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

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...

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) * ''Poslední muž'' (1934) * ''Volga in Flames'' (1934) * '' Three Men in th ...

. The film sets were designed by the

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Cast

Zorka Janů Zorka Janů (born Zora Babková) (Štěchovice, 9 July 1921 – Prague, 24 March 1946), was a Czechs, Czech film actress and the younger sister of actress Lída Baarová. Career Early years (1921–1938) When she was 12 years old, she appear ...

as Jiřina Krátká *

Meda Valentová Meda may refer to: Places * Meda de Mouros, a parish in Tábua Municipality, Portugal * Medas, a parish in Gondomar Municipality, Portugal * Meda-Ela, Sri Lanka * Međa (Leskovac), village in the municipality of Leskovac, Serbia * Meda, Lombardy ...

as Kristina *

Anna Letenská Anna Čalounová-Letenská (née Anna Svobodová) (29 August 1904 – 24 October 1942) was a Czechs, Czech theatre and film actress. During the 1930s and 40s, she appeared in twenty-five films. She was murdered in the Nazi concentration camp of M ...

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'' (1 ...

as Pilníček *

Ladislav Pešek Ladislav Pešek (4 October 1906 – 13 July 1986) was a Czechoslovak film actor.Jiří Steimar Jiří (; ''YI-RZHEE''), the Czech is a masculine given name, equivalent to English George, may refer to: Given name B * Jiří Antonín Benda * Jiří Baborovský *Jiří Barta *Jiří Bartoška * Jiří Bicek * Jiří Bobok *Jiří Bubla * Ji ...

as Baron *

František Kreuzmann František Kreuzmann (11 October 1895 – 28 December 1960) was a Czech actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1927 and 1960. Selected filmography * '' Anton Spelec, Sharp-Shooter'' (1932) * ''Pobočník Jeho Výsosti'' (1933) * ...

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) * ''L ...

as Vojtěch Plichta *

Vladimír Řepa Vladimir may refer to: Names * Vladimir (name) for the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak and Slovenian spellings of a Slavic name * Uladzimir for the Belarusian version of the name * Volodymyr for the Ukr ...

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 *

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as Clerk Hlavín *

Ota Motyčka OTA or ota may stand for: Art, entertainment, and media * ''Off the Air'', an Adult Swim television series * Otakon, an annual anime convention in Baltimore, Maryland Electronics, science, and technology * Ochratoxin A (also termed OTA), a mycot ...

as Clerk Skokan *

František Roland František () is a masculine given name of Czech origin. It is a cognate of Francis, Francisco, François, and Franz. People with the name include: *Frank Daniel (František Daniel) (1926–1996), Czech film director, producer, and screenwriter ...

as Poklasný *

Vlasta Matulová Vlasta Matulová (31 October 1918 – 18 April 1989) was a Czech actress. She appeared in more than twenty films from 1940 to 1977. Selected filmography References External links * 1918 births 1989 deaths Actors from Brno People fr ...

as Toninka, Ráček's bride *

Vítězslav Boček Vítězslav () is a Czech given name. It may refer to: *Vítězslav Hálek (1835–1874), Czech writer * Karel Vítězslav Mašek (1865–1927), Czech artist *Vítězslav Novák (1870–1949), Czech composer * Ludvík Vítězslav Čelanský (1870– ...

as Myslivecký mládenec

References

External links

* 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