''Ladies in Waiting'' (Czech: ''Čekanky'') is a 1940 Czech

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and Romance novel, romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Ro ...

film directed by

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 ...

. The film sets were designed by the

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Jan Zázvorka.

Cast

Zorka Janů Zorka Janů (born Zora Babková; 9 July 1921 – 24 March 1946) was a Czech film actress. She was the younger sister of actress Lída Baarová. Career Early years (1921–1938) When she was 12 years old, she appeared in the movie (''Brickmake ...

as Jiřina Krátká * Meda Valentová as Kristina * Anna Letenská as Marie * Marie Nademlejnská as Jitka *

František Smolík František Smolík (23 January 1891 – 26 January 1972) was a Czechoslovak film actor. He appeared in more than 75 films between 1920 and 1968. Selected filmography *'' The Mystery of the Blue Room'' (1933) * '' The Ruined Shopkeeper'' (19 ...

as Pilníček * Ladislav Pešek as Ráček *

Jiří Steimar Jiří (; ''YI-RZHEE'') is a Czech masculine given name, equivalent to English George. Notable people with the name include: B *Georg Benda (Jiří Antonín Benda), Czech composer, violinist and Kapellmeister *Jiří Baborovský, Czech physic ...

as Baron * František Kreuzmann as Old count *

Svatopluk Beneš Svatopluk Beneš (24 February 1918 – 27 April 2007) was a Czechoslovak film actor. He appeared in 90 films and television shows between 1934 and 2003. Selected filmography * '' Pacientka Dr. Hegla'' (1940) * '' Pohádka máje'' (1940) * ' ...

as Vojtěch Plichta * Vladimír Řepa as Josef Ptáček *

Ferenc Futurista Ferenc Futurista, born as František Fiala (7 December 1891 – 19 June 1947) was a Czechoslovak film actor. He appeared in more than 45 films between 1918 and 1945. Selected filmography * '' Tu ten kámen'' (1923) * '' The Lantern'' (1925) * ' ...

as Clerk Hřídelíček * Jára Kohout as Clerk Hlavín * Ota Motyčka as Clerk Skokan * František Roland as Poklasný * Vlasta Matulová as Toninka, Ráček's bride * Vítězslav Boček as Myslivecký mládenec

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