Louis H. Chrispijn

Louis Chrispijn sr.
Louis Chrispijn sr.
Born	Louis Hermanus Chrispijn; 13 May 1854
Died	1 November 1926 (aged 72)
Years active	1913–1915
Spouse	Christine van Meeteren (1905-1916)

Louis H. Chrispijn, Sr. (13 May 1854, in Amsterdam – 1 November 1926, in Amsterdam) was a Dutch actor, writer, and director of both theatre and films.^[1] Together with M.H. Laddé, Willy Mullens, Maurits Binger, and Theo Frenkel, he was one of the pioneers of early Dutch cinema.^[2]

He and his wife, actress Christine van Meeteren, married in 1905 and toured the Dutch East Indies together through 1908.^[3] They were invited by Binger to join his troupe at Filmfabriek Hollandia [nl]; van Meeteren acted alongside Annie Bos in a number of comedic films about Zeeland girls, Mijntje en Trijntje. Chrispijn became Hollandia's first permanent director in 1915. He and van Meeteren divorced the following year.

Movies (as director)[edit]

De Levende ladder (1913)
Nederland en Oranje (1913)
Silvia Silombra (1913)
Krates (1913)
De Bertha (1914)
Een telegram uit Mexico
Zijn viool (1914)^[4]
De zigeunerin (1914)
De verwisseling onder het bed (1914)
Liefde waakt (1914)
De Bloemen, die de ziel vertroosten (1914)
Heilig recht (1914)
Weergevonden (1914)^[5]
Luchtkastelen (1914)
De Vloek van het testament (1915)

References[edit]

^ Abel, Richard (2005). Encyclopedia of Early Cinema. Taylor & Francis. pp. 471–472. ISBN 978-0-415-23440-5.
^ "Louis H. Chrispijn Senior". DEV EYE Filmdatabase. 2011-04-12. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
^ "Christine Chrispijn – van Meeteren". DEV EYE Filmdatabase. 2011-04-12. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
^ Houten, Theodore van (1992). Silent Cinema Music in the Netherlands: The Eyl/Van Houten Collection of Film and Cinema Music in the Nederlands Filmmuseum. F. Knuf Publishers. p. 16. ISBN 978-90-6027-629-7.
^ Cowie, Peter (1979). Dutch Cinema: An Illustrated History. Tantivy Press. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-498-02425-2.

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[1] Abel, Richard (2005). Encyclopedia of Early Cinema. Taylor & Francis. pp. 471–472. ISBN 978-0-415-23440-5.

[2] "Louis H. Chrispijn Senior". DEV EYE Filmdatabase. 2011-04-12. Retrieved 2023-03-12.

[3] "Christine Chrispijn – van Meeteren". DEV EYE Filmdatabase. 2011-04-12. Retrieved 2023-03-12.

[4] Houten, Theodore van (1992). Silent Cinema Music in the Netherlands: The Eyl/Van Houten Collection of Film and Cinema Music in the Nederlands Filmmuseum. F. Knuf Publishers. p. 16. ISBN 978-90-6027-629-7.

[5] Cowie, Peter (1979). Dutch Cinema: An Illustrated History. Tantivy Press. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-498-02425-2.

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