''Just Getting Started'' () is a 1946 Czech

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directed by

Vladimír Slavínský Vladimír Slavínský (26 September 1890 16 August 1949) was a Czech film director, screenwriter and actor. Life Vladimír Slavínský was born Otakar Vladimír Pitrman in Dolní Štěpánice, on 26 September 1890. Since his youth he acted in a ...

and starring

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 ...

Jindřich Plachta Jindřich Plachta, born Jindřich Šolle (1 July 1899 – 6 November 1951) was a Czechoslovak film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1926 and 1951. Selected filmography * '' The Lovers of an Old Criminal'' (1927) * '' Fathe ...

and

Meda Valentová Meda Valentová (24 May 1898 – 12 December 1973) was a Czech stage and film actress. She appeared at a number of Czech theatres as well as in cabaret. After making her screen debut in the silent era, she starred in or appeared in supporting role ...

. It was shot at the Radlice Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Cast

as Bohouš Vosáhlo *

as František Diviš, marketer *

as Sidonie, Vosáhlo's wife * Josef Kotapiš as Karel Rabas *

Eman Fiala Eman Fiala (15 April 1899 – 24 June 1970) was a Czech film actor and composer. He was born in Prague, Austria-Hungary (now the Czech Republic). He appeared in more than 160 films between 1918 and 1966. Selected filmography * ''Little Red Ri ...

as Eman * Antonín Mikulič as Pepík Strnad, Diviš's step-son * Eva Bartáková as Eliška, curious girl * Ludmila Buresová as Melková, housekeeper *

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 Kacaba * Slávka Procházková as Koudelková *

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as Rabas' fiancee * Ela Trousilová as Elvíra, snake charmer *

Jindřich Láznička Jindřich is Czech form of the English name Henry. People with the given name include: * Jindřich Bačkovský (1912–2000), Czech physicist *Jindřich Balcar (1950–2013), Czechoslovak ski jumper who competed from 1974 to 1976 * Jindřich Chmela ...

as Sekvenc, joiner *

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as Josef Havlík, baker *

Ferdinand Jarkovský Ferdinand is a Germanic name composed of the elements "journey, travel", Proto-Germanic , abstract noun from root "to fare, travel" (PIE , "to lead, pass over"), and "courage" or "ready, prepared" related to Old High German "to risk, ventu ...

as clerk of Probate Court *

Eduard Dubský Eduard Dubský (born as Eduard Neckář; 19 November 1911 – 2 March 1989) was a Czech actor.''Czech feature film: 1945-1960''. Národní filmový archiv, 1995. p. 141 & 158 He acted in a variety of theatres around the country. Following the end ...

as lawyer * Bohuš Hradil as representative of the Jetmar shoe company * Jaroslav Štercl as postman * Rudolf Deyl as young man with a glue *

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as laughing man * Václav Norman as man with an umbrella * Vojta Mirko as builder * Marie Hodrová as old lady * Felix Prokop as boy * Oskar Hák as fat boy in the audience * Antonín Soukup as customer in Benešov * Ljuba Skořepová as spectator on Death Ride

References

Bibliography

* Fikejz, Miloš. ''Český film: herci a herečky, Volumes 1-2''. Libri, 2006. p. 418.

External links

* 1946 films 1946 comedy films 1940s Czech-language films Czech comedy films Films directed by Vladimír Slavínský Czechoslovak black-and-white films Czechoslovak comedy films 1940s Czech films {{1940s-CzechRepublic-film-stub