Alarm
1938, Danish. Directed by Lau Lauritzen Jr. & Alice O'Fredericks.
A young, famous crime writer writes under the name Jess Clarck but is actually called Sven Hansen. He is married to a lovely woman who, in her warm, luxurious life, does not understand that her husband draws inspiration for his exciting books by diving in and mingling with the dregs of society. Jess Clarck and his wife have returned home to Denmark, and Clarck wants to write a crime novel for the first time, set in Copenhagen, but how will he find an environment in peaceful Denmark?
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Danish
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Cast & crew
- Lau Lauritzen Jr.Director
- Alice O'FredericksDirector
- Lau Lauritzen Jr.Jess Clark
- Betty SöderbergGerda Clark
- Victor BorgeTjener Cæsar
- Johannes MeyerFabrikant Schmidt
- Victor MontellAssistent hos Direktør Smith
- Karen JønssonDen kvindelige Pressefotograf
- Hans Egede BudzDirektør for Falcks Redningskorps
- Poul ReichhardtAssistent Petersen
- Poul RohdeSagfører Skov
- Sigurd LangbergEn Vagabond
- Torkil LauritzenEn Falckmand
- Henry NielsenEn Falckmand
Details
- Released
- 21 February 1938
- Country
- Denmark
- Written by
- Lau Lauritzen Jr., Børge Müller, Alice O'Fredericks
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Alarm runs 104 minutes (1h 44m).
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Alarm isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 21 February 1938. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Alarm?
Alarm (1938) was directed by Lau Lauritzen Jr. and Alice O'Fredericks and stars Lau Lauritzen Jr., Betty Söderberg, Victor Borge.