Ved Fængslets Port

An interesting film - though not of the same quality as the mysterious X, it's still a danish silent film classic.

This is a 1911 Danish feature film lasting over 40 minutes. The story might not be the most original. The silent days where filled with this type of melodrama of playboys, inheritance and the downfall. But whats fascinating about Temptations of the Great City is how well it's structured. August Blom shows he was among Denmark's first great directors with how he stages a basic story and makes it work so well. The acting deserves credit too. Valdemar Psilander puts on a comfortable performance.