Electric lights spell out "1959" and then "2000" at a nightclub in Copehagen, Denmark. Couples in formal attire dance, accompanied by a small orchestra, in Copenhagen, Denmark. when the music ends, they return to dining tables. Scene shifts to the "Wivex" Restaurant, in Tivoli Gardens, where couples dance on a crowded floor as an orchestra plays fast tempo music. Next the marquee of the "Valencia" nightclub is shown where several chorus girls put on a floor show. Patrons in formal dress dance at the "Arena" club. Meals are being prepared and picked up by waiters, and bar tenders draw tap beer, at the "Lorry" restaurant. Plates of food are shown.
A men's singing club performs in the Tapping Hall of the Tuborg Brewery (Strandvejen 54 | Hellerup, Copenhagen 2900, Denmark) in Copenhagen, Denmark. Several members on a balcony begin to sing and others below in the hall join in. They all wear similar caps. View from above of the singers standing on several levels in the hall. View of the outside corner of the brewery building, and of the smokestacks and large brewery towers. Glimpse of a ship docked. Tuborg sign displayed on a bridging structure at the brewery. View returns to the Tapping Hall where the singers begin a new song. Camera pans vertically down the interior of the hall. As the song continues, a young man and woman are shown strolling in a romantic country setting with trees and a lake. The couple shares a kiss. The scene shifts again, back to singers in the Tapping Hall, as they finish the song and begin a new one about Tuborg beer. They hold glasses of Tuborg beer as they sing and drink together after the song ends.
Death of King Christian X of Denmark. United States and British warships in Copenhagen harbor with half-mast flags. Danish flags on buildings at half-mast. Burial procession of King leaded by United States Marine Corps. Casket of king in horse drawn carriage, followed by royal family and dignitaries from various countries. Civilians on both sides of roads. Roskilde Cathedral (Domkirkepladsen 3, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark), the location where the burial of King Christian X takes place near his ancestors.
Important buildings and a beach in Denmark. A view of buildings at a coast. The Little Mermaid Statue (Langelinie, 2100 København Ø, Denmark) in Copenhagen. Various important buildings in Copenhagen. People in front of an equestrian statue in Copenhagen. A couple in a boat. Garden umbrellas on the beach. Water washes the shore. Boats lined up on the beach. Sail boats at the beach..
American aviator Hillig and Hoiriis take off for a trans Atlantic flight from Mineola, New York. Otto Hillig and Holger Hoiriis stands beside a Bellanca, a high wing monoplane. Hillig stands up in the cockpit as he waves before leaving for a flight from New York to Denmark. A sign on the cockpit reads 'Bellanca 3003 Transatlantic flight, Liberty, New York, to Copenhagen, Denmark. Owner : Otto Hillig, Liberty, New York; Holger Hoiriis, pilot'. Bellanca aircraft takes off.
German troops occupying key locations in the City of Copenhagen, Denmark, during the Second World War. Troops occupying the Danish Citadel fortress. Front of a church with inscription: "Jeg er vejen og sandheden" (I am the way and the truth). German troops in courthyard of the Citadel, folding up the Danish flag (Swastika flying from roof). German bombers dropping "OPRPI" leaflets over the city, calling for Danes to cooperate. Danish and German soldiers sharing cigarettes, as German bombers fly overhead. German Major-General Kurt Himer (Commander of the Occupying forces) and his Danish counterpart. German and Danish military officers conferring. German soldier issues nightsticks to Copenhagen's Danish City police. Views of German occupation forces moving through Denmark in motorized transports. King Christian X seen riding along city street, on horseback ,followed by small retinue of bodyguards. Several Danish citizens remove their hats as he passes. A German soldier salutes. Armed German troop ships tied up at a pier. German soldiers directing traffic. German troops and war materiel being moved by rail and truck. German troops moving in half tracks towing artillery.