''The Quack'' or ''Znachor'' is a
1937
Events
January
* January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua.
* January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into Fe ...
Polish
Polish may refer to:
* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent
* Polish chicken
*Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Michał Waszyński
Michał Waszyński (29 September 1904 – 20 February 1965) was first a film director in Poland, then in Italy, and later (as Michael Waszynski) a film producer, producer of major United States, American films, mainly in Spain. Known for hi ...
, an adaptation of the novel by
Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz
Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz (; 10 August 1898 – 20 September 1939) was a Polish writer, journalist and author of over a dozen popular novels. One of his best known works, which in Poland became a byword for fortuitous careerism, was ''The Career ...
published in the same year. It is followed by ''
Profesor Wilczur
''Profesor Wilczur'' is a 1938 Polish romantic drama film directed by Michał Waszyński, a sequel to ''Znachor'' (1937). It is based on the novel by Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz.
Cast
*Kazimierz Junosza-Stępowski ... Prof. Rafal Wilczur
* ...
'' (1938) and ''
Testament of Profesor Wilczur'' (1939).
Cast
*
Kazimierz Junosza-Stępowski
Kazimierz Junosza-Stępowski (26 November 1880 – 5 July 1943) was a Polish stage and film actor. He was a legendary figure in Polish cinema who had appeared in the earliest Polish films in 1902. Junosza-Stępowski was killed while trying to pro ...
... Prof. Rafal Wilczur, alias Antoni Kosiba
*
Elżbieta Barszczewska
Elżbieta Maria Barszczewska-Wyrzykowska (29 November 1913 – 14 October 1987) was a Polish stage and film actress.
After graduating Państwowy Instytut Sztuki Teatralnej, she debuted in Polish Theatre in Warsaw in 1934. She also starred in s ...
... Beata Wilczurowa, wife / Maria Wilczurówna, daughter
*
Witold Zacharewicz ... Leszek Czynski
*
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' ...
... Dr. Dobraniecki
*
Mieczysława Ćwiklińska
Mieczysława Ćwiklińska-SteinsbergĆwiklińska was the maiden name of Ćwiklińska's grandmother, Anna Trapszowa. (née Mieczysława Trapszo, ; 1 January 1879 – 28 July 1972) was a Polish film actress, stage actor, and singer. She was often ni ...
... Florentyna Szkopkowa
*
Romuald Gierasieński
Romuald Gierasieński (6 February 1885 – 21 June 1956) was a Polish actor. He appeared in eleven films between 1920 and 1939.
Selected filmography
* ''Co mój mąż robi w nocy'' (1934)
* ''Córka generała Pankratowa'' (1934)
* ''Panienk ...
... Franek, the usher (as R. Gierasienski)
*
Stanisław Grolicki
Stanisław Grolicki (1892–1947) was a Polish film actor.
Selected filmography
* ''Prokurator Alicja Horn'' (1933)
* ''Bohaterowie Sybiru'' (1936)
* ''Daddy Gets Married'' (1936)
* '' Znachor'' (1937)
* ''Halka'' (1937)
* '' Florian'' (1938)
* ...
... Prokop, father
*
Wlodzimierz Lozinski ... Wasyl Prokop
*
Wojciech Brydzinski ... Father Czynski
*
Wanda Jarszewska
Wanda Jarszewska (3 November 1888 – 15 May 1964) was a Polish film actress. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1916 and 1962.
Selected filmography
* '' The Adventures of Anton'' (1913)
* ''Pan Twardowski'' (1921)
* '' Księżna Łowic ...
... Mother Czynska
*
... Dr. Pawlicki
*
Marian Wyrzykowski
Marian Wyrzykowski (1904-1970) was a Polish
Polish may refer to:
* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent
* Polish chicken
*Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Mi ...
... Janek, lover
*
Jacek Woszczerowicz
Marian Jacek Woszczerowicz (1904–1970) was a Polish actor.
Selected filmography
* '' Znachor'' (1937)
* '' Rena'' (1938)
* ''Profesor Wilczur'' (1938)
* '' Klamstwo Krystyny'' (1939)
* '' Zemsta'' (1957)
Bibliography
* Skaff, Sheila. ''The ...
... Jemiol
*
Zygmunt Biesiadecki
Zygmunt Tadeusz Biesiadecki (26 October 1894 – January 1944) was a Polish actor and director. He was active in theatre and film between 1912 and 1939. A resistance member during the Second World War
World War II or the Second W ...
... The Tramp
External links
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1937 films
1930s Polish-language films
Polish black-and-white films
Films directed by Michał Waszyński
Polish drama films
1937 drama films
Films based on Polish novels
Films based on works by Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz
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