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Přednosta Stanice
''Station Master'' (Original Czech-language title: ''Přednosta stanice'') is a 1941 Czech language film, starring the then star comedian Vlasta Burian. It has a running time of 88 minutes and was directed by Jan Sviták. It deals with an unpaying passenger escaping the General Inspector of railroads after sleeping in his special wagon. He is then by circumstances forced to adopt the persona of master of the local railroad station. He then is forced to act at this duty before the General Inspector, committing a number of blunders due to his lack of experience and knowledge of railroad administration. The plot also involves the absent real railroad master's wife being constantly eyed by the General Inspector, as well as a local landowner. The movie ends with the real railroad master returning and the General inspector being scorned for his courting of the man's wife by Burian. The movie starred Vlasta Burian in the main role, Jaroslav Marvan as the General inspector. The other ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Sviták
Jan Sviták (23 December 1898 – 11 May 1945) was a Czech actor and film director. He was an important exponent of Czechoslovak film in the interwar period and during World War II. Sviták was murdered shortly after the liberation of Prague in 1945. Biography Early life Sviták was born in Plzeň, where his father worked as a clerk for the '' Škoda Plzeň'' company. During World War I, he studied at the Naval School in Pula and joined the Austro-Hungarian Navy. He was a crewman on the battleship SMS ''Wien'', which was sunk on 10 December 1917.Motl (2006), p. 13 Sviták was not physically harmed in the catastrophe, and soon after, he was awarded the Bravery Medal but the sinking was a traumatic experience. It permanently marked his life, particularly his underlying attitudes and mental state. With the end of the War and the establishment of the Czechoslovak State, he devoted himself to the theatre. He was engaged as an actor by travelling theatre companies and went on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolek Prchal
Bolek (died 1819), also spelled as Boleck or Bolechs, and known as Bowlegs by European Americans, was a Seminole principal chief, of the Alachua chiefly line. He was the younger brother of King Payne, who succeeded their father Cowkeeper (known to the Seminole as ''Ahaya'') as leading or principal chief in Florida. Bolek succeeded King Payne in 1812 when he was killed. Early life and education Bolek was one of several children born to Ahaya ( Cowkeeper) and his wife. He and his older brother King Payne were groomed by their mother's brother (in the matrilineal kinship system) to become chiefs and take leading roles among the Seminole. They inherited that role through their mother's people, who were descended from the Alachua chiefly line. Bolek was designated as a village or ''itwála'' chief while a young man; he was based near the Suwannee River of western Florida. He began to oppose United States influence in Spanish Florida during the early 19th century. He prevented Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1941 Comedy Films
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January–August – 10,072 men, women and children with mental and physical disabilities are asphyxiated with carbon monoxide in a gas chamber, at Hadamar Euthanasia Centre in Germany, in the first phase of mass killings under the Action T4 program here. * January 1 – Thailand's Prime Minister Plaek Phibunsongkhram decrees January 1 as the official start of the Thai solar calendar new year (thus the previous year that began April 1 had only 9 months). * January 3 – A decree (''Normalschrifterlass'') promulgated in Germany by Martin Bormann, on behalf of Adolf Hitler, requires replacement of blackletter typefaces by Antiqua (typeface class), Antiqua. * January 4 – The short subject ''Elmer's Pet Rabbit'' is released, marking the second appearance of Bugs Bunny, and also the first to have his name on a title card. * January 5 – WWII: Battle of Bardia in Libya: Australian an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czechoslovak Comedy Films
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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] |
Rail Transport Films
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Czech Films Based On Plays
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 Republ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1941 Films
The year 1941 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, '' Citizen Kane''. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1941 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January 17 ''Gone with the Wind'' goes into general release after touring in a roadshow version during 1940. Becoming a cultural phenomenon, it sells an estimated 60 million tickets this year alone. Adjusted for inflation with numerous rereleases, it remains the highest grossing domestic film of all time with $1.8 billion. *March 24 - Glenn Miller begins work on his 1st movie '' Sun Valley Serenade'' for Twentieth Century Fox *May 1 – '' Citizen Kane'', consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time, is released. *July 2 – '' Sergeant York'', the film biopic of World War I hero Alvin C. York, starring Gary Cooper in the title role, premieres in New York City. It is the highest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zita Kabátová
Zita Kabátová (27 April 191327 May 2012) was a Czech actress. Kabátová was born in Prague, where her father, Benno Kabát, an architect, also acted in plays and wrote pieces for puppet theatres. Her uncle, Josef Šváb-Malostranský, was a well-known Prague cabaret artist and film actor. During the Second World War she also played in the German films "''Glück unterwegs''" and "''Schicksal am Strom''". She wed athlete Jiří Zavřel, who represented Czechoslovakia at the Olympic Games. At the age of 44, she gave birth to their son Jiří ("George"), who now lives in the United States. Kabátová lived in an assisted-living facility in Motol from 2005 until her death in 2012. At the time of her death, she was the oldest living Czech film actress and the only one alive to have performed before World War II. She took her first role in 1936 and thereafter was featured in over 60 movies. In addition to her film work, she appeared on stage, most notably at the ''Oldřich Nový ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodor Pištěk (actor)
Theodor Pištěk (13 June 1895 – 5 August 1960) was a Czech actor and film director. He appeared in more than 230 films between 1921 and 1959. He is the father of the painter and costume designer Theodor Pištěk. Selected filmography * ''The Cross by the Brook'' (1921) * '' Two Mothers'' (1921) * '' Jánošík'' (1921) * ''Gypsies'' (1922) * ''Modern Marriages'' (1924) * ''The Lantern'' (1925) * ''The Countess from Podskalí'' (1926) * ''Never the Twain'' (1926) * '' Suzy Saxophone'' (1928) * ''Eve's Daughters'' (1928) * '' Affair at the Grand Hotel'' (1929) * ''Father Radetzky'' (1929) * '' Such Is Life'' (1929) * '' Street Acquaintances'' (1929) * '' Ship of Girls'' (1929) * '' Erotikon'' (1929) * '' Imperial and Royal Field Marshal'' (1930) * '' Him and His Sister'' (1931) * ''Muži v offsidu'' (1931) * '' Sister Angelika'' (1932) * '' Anton Spelec, Sharp-Shooter'' (1932) * ''The Undertaker'' (1932) * '' The Ideal Schoolmaster'' (1932) * '' Life Is a Dog'' (1933) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Václav Wasserman
Václav Wasserman (19 February 1898 – 28 January 1967) was a Czechoslovak screenwriter, film actor and director. He wrote for 91 films between 1920 and 1958. Selected filmography * '' From the Czech Mills'' (1925) * '' The May Fairy'' (1926) * '' The Organist at St. Vitus' Cathedral'' (1929) * '' Sin of a Beautiful Woman'' (1929) * '' Imperial and Royal Field Marshal'' (1930) * '' Fairground People'' (1930) * ''Him and His Sister'' (1931) * ''Business Under Distress'' (1931) * '' The Last Bohemian'' (1931) * ''Sister Angelika'' (1932) * '' His Majesty's Adjutant'' (1932) * ''The Undertaker'' (1932) * ''Wehe, wenn er losgelassen'' (1932) * ''The Ideal Schoolmaster'' (1932) * '' Public Not Admitted'' (1933) * ''Pobočník Jeho Výsosti'' (1933) * '' The Ruined Shopkeeper'' (1933) * '' Workers, Let's Go'' (1934) * ''Poslední muž'' (1934) * '' The Seamstress'' (1936) * '' Father Vojtech'' (1936) * '' Lidé na kře'' (1937) * ''Lawyer Vera'' (1937) * ''Tři vejce do skla'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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) * ''Poslední muž'' (1934) * ''The Little Pet'' (1934) * ''Hrdina jedné noci'' (1935) * ''Jedenácté přikázání'' (1935) * ''Long Live with Dearly Departed'' (1935) * '' The Seamstress'' (1936) * '' Father Vojtech'' (1936) * ''Andula Won'' (1937) * '' Krok do tmy'' (1937) * ''Lawyer Vera'' (1937) * '' Ducháček Will Fix It'' (1938) * ''Škola základ života'' (1938) * '' U pokladny stál...'' (1939) * '' Baron Prášil'' (1940) * ''Arthur and Leontine'' (1940) * ''Barbora Hlavsová'' (1942) * ''The Emperor and the Golem'' (1951) * ''The Fabulous World of Jules Verne'' (1958) * ''The Fabulous Baron Munchausen ''The Fabulous Baron Munchausen'' ( cz, Baron Prášil) is a 1962 Czechoslovak romantic adventure film directed by Karel Zeman, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
