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Business Under Distress
''Business Under Distress'' ( cs, To neznáte Hadimršku) 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 Buria ...'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karel Lamač
Karel Lamač (27 January 1897 – 2 August 1952) was a Czech film director, actor, screenwriter, producer and singer. He directed more than 100 films in Czechoslovakia, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Life Lamač was born 27 January 1897 in Prague, Austria-Hungary. His parents were Karel Lamač sr. (1863–1938), opera singer and a pharmacist, and Františka Lamačová (née Prusíková, 1860–1949). In his childhood Lamač was interested in pharmacy, electrical engineering, stage magic and acting. Before WWI he went to apprentice in camera manufacturer company Ernemann in Dresden. During the war he was a combat cameraman. After the war he became a technical director of film laboratory in Excelsiorfilm. He started working in movies in 1918, first as an actor, later as a writer and a director. Among his best movies of this period are crime drama ''The Poisoned Light'', comedy ''Catch Him!'' and drama '' White Paradise''. In 1923 he wrote a book '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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) * '' Father Vojtech'' (1929) * '' Affair at the Grand Hotel'' (1929) * '' Street Acquaintances'' (1929) * '' Imperial and Royal Field Marshal'' (1930) * ''Business Under Distress'' (1931) * ''Muži v offsidu'' (1931) * ''Anton Spelec, Sharp-Shooter'' (1932) * ''Jedenácté přikázání'' (1935) * '' Jánošík'' (1935) * ''Camel Through the Eye of a Needle'' (1936) * '' Three Men in the Snow'' (1936) * ''Filosofská historie'' (1937) * ''Cesta do hlubin študákovy duše'' (1939) * ''Barbora Hlavsová'' (1942) * ''Gabriela'' (1942) * ''The Respectable Ladies of Pardubice'' (1944) * '' Spring Song'' (1944) * '' The Wedding Ring'' (1944) * ''Průlom ''Průlom'' is a 1946 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Karel Steklý. Cast * Jindřich Plachta a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Karel Lamač
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Martin Frič
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czechoslovak Black-and-white Films
Czechoslovak may refer to: *A demonym or adjective pertaining to Czechoslovakia (1918–93) **First Czechoslovak Republic (1918–38) **Second Czechoslovak Republic (1938–39) **Third Czechoslovak Republic (1948–60) **Fourth Czechoslovak Republic (1960–89) **Fifth Czechoslovak Republic (1989–93) *''Czechoslovak'', also ''Czecho-Slovak'', any grouping of the Czech and Slovak ethnicities: **As a national identity, see Czechoslovakism **The title of Symphony no. 8 in G Major op. 88 by Antonín Dvořák in 1889/90 *The Czech–Slovak languages, a West Slavic dialect continuum **The Czechoslovak language, a theoretical standardized form defined as the state language of Czechoslovakia in its Constitution of 1920 **Comparison of Czech and Slovak See also * Slovak Republic (other) * Czech Republic (other) * Czechia (other) * Slovak (other) * Czech (other) Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Black-and-white Films
Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places *Czech, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland *Czechville, Wisconsin, unincorporated community, United States People * Bronisław Czech (1908–1944), Polish sportsman and artist * Danuta Czech (1922–2004), Polish Holocaust historian * Hermann Czech (born 1936), Austrian architect * Mirosław Czech (born 1968), Polish politician and journalist of Ukrainian origin * Zbigniew Czech (born 1970), Polish diplomat See also * Čech, a surname * Czech lands * Czechoslovakia * List of Czechs * * * Czechoslovak (other) * Czech Republic (other) * Czechia (other) Czechia is the official short form name of the Czech Republic. Czechia may also refer to: * Historical Czech lands *Czechoslovakia (1918–1993) *Czech Socialist Republi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1931 Comedy Films
Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir Isaac Isaacs is sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia. * January 25 – Mohandas Gandhi is again released from imprisonment in India. * January 27 – Pierre Laval forms a government in France. February * February 4 – Soviet leader Joseph Stalin gives a speech calling for rapid industrialization, arguing that only strong industrialized countries will win wars, while "weak" nations are "beaten". Stalin states: "We are fifty or a hundred years behind the advanced countries. We must make good this distance in ten years. Either we do it, or they will crush us." The first five-year plan in the Soviet Union is intensified, for the industrialization and collectivization of agriculture. * February 10 – Official ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. * 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 names in the U.S. in alphabetical order but again grouped two actresses together to denote they were ranked t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef The Chaste (1953 Film)
''Josef the Chaste'' (german: Der keusche Josef) is a 1953 West German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Ludwig Schmitz, Waltraut Haas and Renate Mannhardt.Parish, James Robert & Canham, Kingsley. ''Film directors guide - Western Europe''. Scarecrow Press, 1976. p. 27. It is not a remake of '' Josef the Chaste'' (1930) with Harry Liedtke. Cast *Ludwig Schmitz as Josef Haselhuhn *Waltraut Haas as Hilde Wolf *Renate Mannhardt as Pussy Angor *Peter Mosbacher as Georg Schilling *Lucie Englisch as Emilie Haselhuhn *Ernst Waldow as director Wolf *Gunther Philipp as Teddy Brand *Ewald Wenck as Knispel *Herbert Kiper as Weber *Alexa von Porembsky as Lotte Müller *Karin Von Dassel as Babette *Elena Luber as Marlise Haselhuhn *Erich Kestin as Martens *Erwin Biegel * Bruno Fritz as Bruckmann *Clemens Hasse as Schmaltollen-Emil *Paul Heidemann as bar director *Friedel Hensch as singer * Werner Müller as bandleader See also *''Business Under Distress'' (1931) *''Wehe, wenn er ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dangerous Game (1933 Film)
''The Dangerous Game'' (Swedish: ''Den farliga leken'') is a 1933 Swedish comedy film directed by Weyler Hildebrand and starring Edvard Persson, Doris Nelson and Eivor Kjellström.Qvist & von Bagh p.124 The film's art direction was by Bibi Lindström. Cast * Edvard Persson as Vredberg * Doris Nelson as Mrs. Vredberg * Eivor Kjellström as Rut Vredberg * Åke Ohberg as Bruce * Anders Frithiof as Smith * Marianne Löfgren as Margit Smith * Gustaf Wally as Mr. Wallenberg * Harry Ahlin as Wigert * Åke Söderblom as Klang * Margit Rosengren as Lola Brio See also * ''Business Under Distress ''Business Under Distress'' ( cs, To neznáte Hadimršku) 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 Popele ...'' (1931) * '' Wehe, wenn er losgelassen'' (1932) * '' Josef the Chaste'' (1953) References Bibliography * Qvist, Per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan W
Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Number, a barcode standard compatible with EAN * Japanese Accepted Name, a Japanese nonproprietary drug name * Job Accommodation Network, US, for people with disabilities * ''Joint Army-Navy'', US standards for electronic color codes, etc. * ''Journal of Advanced Nursing'' Personal name * Jan (name), male variant of ''John'', female shortened form of ''Janet'' and ''Janice'' * Jan (Persian name), Persian word meaning 'life', 'soul', 'dear'; also used as a name * Ran (surname), romanized from Mandarin as Jan in Wade–Giles * Ján, Slovak name Other uses * January, as an abbreviation for the first month of the year in the Gregorian calendar * Jan (cards), a term in some card games when a player loses without taking any tricks or scoring a mini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Richter (actor)
Jan Richter (29 March 1923 – 25 July 1999) was a Czechoslovakian ice hockey player who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 6. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 6. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Oslo 1952, was a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 195 .... References External links * 1923 births 1999 deaths Czech ice hockey goaltenders Czechoslovak ice hockey goaltenders Ice hockey players at the 1952 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for Czechoslovakia People from Tišnov Ice hockey people from the South Moravian Region {{CzechRepublic-icehockey-player-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
