M.H. Laddé
M.H. (Machiel Hendricus) Laddé[1](5 November 1866 – 18 February 1932) was a Dutch photographer and film director. He was the director of the first Dutchfictional film,the 1896 comedyGestoorde hengelaar(English:Disturbed Angler).[2][3][4]
Between 1896 and c.1906 Laddé made several shortsilentmovies for the studioEerst Nederlandsch Atelier tot het vervaardigen van Films voor de Bioscoop en Cinematograaf M.H. Laddé & J.W. Merkelbach.These were shown by the traveling cinema ofChristiaan Slieker(1861-1945).[5]
None of Laddé's films have been preserved.
Laddé also was a well-known photographer with his own studio inBuiksloot[4](now part ofAmsterdam) and was the son-in-law of the photographerJ.W. Merkelbach(Johannes Wilhelm, known as Wim) (1873-1922)[3][6][7]who was his business partner.[8]
Filmography[edit]
- Gestoorde hengelaar(1896)
- Spelende kinderen(1896)
- Zwemplaats voor Jongelingen te Amsterdam(1896)
- Solser en Hesse(1900)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^George Christiaan Slieker (1861-1945),Who's Who of Victorian Cinema
- ^(in Dutch)Zwijgend en verloren; De Nederlandse stomme film geïnventariseerdArchived2011-06-15 at theWayback Machine,NRCboeken,June 13, 1997
- ^abM.H. LaddéArchived2011-10-17 at theWayback Machine,EYE Film Institute Netherlands
- ^abThe First Dutch Film: Gestoorde hengelaarArchived2011-10-26 at theWayback Machine,EYE Film Institute Netherlands
- ^(in Dutch)De eerste filmvertoning in Utrecht: Christiaan Slieker in Park TivoliArchived2011-08-06 at theWayback Machine,Utrecht Project
- ^(in Dutch)Verhalen van vroegerArchived2011-06-26 at theWayback Machine,Mies Waltman
- ^Johannes Wilhelm MerkelbachArchived2011-10-17 at theWayback Machine,EYE Film Institute Netherlands
- ^Eerst Nederlandsch Atelier tot het vervaardigen van Films voor de Bioscoop en Cinematograaf M.H. Laddé & J.W. MerkelbachArchived2011-10-17 at theWayback Machine,EYE Film Institute Netherlands
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