Josef Rovenský (17 April 1894 – 5 November 1937) was a

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Siegbert Salomon Prawer, ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933'',

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(2007), p. 213 film actor and director. He appeared in 74 films between 1914 and 1936. He starred in the 1929 film '' Father Vojtech'', which was the directorial debut of

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. He died during filming of ''

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he died of a cocaine overdose. His last film '' Watchman No. 47'' was then completed by

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Selected filmography

Director

Actor

* ''

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'' (1920) * '' Tu ten kámen'' (1923) * '' White Paradise'' (1924) * '' Schweik in Civilian Life'' (1927) * '' Kainovo znamení'' (1928) * '' Father Vojtech'' (1929) * ''

Diary of a Lost Girl ''Diary of a Lost Girl'' (german: Tagebuch einer Verlorenen) is a 1929 German silent film directed by G. W. Pabst and starring American silent star Louise Brooks. It is shot in black and white, and various versions of the film range from 79 m ...

'' (1929) * '' The Call of the North'' (1929) * ''

The Girl with the Whip ''The Girl with the Whip'' (German: ''Das Mädel mit der Peitsche'') is a 1929 German silent comedy film directed by Carl Lamac and starring Anny Ondra, Werner Fuetterer and Sig Arno.Prawer p.123 It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berl ...

'' (1929) * '' Sin of a Beautiful Woman'' (1929) * ''

Když struny lkají ''Když struny lkají'' ( en, When the Strings Wailed) is a 1930 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Friedrich Fehér. It is considered the first Czechoslovak film fully made with synchronized sound. Cast * Václav Vydra as Farmer Michovsk ...

'' (1930) * ''

A Girl from the Reeperbahn ''A Girl from the Reeperbahn'' (german: Ein Mädel von der Reeperbahn) is a 1930 Czech-German musical film directed by Karl Anton and starring Olga Chekhova, Trude Berliner, and Hans Adalbert Schlettow. It was made in studios in the Czech capit ...

'' (1930) * '' The Caviar Princess'' (1930) * '' Imperial and Royal Field Marshal'' (1930) * '' Chudá holka'' (1930) * ''

Tonka of the Gallows ''Tonka of the Gallows'' (Czech: ''Tonka Šibenice'', French: ''Tonischka'', German: ''Die Galgentoni'') is a 1930 Czech drama film directed by Karl Anton and starring Ita Rina, Vera Baranovskaya and Josef Rovenský. It is an adaptation of the ...

'' (1930) * '' The Last Bohemian'' (1931) * ''

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) * ''

The Affair of Colonel Redl ''The Affair of Colonel Redl'' ( cs, Aféra plukovníka Redla) is a Czech comedy film directed by Karel Anton. German version of the movie '' The Case of Colonel Redl'' was released in 1931. The film is considered lost. Cast *Emil Artur Longe ...

'' (1932) * '' Sister Angelika'' (1932) * ''

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'' (1932) * '' Wehe, wenn er losgelassen'' (1932) * '' Public Not Admitted'' (1933) * '' The Inspector General'' (1933) * '' Daughter of the Regiment'' (1933)

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