Jan van Dommelen

Acting

Jan van Dommelen

Born 1878-04-28 · Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Acting credits

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7.0

Hugo Writley, the son of an American shipping magnate, travels to Holland accompanied by his steward, Longway. On the night of their arrival they go to a cabaret, where they get into conversation with two men and their girlfriends who, at closing time, invite the Americans to their home for a few drinks. The hosts, however, turn out to be 'land-sharks' planning to strip the two inebriated Yankees of their cash.

Modern Land-Sharks

1926

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8.0

An adaptation of Oscar Wilde's Vera; or, The Nihilists.

The Exiles

1911

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8.0

Evert has found the girl of his dreams in Roze Kate, much to the jealousy of his brothers Jacob and Simon. Then something completely unexpected happens when their father dies. If their mother remarries, she can ensure that her sons will lose their father's inheritance, prompting Jacob and Simon to hatch a plan to murder their mother. When it happens, all the evidence points to Evert, who was not involved in the plot. It seems that Roze Kate is playing a cunning game to deprive the boys of their inheritance.

Roze Kate

1912

Boefje poster
6.6

Twelve year old 'Boefje' spends most of his time in the alleys, on rooftops and in the harbor of Rotterdam. A local clergyman takes pity on him and attempts to teach him good manners.

Boefje

1939

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10.0

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Vrouwenoogen

1912

Ulbo Garvema poster
5.0

In the prologue, a boat with some shipwrecked persons is drifting at sea. Among them is Baron van Waldheim, who, before he dies of exhaustion, entrusts his little son Alfred to the care of his butler Hendrik. The evil Jan van Oort persuades Hendrik to give him the Baron's papers. When they put the boy ashore, he wounds himself on a nail (leaving a scar that will later prove his identity). For years Van Oort manages to pass himself off as Baron van Waldheim; he is married and has a daughter and a son. One day Hendrik turns up demanding a job as butler, swearing that otherwise he will betray Van Oort's secret. Meanwhile, Alfred - now an adult known as Ulbo Garvema - has become a teacher. Unaware of who Van Oort really is, he accepts the position of tutor to Van Oort's children. He falls in love with the daughter, but Van Oort refuses to give his consent to their marriage. Ulbo and the girl elope.

Ulbo Garvema

1917

Golden Chains poster
5.0

Lona, a young woman who has no memories of her past, has been adopted by the rich industrialist Van Haaften. She is loved by Henri van Rhenen, a neighbour whose mother still mourns the loss of her daughter, who disappeared twenty years ago under mysterious circumstances. Lona has another suitor, Frans van Borselen, who hopes to marry her so that he can pay his gambling debts with her foster-father's money. Van Haaften discovers that Frans has been cheating at cards and offers him a revolver so that he can end his life honourably.

Golden Chains

1917

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Beppie, Margie and Lola, the three talented daughters of American millionaire James Brown, set course to Amsterdam with their art teacher ms. Polly Dewar. There all three of them fall for the charms of attractive tenor Adelqui, the boyfriend of famous diva Anny.

American Girls

1918

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4.0

Renée isn't very happy in her marriage with colonel Brachart and starts a relationship with a young lieutenant.

Infidelity

1911

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9.0

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Bleeke Bet

1923

My Wife's Family poster
7.0

Comedy of errors centred around a piano and the baby of a servant girl whose existence is unknown to all, based on the play 'A house full of strife' by A. Duprez and A. Milo Bennet.

My Wife's Family

1935

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8.0

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De leugen van Pierrot

1922

Recovered poster
5.0

An orthodox Jewish man refuses to accept the marriage of his daughter to a Christian man.

Recovered

1914

Carmen of the North poster
6.0

On the verge of getting married to Marijke, young and insecure detective Jozef is assigned the case of a murdered factory girl. His relationship is threatened when he becomes madly infatuated with Carmen, the alluring prime suspect.

Carmen of the North

1919

De big van het regiment poster
9.0

Diary fragments tell of the arrival of Belgian refugees across the Dutch border in winter 1915. Reserve lieutenant Berkhage returns from the Belgian border with a refugee child. Named "Big" by the company the kid soon becomes the regimental darling.

De big van het regiment

1935

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8.0

A press release and a review describe a scene from the film: a skipper refuses to abandon his burning ship, despite his daughter's pleas. In a last-ditch attempt to save her father, the daughter jumps into the water and climbs onto the burning ship.

De vrouw Clasina

1915

The Secret of Delft poster
6.0

The secret from the title is the lost recipe for shiny Delft pottery, that Jan Vogel is desperately trying to rediscover. For his attempts he needs platinum, but the funds run out because the factory owner Van Haaften has lost his money in stock-speculations. Luckily for Jan, he finds a farewell letter in the park, including a large sum of money. Meanwhile, the owner's son Leo confesses his love for Jan's daughter Annie, but Van Haaften forbids their marriage.

The Secret of Delft

1917

War and Peace: 1918 poster
7.0

Ducrot and Ninette accuse Mario and Anny of owing their wealth to the murderous effects of Mario's bombs. Anny leaves for the front to care for the wounded. Third part of Maurits Binger's epic silent trilogy. Most of the film is considered lost – a single fragment remains.

War and Peace: 1918

1918

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10.0

Married housewife Alda decides to become a singer under the stage name 'La Renzoni', in a duo-act with her father. All goes well, until her husband mistakes her father for her lover...

La Renzoni

1916

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NR

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Het goudvischje

1919

The Good Hope poster
NR

A poor fisherman's wife sends the remaining family members, her two sons, out to sea on a boat that has seen better days.

The Good Hope

1918

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NR

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Madame Pinkette & Co

1917

Bulldog Drummond poster
8.0

A captain saves a kidnapped magnate from a nursing home run by foreign agents.

Bulldog Drummond

1922

Great Guys Among the Mobilization poster
10.0

Dutch silent comedy film where a bunch of women cause havoc wherever they go.

Great Guys Among the Mobilization

1914

Behind the camera