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Muži V Offsidu
''Muži v offsidu'' is a 1931 Czechoslovak sports comedy film directed by Svatopluk Innemann, based on a novel by Karel Poláček. Production Karel Poláček's comedic novel was a bestseller in Czechoslovakia. The movie was made only because there was an open timeslot with no production planned in Barrandov studios that needed to be filled. Director Innemann read the book and the screenplay was finished just a week later. Josef Rovenský was considered for the role of Načeradec, but Poláček insisted his friend Hugo Haas should play the part. Cast *Hugo Haas as Richard Načeradec *Jožka Vanerová as Hedvika Načeradcová *Felix Kühne as Uncle Ignác Kauders *Jindřich Plachta as Tailor Emanuel Habásko *Eman Fiala (actor), Eman Fiala as Eman Habásek *Betty Kysilková as Widow Ouholičková *Theodor Pištěk (actor), Theodor Pištěk as Barber Alois Šefelín *Ella Nollová as Šefelín's wife *Jiřina Štěpničková as Seamstress Emilka Šefelínová *Jaroslav Vojta as An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svatopluk Innemann
Svatopluk Innemann (18 February 1896 – 30 October 1945) was a Czech film director, cinematographer, screenwriter, film editor and actor. He was one of the pioneers of Czech cinema. Biography and works Innemann, was a son of the Czech director Rudolf Innemann and opera singer Ludmila Lvová-Innemannová. He was born in Slovenia during their engagement, but was raised in Prague, where he studied to be a pork butcher. Around 1918 he became interested in film, and began to work as a camera operator. As cameraman, he co-created his first film with Otto Heller. From 1919 he worked independently. Innemann's early career was varied; he was involved in operettas, comedies and melodramas, short films and documentaries, often as cameraman. He made his directorial debut in silent films with the fairy-tale '' Little Red Riding-hood'' in 1920. In 1925 he directed the popular comedy '' From the Czech Mills'' and made a biographical film about Josef Kajetán Tyl, an important personality o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiřina Štěpničková
Jiřina Štěpničková (3 April 1912 – 5 September 1985) was a Czech actress. She spent 10 years in prison for an attempt to illegally cross a border. Life Jiřina Julie Štěpničková was born on 3 April 1912 in Prague. She started acting at age 16 when her high school professor Jindřich Honzl brought her to Liberated Theatre. In 1930 she was already acting in the National Theatre. From 1936 to 1951 she was acting in the Vinohrady Theatre. In the 1930s and 1940s she was a lead actress in many Czechoslovak movies. In 1951, she decided to emigrate after receiving a letter allegedly from František Čáp inviting her to West Germany. However the letter was planted by secret service. She was arrested and sentenced to 15 years in prison. Her son was sent to a children's home. Her actor colleagues Zdeněk Štěpánek, Karel Höger or Vlasta Fabianová petitioned the government to have her released. She was finally released in 1961. After her release she continued to pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Association Football Films
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1930s Sports Comedy Films
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Czechoslovak Black-and-white Films
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Czech Sports Comedy Films
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1931 Films
The following is an overview of 1931 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1931 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 5: RKO acquires the producing and distribution arm of Pathé for $4.6 million. * March 14: '' Alam Ara'', the first Indian-made sound film, premieres at the Majestic Cinema in Bombay. * June 20: Monogram Pictures releases its first film, ''Ships of Hate''. * July 7: Anti-competitive practices disclosed about certain distributors and producers in Canada. * November 17: E. R. Tinker elected president of Fox Films replacing Harley L. Clarke. * December 14: RKO refinancing plan approved. Best money stars '' Variety'' reported the following as the biggest male stars in the U.S. in alphabetical order although grouped George Arliss and Ronald Colman together as having equal ranking. The following were the biggest women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustav Machatý
Gustav Machatý (9 May 1901 – 13 December 1963) was a Czech film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed films in Czechoslovakia, the United States, and Germany, including '' Erotikon'' and '' Ecstasy''. Life He was born Augustín Otokar Jan Machatý in Prague. His father was a real estate investor. Machatý didn't finish high school and started to work in movies as a teenager. He worked as a cinema pianist, actor, screenwriter, producer and art director. He directed his first film ''Teddy by kouřil'' in 1919. In 1920 he moved to the US, worked for Universal Pictures and returned to Czechoslovakia in 1922. In 1926 he finally managed to secure funds for his movie '' The Kreutzer Sonata''. The film was a success and led to Machatý getting offers to direct. His next movie '' Schweik in Civilian Life'' was not successful. Machatý spent two years studying foreign movies and entered the period in which he created the best movies of his career. In 1929 he made a symbolis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Smiling Lieutenant
''The Smiling Lieutenant'' is a 1931 American pre-Code musical comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch, starring Maurice Chevalier, Claudette Colbert and Miriam Hopkins, and released by Paramount Pictures. It was written by Samson Raphaelson and Ernest Vajda from the operetta '' Ein Walzertraum'' by Oscar Straus, with libretto by and , which in turn was based on the novel ''Nux, der Prinzgemahl'' ("Nux the Prince Consort") by Hans Müller-Einigen. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. This was the first of three films directed by Lubitsch and starring Miriam Hopkins. The other two were '' Trouble in Paradise'' and '' Design for Living''. Plot In Vienna, Lieutenant Nikolaus "Niki" von Preyn (Maurice Chevalier) meets Franzi (Claudette Colbert), the leader of an all-female-orchestra. They soon fall in love. While standing in formation at a parade honouring the visiting royal family of Flausenthurm, Niki winks at Franzi in the crowd. Unfortunately the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernst Lubitsch
Ernst Lubitsch (; ; January 29, 1892November 30, 1947) was a German-born American film director, producer, writer, and actor. His urbane comedies of manners gave him the reputation of being Hollywood's most elegant and sophisticated director; as his prestige grew, his films were promoted as having "the Lubitsch touch". Among his best known works are '' Trouble in Paradise'' (1932), '' Design for Living'' (1933), '' Ninotchka'' (1939), '' The Shop Around the Corner'' (1940), '' To Be or Not to Be'' (1942) and '' Heaven Can Wait'' (1943). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director three times for '' The Patriot'' (1928), '' The Love Parade'' (1929), and ''Heaven Can Wait'' (1943); his pictures '' The Smiling Lieutenant'' and '' One Hour with You'' were also nominated for Outstanding Production in 1932. In 1946, he received an Honorary Academy Award for his distinguished contributions to the art of the motion picture. Early life Lubitsch was born in 1892 in Berlin, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Business Under Distress
''Business Under Distress'' () is a 1931 Czech comedy film directed by Karel Lamač and Martin Frič. A German version of the movie ''Wehe, wenn er losgelassen'' was released in 1932. Cast * Vlasta Burian as Popelec Hadimrška * Meda Valentová as Mici Angora * Otto Rubík as Jiří Zlatník * Marie Grossová as Asta Vieland * Čeněk Šlégl as Consul Peter Vieland * Jaroslav Marvan as Bruckmann, general director * Jindřich Plachta as Butler Puntík * Eman Fiala as Vychodil * Světla Svozilová as Cousin Aloysia Zlatnik * Josef Rovenský as The Pickpocket * Jan Richter as Police Commissar * Jan W. Speerger as Salesman / angel in the dream / councillor See also * ''Wehe, wenn er losgelassen ''Wehe, wenn er losgelassen'' (lit. "Woe if He is Let Loose") is a 1932 German-Czech comedy film directed by Martin Frič and Karel Lamač. It is a German language version of the Czech film '' Business Under Distress'' (1931). Cast * Vlasta B ...'' (1932) * '' The Dangerous Game'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
