Alex Benno Movies

When self-made businessman Pancras Duif decides to marry his much younger housekeeper, his entire family protests; eager to protect the family...

When his granddaughter is born, debt-ridden Colonel von Zwenken misses out on Aunt Roselaar's allowance of 20,000 guilders. Anxious to keep the...

After a drive through Amsterdam in a carriage, "Hadt-je-me-maar", dressed as a gentleman, takes his place as city-councillor in the Amsterdam...

Drummel is an accountant who gets acquainted with the Amsterdam nightlife. He and his secretary Mary are suspected for having committed theft.

A documentary about the activities in the ports and canals of Amsterdam, Netherlands. The shots include the Merwede canal, the petroleum and wood...

The adventures of two girls from Zeeland in Zandvoort.

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

Annie falls in love with a circus clown, but her circus-hating father forbids their romance. Until a fire breaks out...

Beautiful Amsterdam is a short promotional film from 1927 made by Alex Benno. In addition to the usual tourist images, this film (with English...

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...

Young poacher Hendrik van Norden has seriously wounded a game-keeper, who has not recognized him. There was, however, one witness: captain Van Oort,...

In 1930s Amsterdam, greengrocer Bet is involved in illicit affairs with businessman Van Santen. To tighten bonds even further, Bet arranges a...

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

Fisherman’s widow Kniertje urges her two younger sons to set sail on the ‘Op hoop van zegen’, a heavily insured floating wreck...

People in his village have made the gullible farmer Tinus de Schel believe that he has won the first prize in the lottery, ten thousand guilders. He...