''The Seamstress'' (Czech: ''Švadlenka'') is a 1936 German

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

, produced in Czechoslovakia at the A-B Film Studio with a Czech cast and crew and in the Czech language, by the German film company UFA. It was directed by

Martin Frič Martin Frič (29 March 1902 – 26 August 1968) was a Czech film director, screenwriter and actor. He had more than 100 directing credits between 1929 and 1968, including feature films, shorts and documentary films. Throughout his life, F ...

and starring

Lída Baarová Lída Baarová (born Ludmila Babková; 7 September 1914 – 27 October 2000) was a Czech actress who for two years was the mistress of the Nazi propaganda minister of Germany, Joseph Goebbels. Biography Life and career Born in Prague, Baarová ...

, Theodor Pištěk and

Hugo Haas Hugo Haas (19 February 1901 – 1 December 1968) was a Czech film actor, director and writer. He appeared in more than 60 films from 1926 to 1962 and directed 20 films from 1933 to 1962. Life and career Haas was born in Brno, Austria-Hung ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

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Štěpán Kopecký.

Cast

as Líza Bártová (as Ludmila Babková) * Theodor Pištěk as Bárta *

as Francois Lorrain * Bedřich Veverka as Alfons *

Adina Mandlová Adina Mandlová (28 January 1910 – 16 June 1991) was a Czech stage and film actress. She was one of the leading stars of 1930s and 1940s Czech cinema. She was involved in a number of scandals and love affairs. Life and career Early days Sh ...

as Mici *

Růžena Šlemrová Růžena Šlemrová, née Růžena Machová (10 November 1886 – 24 August 1962) was a Czechoslovak film actress. She appeared in more than 70 films between 1914 and 1956. Selected filmography * '' Two Mothers'' (1921) * '' Affair at the ...

as Salon owner Yvette * Věra Ferbasová as Tonka *

Václav Trégl Václav Trégl (10 December 1902 – 11 February 1979) was a Czechoslovak film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1933 and 1977. Selected filmography * '' The Inspector General'' (1933) * '' Workers, Let's Go'' (1934) * '' Th ...

as Houžvička *

Vladimír Borský Vladimír Borský (1904–1962) was a Czech film actor, screenwriter and film director.Hames p.15 Selected filmography * '' A Woman Who Knows What She Wants'' (1934) * ''The Last Man'' (1934) * ''Volga in Flames'' (1934) * '' Three Men in the ...

as Jan Tomáš Krejčí * Felix Kühne as Journalist *

Jaroslav Marvan Jaroslav Marvan (11 December 1901 – 21 May 1974) was a Czech actor. He was born in Prague. He was married since the 1920s with Marie Marvanová and had a daughter (Alena Marvanová) with Alena Jančaříková. He passed his school-leaving ...

as Professor * Eduard Šimáček as Journalist

References

External links

* 1936 films 1936 comedy films 1930s Czech-language films Czechoslovak black-and-white films Films directed by Martin Frič UFA GmbH films Czechoslovak comedy films 1930s Czech films Czech-language comedy films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub