Elisabeth Jacobsen

Family man Poul Berg is tempted by a questionable investement offer and indebts himself to a point where suicide seems like the only way out. His widow struggles to maintain even a simple standard of living for herself and their three children, who are fatally marked by their fathers deed. (stumfilm.dk)

Everybody wishes for the happiness just outside their reach, without regard to the cost. One day, a pair of magical galoshes appear in the big city, which have the power to grant the wishes of anyone who wears them. The galoshes find their way to many wearers from all walks of life, who all learn an important lesson about being content with what they have.(stumfilm.dk)

Sons of the Soil is a Danish film directed and shot by Gunnar Sommerfeldt in Iceland in 1919, based on the novel by Gunnar Gunnarsson. It was released in 1921.

The infant Japhet Newman is left on the steps of the orphanage. He grows up here and becomes a strong and cheerful lad who – together with his friend Tim – decides to go out into the world and find his father. The journey turns out to be unpredictable and full of adventures. They meet the secretive Melchior and join his tribe of gypsies, who roam from town to town. Here they make the acquaintance of Melchior and Queen Nattée’s daughter Fleta, and Japhet quickly becomes her faithful friend and protector. However, he never loses sight of his goal: He wants to find his father. (Stumfilm.dk)