Přemysl Pražský was an early Czech

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, film actor,

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and radio producer. He directed and appeared in a number of films in Czechoslovakia in the 1920s and 1930s, directing comedy films such as '' Two Mothers'' (1921), '' The Mysterious Beauty'' (1922), '' The Countess from Podskalí'' (1926) and ''

Prague Seamstresses ''Prague Seamstresses'' ( cs, Pražské švadlenky) is a 1929 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Přemysl Pražský. Cast * Theodor Pištěk as Barnabáš Bernásek * as Márinka, Dressmaker *Karel Lamač as Jeník * Marie Kopecká as ...

'' (1929). He is best known for his adaptation of the Josef Hais Týnecký novel '' Battalion'' (1927). He often worked with Theodor Pištěk.

Early life and career

Pražský was born on 24 July 1893 in

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. He began his studies in 1910 and continued them until 1914. He moved to Prague and began to work in the theater. He became the director of the Švanda Theatre during this time and was a frequent guest at the Vinohrady Theatre. It wasn't until 1919 that he moved to filmmaking. He had a successful acting and directing career. His 1927 film ''Battalion'' was his biggest success. It has been considered one of the most important works in Czech silent cinema. However, after the release of ''Battalion'', he fell into debt. He attempted to move into sound and made only one sound film ''Sedmá velmoc'' (1933) but the film flopped. He left film for a career in radio production in 1933. He was director of Czech Radio from 1933 to 1958. In 1957 he was awarded the Prague artist of Outstanding Merit prize.

Personal life and death

Pražský married radio announcer Marie Magdalena Tomanová in 1942. He died on 1 August 1964 in Prague at the age of 71.

Selected filmography

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Lady with the Small Foot ''Lady with the Small Foot'' (Czech: ''Dáma s malou nožkou'') is a 1920 Czech silent comedy film directed by Jan S. Kolár and Přemysl Pražský and starring Olga Augustová, František Pelíšek and Gustav Machatý. The actress Anny Ondr ...

'' (1920) *'' Two Mothers'' (1921) *'' The Mysterious Beauty'' (1922) *'' White Paradise'' (1924) *'' The Countess from Podskalí'' (1926) *'' Battalion'' (1927) *''

'' (1929)

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Přemysl Pražský
at the Czech-Slovak film database {{DEFAULTSORT:Prazsky, Premysl 1893 births 1964 deaths People from Nýřany People from the Kingdom of Bohemia Czech film directors Czechoslovak film directors Silent film directors Czech screenwriters Male screenwriters Czech male silent film actors 20th-century Czech male actors Czech radio producers 20th-century screenwriters