M.H. Laddé
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M.H. Laddé (November 5, 1866 - February 18, 1932) was a Dutch
photographer and film director. He was the director of the first Dutch fictional film
, the 1896 comedy Gestoorde hengelaar
(English: Disturbed Angler).
Between 1896 and c.1906 Laddé made several short silent
movies for the studio Eerst 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 of Christiaan Slieker
(1861-1945).
None of Laddé's films have been preserved.
Laddé also was a well-known photographer with his own studio in Buiksloot
(now part of Amsterdam
) and was the son-in-law of the photographer J.W. Merkelbach
(Johannes Wilhelm, known as Wim) (1873-1922) who was his business partner.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
photographer and film director. He was the director of the first Dutch fictional film
Fictional film
Fictional film or narrative film is film that tells a fictional story or narrative. Narrative cinema is usually contrasted to films that present information, such as a nature documentary, as well as to some experimental films...
, the 1896 comedy Gestoorde hengelaar
Gestoorde hengelaar
Gestoorde hengelaar was the first Dutch fictional film, made by M.H. Laddé in 1896 and was produced by the studio Eerst Nederlandsch Atelier tot het vervaardigen van Films voor de Bioscoop en Cinematograaf van M.H. Laddé en J.W...
(English: Disturbed Angler).
Between 1896 and c.1906 Laddé made several short silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
movies for the studio Eerst 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 of Christiaan Slieker
Christiaan Slieker
Christiaan Slieker was a Dutch film exhibitor in the early days of cinematography. He grew up in a Frisian family of travelling showpeople....
(1861-1945).
None of Laddé's films have been preserved.
Laddé also was a well-known photographer with his own studio in Buiksloot
Buiksloot
Buiksloot is a former village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is now a neighbourhood of Amsterdam-Noord.Buiksloot was a separate municipality until 1921, when it was merged with Amsterdam....
(now part of Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
) and was the son-in-law of the photographer J.W. Merkelbach
J.W. Merkelbach
Johannes Wilhelm Merkelbach was a Dutch photographer and cinematographer who was co-founder of the Eerst Nederlandsch Atelier tot het vervaardigen van Films voor de Bioscoop en Cinematograaf M.H. Laddé & J.W. Merkelbach, the first Dutch film studio...
(Johannes Wilhelm, known as Wim) (1873-1922) who was his business partner.
Filmography
- Gestoorde hengelaarGestoorde hengelaarGestoorde hengelaar was the first Dutch fictional film, made by M.H. Laddé in 1896 and was produced by the studio Eerst Nederlandsch Atelier tot het vervaardigen van Films voor de Bioscoop en Cinematograaf van M.H. Laddé en J.W...
(1896) - Spelende kinderenSpelende kinderenSpelende kinderen was a short Dutch silent film by M.H. Laddé from 1896. The film is lost.- Sources : A. Briels, Komst en plaats van de Levende Photographie op de kermis. Een filmhistorische verkenning, Assen , p. 30 K. Dibbets & F. van der Maden , Geschiedenis van de Nederlandse film en bioscoop...
(1896) - Zwemplaats voor Jongelingen te AmsterdamZwemplaats voor Jongelingen te AmsterdamZwemplaats voor Jongelingen te Amsterdam was a short Dutch silent film by M.H. Laddé from 1896 about the then recently opened swimming pool at the Heiligeweg in Amsterdam, which was the first indoor pool in the Netherlands). The film is lost.- Sources : A. Briels, Komst en plaats van de Levende...
(1896) - Solser en HesseSolser en HesseSolser en Hesse was a short Dutch silent film by M.H. Laddé and J.W. Merkelbach from 1900, featuring the comedians Lion Solser and Piet Hesse. the film was first distributed in the Netherlands by by 'Edison's Ideal' in 1900, and second film starring the two men and under the same name was released...
(1900)