The Wages of Virtue (1919)

The Wages of Virtue (1919) poster

INCOMPLETE | The Widow Stein’s children, Vita and Arthur, are as different as night and day. Vita spends all her time taking care of her mother at home, while Arthur squanders his money at the city’s most notorious nightclubs. Vita is engaged to the diligent and striving Jacob, who has to step in when Arthur’s debauched life leads him into great debt. A particularly drunken pub crawl ends tragically when Arthur falls into the harbour and drowns. Vita and her mother grieve deeply, and Jacob, who has sacrificed all his savings to cover his brother-in-law’s debt, must travel to Australia to rebuild a fortune for his and Vita’s future. Here, by a stroke of fortune, he comes into contact with a man who will prove to be of great importance to himself, Vita and her mother. (Stumfilm.dk)

Director: Hjalmar Davidsen
Runtime: 25 min
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Production: Nordisk Films Kompagni
Country: Denmark
Original Language: da
More Films by Director: Hjalmar Davidsen

Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Wages of Virtue about?
INCOMPLETE | The Widow Stein’s children, Vita and Arthur, are as different as night and day. Vita spends all her time taking care of her mother at home, while Arthur squanders his money at the city’s most notorious nightclubs. Vita is engaged to the diligent and striving Jacob, who has to step in when Arthur’s debauched life leads him into great debt. A particularly drunken pub crawl ends tragically when Arthur falls into the harbour and drowns. Vita and her mother grieve deeply, and Jacob, who has sacrificed all his savings to cover his brother-in-law’s debt, must travel to Australia to rebuild a fortune for his and Vita’s future. Here, by a stroke of fortune, he comes into contact with a man who will prove to be of great importance to himself, Vita and her mother. (Stumfilm.dk)
Who directed The Wages of Virtue?
The Wages of Virtue was directed by Hjalmar Davidsen.
Who stars in The Wages of Virtue?
The Wages of Virtue stars Valdemar Psilander, Marie Dinesen, Johanne Fritz-Petersen, Torben Meyer, Frederik Jacobsen.
How long is The Wages of Virtue?
The Wages of Virtue has a runtime of 25m (25 minutes).
Where was The Wages of Virtue produced?
The Wages of Virtue was produced in Denmark.