''The Unthinkable'' (Polish: ''O czym się nie myśli'') is a 1926 Polish silent

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directed by

Edward Puchalski Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sax ...

and starring

Józef Węgrzyn Józef Wegrzyn (1884–1952) was a Polish film actor.Skaff p.107 Selected filmography * ''Ludzie bez jutra'' (1921) * ''Ssanin'' (1924) * ''The Unspeakable'' (1924) * ''The Unthinkable (1926 film), The Unthinkable'' (1926) * ''Księżna Łowicka' ...

Igo Sym Karol Juliusz "Igo" Sym (3 July 1896 – 7 March 1941) was a actor and collaboration, collaborator with Nazi Germany. He was killed in Warsaw by members of the Polish resistance movement in World War II, Polish resistance movement. Early career ...

and

Mira Zimińska Mira Zimińska (1901–1997) was a Polish stage and film actress. She was the founder and long-time director of the Mazowsze folk group. In 1954 she married Tadeusz Sygietyński. After his death in 1955 she became a director of Mazowsze.Anna Mi ...

. The film marked the debut of

Jan Kiepura Jan Wiktor Kiepura (May 16, 1902 – August 15, 1966) was a Polish singer (tenor) and actor. Life and career Jan Kiepura was born in Sosnowiec, Poland, the son of Miriam (née Neuman), a former professional singer, and Franciszek Kiepura, a b ...

who went on to international success. It was made as a follow-up to the 1924 film ''

The Unspeakable ''The Unspeakable'' (Polish: ''O czym się nie mówi'', also ''O czem się nie mówi'') is a 1924 Polish lost silent drama film directed by Edward Puchalski, starring Jadwiga Smosarska and Wanda Siemaszkowa.Skaff p.82 It was remade in 1939. ...

'' by the same director.

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, Polish National Cinema - 2002 157181275X- Page 6 One of Hertz's films produced in 1926, O czym sie nie myśli (The Unthinkable, Edward Puchalski), contains almost all of the aforementioned features: the sensational title, love that goes beyond class borders (a successful musician from a wealthy family gets involved with a worker's daughter), ... it worse) is suffering from a venereal disease (the film was intended to campaign against sexually transmitted diseases).. The film's sets were designed by the

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Józef Galewski.

Cast

as Wierciak * Maria Modzelewska as Zofia Wierciakówna * Mania Malukiewicz as Jadzia Wierciakówna *

as Orlicz, composer *

Władysław Grabowski Władysław Grabowski (1 June 1883 – 6 July 1961) was a Polish film actor. He appeared in more than 35 films between 1911 and 1957, mainly in supporting comedy roles. Biography He was born on June 1, 1883 in Warsaw as the son of Włady ...

as Borski, violinist *

as Wanda, pianist *

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as Czernik *

Władysław Walter Władysław Walter (4 June 1887 – 4 November 1959) was a Polish film actor. He appeared in more than 30 films between 1918 and 1954. Selected filmography * '' The Unthinkable'' (1926) * '' Pod banderą miłości'' (1929) * ''Ułani, ułan ...

as Knajpiarz * Witold Roland as Taki sobie gosc *

Ignacy Miastecki Ignacy is a Polish given name. Notable people with the name include: *Ignacy Tadeusz Baranowski (1879–1917), Polish historian *Piotr Ignacy Bieńkowski (1865–1925), Polish classical scholar and archaeologist, professor of Jagiellonian Universit ...

as Felczer *

Janusz Star Janusz () is a masculine Polish given name. It is also the shortened form of January and Januarius. People *Janusz Akermann (born 1957), Polish painter *Janusz Bardach, Polish gulag survivor and physician * Janusz Bielański, Roman Catholic pri ...

as Slepy inspicjent *

Józef Sliwicki Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...

Paweł Owerłło Paweł Owerłło (15 September 1869 – 27 April 1957) was a Polish stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 45 films between 1912 and 1939. Selected filmography * '' The Unthinkable'' (1926) *''Pan Tadeusz'' (1928) * '' Pod banderą ...

Zofia Czaplińska Zofia is a Slavic given name of Old Greek origin, meaning wisdom. It is a variant of Sofia. Famous people with the name Zofia: * Anna Zofia Sapieha (1799–1864) * Maria Zofia Sieniawska *Zofia Albinowska-Minkiewiczowa (1886–1971) * Zofia Brani ...

References

Bibliography

* Skaff, Sheila. ''The Law of the Looking Glass: Cinema in Poland, 1896-1939''. Ohio University Press, 2008.

External links

* 1926 films 1926 drama films Polish drama films Films directed by Edward Puchalski Polish silent films 1920s Polish-language films Polish black-and-white films Silent drama films {{Poland-film-stub