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''Skeleton on Horseback'' aka ''The White Disease'' () is a 1937 Czechoslovak drama film directed by and starring
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 ...
. It revolves around an infectious disease which breaks out during a war. It is based on the play '' The White Disease'' by
Karel Čapek Karel Čapek (; 9 January 1890 – 25 December 1938) was a Czech writer, playwright, critic and journalist. He has become best known for his science fiction, including his novel '' War with the Newts'' (1936) and play '' R.U.R.'' (''Rossum' ...
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Cast

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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 ...
as Dr. Galén * Bedřich Karen as Professor Sigelius *
Zdeněk Štěpánek Zdeněk Štěpánek (22 September 1896 – 20 June 1968) was a Czech actor. He appeared in 65 films between 1922 and 1968. Life In 1915 Zdeněk Štěpánek joined Austro-Hungarian Army and fought at the Eastern Front. He later switched sides a ...
as The Marshal * Václav Vydra as Baron Olaf Krog *
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 Krog's Accountant * Helena Friedlová as Accountant's Wife * Ladislav Boháč as Krog's nephew * Karla Oličová as The Marshal's Daughter Aneta *
Jaroslav Průcha Jaroslav Průcha (24 April 1898 – 25 April 1963) was a Czechoslovakian film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1929 and 1963. He is buried at the Vyšehrad Cemetery. Selected filmography * '' Paradise Road'' (1936) * '' Ske ...
as Dr. Martin *
Vladimír Šmeral Vladimír Šmeral (16 October 1903 – 15 March 1982) was a Czech actor. Life Šmeral was born on 16 October 1903 in Drásov, Moravia, Austria-Hungary. He started acting in Zemské divadlo in Brno. He moved to Prague and acted in Liberated Thea ...
as First Assistant * Vítězslav Boček as Accountant's Son *
Eva Svobodová Eva or EVA may refer to: * Eva (name), a feminine given name Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Eva (Dynamite Entertainment), a comic book character * Eva (''Devil May Cry''), in the ''Devil May Cry'' video game series * ...
as Accountant's Daughter


Reception

In a contemporary review, the film was reviewed in ''
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'' in 1940, who noted that Čapek's conception "isn't entirely clear, he appears to be taking the dramatic theme that Fascism is a sort of white plague that scourges the people who follow its philosophy." The reviewer noted that Čapek's "thinking is logical uthe has certainly over-simplified the struggle between war and peace." The review continued that the film contained "many gripping scenes" praising "moments such as the meeting between the doctor and the dictator and the solitary vigil as zero hour for the invasion approaches, while "mob scenes are comparatively inept, and such matters as sound, lighting, photography and so on are inferior."


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* 1930s science fiction drama films 1937 films Czechoslovak black-and-white films Czechoslovak science fiction drama films 1930s Czech-language films Films about viral outbreaks Films directed by Hugo Haas Czech science fiction drama films 1937 drama films Films based on works by Karel Čapek 1930s Czech films Slovak science fiction films {{1930s-drama-film-stub