His Guilty Conscience

His Guilty Conscience 1914 Directed by Vilhelm Glückstadt Den Fremmede

The young clerk Poul Wang is squandering his fortune on festive pleasures while being shadowed by a mysterious unknown figure. The following day, payment is due and Poul has to clandestinely visit a local loan shark. The growing interest rates tempt Poul to steal from his workplace, but he is discovered by a watchful colleague. In desperation, he robs his own family’s savings, narrowly avoiding being fatally shot by his own wife, who mistakes him for a common burglar. Just as everything looks impossibly bleak, the mysterious stranger comes to the rescue. (Stumfilm.dk)

Country Denmark

Production Country Denmark

Language Danish

Gnere Drama

Production Company Filmfabriken Danmark

Release Date 23 March 1914

37 mins