Svend Lauritz Gade (9 February 1877 – 25 June 1952) was a Danish theatre director,

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. He worked in America and Germany as well as his native country.Langman p.263

Selected filmography

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The Maharaja's Favourite Wife ''The Maharaja's Favourite Wife'' (german: Die Lieblingsfrau des Maharadscha) is a silent adventure film directed by Max Mack and starring Gunnar Tolnæs, Fritz Kortner, and Erna Morena. Originally produced in Denmark by Nordisk Film, whose Germ ...

'' (1917) * ''

Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...

'' (1921) * '' The Secret of Brinkenhof'' (1923) * '' Rosita'' (1923) * '' Three Women'' (1924) * ''

Fifth Avenue Models ''Fifth Avenue Models'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Svend Gade and starring Mary Philbin, Norman Kerry, and Josef Swickard. It was produced and released by Universal Pictures. Plot As described in a review in a film magazi ...

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Peacock Feathers ''Peacock Feathers'' is a 1925 American drama film directed by Svend Gade and written by James O. Spearing and Svend Gade. It is based on a 1924 novel of the same name by Temple Bailey. The film stars Jacqueline Logan, Cullen Landis, Ward Cr ...

'' (1925) * ''

Siege A siege is a military blockade of a city, or fortress, with the intent of conquering by attrition warfare, attrition, or a well-prepared assault. This derives from la, sedere, lit=to sit. Siege warfare is a form of constant, low-intensity con ...

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The Blonde Saint ''The Blonde Saint'' is a 1926 American silent romantic adventure film directed by Svend Gade. It was produced by Sam E. Rork and released through First National Pictures. Lewis Stone and Doris Kenyon star and young newcomer Gilbert Roland i ...

'' (1926) * ''

Watch Your Wife ''Watch Your Wife'' is a 1926 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Svend Gade and starring Virginia Valli, Pat O'Malley and Nat Carr.Langman p.264 Cast * Virginia Valli as Claudia Langham * Pat O'Malley as James Langham * Nat ...

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Into Her Kingdom ''Into Her Kingdom'' is a 1926 American silent film featuring a Technicolor sequence which dramatizes the Russian Revolution. It was based on a 1925 short story of the same name by Ruth Comfort Mitchell, originally published in Red Book Magazi ...

'' (1926) * ''

Jazz Mad ''Jazz Mad'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by F. Harmon Weight and starring Jean Hersholt, Marian Nixon, and George J. Lewis. It was produced and released by Universal Pictures. Cast *Jean Hersholt as Franz Hausmann * Marian N ...

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The Masks of the Devil ''The Masks of the Devil'' is a lost 1928 American drama silent film directed by Victor Sjöström and written by Marian Ainslee, Ruth Cummings, Svend Gade and Frances Marion. The film stars John Gilbert, Alma Rubens, Theodore Roberts, Frank R ...

'' (1928) * ''

The Way Through the Night ''The Way Through the Night'' (German:''Der Weg durch die Nacht'') is a 1929 German silent film directed by Robert Dinesen and starring Käthe von Nagy.Bock & Bergfelder p.336 The film's art direction was by Leopold Blonder. Cast In alphabet ...

'' (1929)

References

Bibliography

* Langman, Larry. ''Destination Hollywood: The Influence of Europeans on American Filmmaking''. McFarland, 2000.

External links

* 1877 births 1952 deaths Danish art directors Danish male screenwriters Danish film directors People from Copenhagen 20th-century screenwriters {{Denmark-bio-stub