Louis H. Chrispijn, Sr. (13 May 1854, in

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– 1 November 1926, in Amsterdam) was a Dutch actor, writer, and director of both theatre and films. Together with M.H. Laddé,

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Maurits Binger Maurits Binger (5 April 1868 – 9 April 1923) was a Dutch film director, producer and screenwriter of the silent era. He directed 39 films between 1913 and 1922 and is considered one of the pioneers of fictional films in the Netherlands. ...

, and

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, he was one of the pioneers of early Dutch cinema. He and his wife, actress

Christine van Meeteren Christine van Meeteren (26 April 1885 – 3 January 1973) was a Dutch film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 17 films between 1913 and 1936. Filmography * '' Komedie om geld'' (1936) * ''Majoor Frans'' (1916) * ''Het geheim van ...

, married in 1905 and toured the

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together through 1908. They were invited by Binger to join his troupe at ; van Meeteren acted alongside

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in a number of comedic films about

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girls, '' Mijntje en Trijntje''. Chrispijn became Hollandia's first permanent director in 1915. He and van Meeteren divorced the following year.

Movies (as director)

De Levende ladder ''The Living Ladder'' ( nl, De Levende Ladder) is a 1913 Dutch silent drama film directed by Maurits Binger and Louis H. Chrispijn. It was the first feature film from the Netherlands. Plot In a small Dutch village, Annie is treated by her parent ...

(1913) * Nederland en Oranje (1913) *

Silvia Silombra '' Silvia Silombra '' is a 1913 in film, 1913 Netherlands, Dutch silent film, silent drama film directed by Louis H. Chrispijn. Cast *Julia Cuypers ... Volwassen Silvia / grown-up Silvia *Willem van der Veer *Charles Gilhuys *Louis H. Chr ...

(1913) * Krates (1913) * De Bertha (1914) * ''

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'' * ''

Zijn viool '' De Stradivarus '' or ''Zijn viool'' is a 1914 Dutch silent drama film directed by Maurits Binger and Louis H. Chrispijn. Cast * Boris Lensky ... Violist / Violin player *Margot Laurentius-Jonas ... Moeder / Mother *Mientje Kling ... Elsa ...

'' (1914) * De zigeunerin (1914) * De verwisseling onder het bed (1914) *

Liefde waakt '' Liefde waakt '' is a 1914 Dutch silent Western film directed by Louis H. Chrispijn. Cast * Annie Bos as Jennie * Willem van der Veer * Christine van Meeteren * Jan van Dommelen as Painter * Jan Holtrop as Gang leader, Jennie's father ...

(1914) * De Bloemen, die de ziel vertroosten (1914) *

Heilig recht '' Heilig recht '' is a 1914 Dutch silent drama film directed by Louis H. Chrispijn. Cast * Annie Bos ... Leida van Galen *Louis Bouwmeester ... Arie van Galen * Esther De Boer-van Rijk ... Koos * Louis Chrispijn Jr. ... Max de Nessel * Ko ...

(1914) *

Weergevonden ''Weergevonden ''is a 1914 Dutch silent film directed by Louis H. Chrispijn. It was the first film produced by Hollandia Studios and one of the first Dutch feature films. Cast * Louis H. Chrispijn ... Vader / Father * Enny de Leeuwe ... Le ...

(1914) *

Luchtkastelen '' Luchtkastelen '' is a 1914 Dutch silent drama film directed by Louis H. Chrispijn. Cast *Willem van der Veer ... Jack *Annie Bos ... Alice Stanton *Jan van Dommelen ... Visser / Fisherman *Theo Frenkel * Eugenie Krix ... Mevrouw Stan ...

(1914) *

De Vloek van het testament ''The Fatal Woman'' ( nl, De Vloek van het Testament) is a 1915 Dutch silent drama film directed by Maurits Binger and Louis H. Chrispijn. ''De vloek van het testament'' can be translated as ''The curse of the testimony''; the film was a bi ...

(1915)

References

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