When the silent movie began to take the world in storm in the 10's, Denmark was a world power in the international film business. Many great stars like Asta Nielsen or Pat & Patachon influenced the film scene.
In this time came many Danish actors to Germany and gave a fresh impetus. One of them was Olaf Fönss who shot movies since 1912 and already belonged to the famous actors before he took part in German productions.