company in 1908.

Comedy.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: (unknown) [Denmark]; Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 27 December 2024.

References: Mottram-Danish pp. 35-36 : Website-IMDb.