About M.H. Laddé
Lived 1866 – 1932 (aged 65). M.H. Laddé was a Dutch film director and photographer.
M.H. Laddé at the wheel of his Willys-Knight in front of his house in Nigtevecht
M.H. (Machiel Hendricus) Laddé (5 November 1866 – 18 February 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 who was his business partner.
Filmography Gestoorde hengelaar (1896) Spelende kinderen (1896) Zwemplaats voor Jongelingen te Amsterdam (1896) Solser en Hesse (1900)
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Who was M.H. Laddé?
Dutch film director and photographer (1866–1932)
When was M.H. Laddé born?
M.H. Laddé was born on 5 November 1866 in Amsterdam.
When did M.H. Laddé die?
M.H. Laddé died on 18 February 1932.
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M.H. Laddé was a film director and photographer.
What nationality was M.H. Laddé?
M.H. Laddé was Dutch.
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