''Hrdinný kapitán Korkorán '' (''The Heroic Captain Korkorán'') is a 1934

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directed by

Miroslav Cikán Miroslav Cikán (11 February 1896 – 1 February 1962 in Prague) was a Czechoslovak film director. He frequently worked with actors such as Hugo Haas, Jan Werich, and Vlasta Burian. Filmography *''The Mystery of the Blue Room'' (1933) *''Dum na ...

. It stars

Vlasta Burian Josef Vlastimil Burian, better known as Vlasta Burian, (9 April 1891 – 31 January 1962) was a Czechs, Czech actor, singer, comedian, footballer and film director. He is among the most famous Czech actors and comedians of the first half of the 2 ...

Jiřina Štěpničková Jiřina Štěpničková (3 April 1912 – 5 September 1985) was a Czech actress. She spent 10 years in prison for an attempt to illegally cross a border. Life Jiřina Julie Štěpničková was born on 3 April 1912 in Prague. She started act ...

and

Milada Smolíková Milada may refer to: *Milada (name), a feminine given name * ''Milada'' (fly), a genus of fly of the family Tachinidae * ''Milada'' (film), a 2017 Czech biographical film *Lake Milada Lake Milada (; formerly also known as Lake Chabařovice) is an ...

. The film is about a Prague skipper who dreams of commanding ships on the high seas but is stuck with running a small steamboat on the

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river.

Cast

- Adam Korkorán *

- Irena Svobodová *

- Mrs. Broniková * Theodor Pištěk - Mr. Dlouhý *

Jaroslav Marvan Jaroslav Marvan (11 December 1901 – 21 May 1974) was a Czech actor. He was born in Prague. He was married since the 1920s with Marie Marvanová and had a daughter (Alena Marvanová) with Alena Jančaříková. He passed his school-leaving ...

- Inspektor paroplavební spolecnosti *

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- Chambermaid *

Čeněk Šlégl Čeněk Šlégl (30 September 1899 – 17 February 1970) was a Czech film actor. He appeared in 68 films between 1919 and 1941. Selected filmography * ''Never the Twain (film), Never the Twain'' (1926) * ''Prague Seamstresses'' (1929) * '' ...

- Emeritus admiral Piacci *

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- Secretary *

Eman Fiala Eman Fiala (15 April 1899 – 24 June 1970) was a Czech film actor and composer. He was born in Prague, Austria-Hungary (now the Czech Republic). He appeared in more than 160 films between 1918 and 1966. Selected filmography * ''Little Red Ri ...

- Stoker *

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- Director of the steam-navigation *

Bohumil Mottl Bohumil is a male given name of Slavic origin. It means "favoured by God", derived from the Slavic words ''bog'' (god) and ''mil'' (favour). Its feminine equivalent is Bohumila. Nicknames of Bohumil include Bohouš, Bohoušek, Bohuš, Mila, Mile ...

- Vláda *

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- Servant *

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- Balvan, greaser * Jan W. Speerger - Rating * Josef Waltner - Hotel manager

References

External links

* 1934 films 1934 comedy films Czech black-and-white films Films directed by Miroslav Cikán Czech comedy films Seafaring films 1930s Czech-language films 1930s Czech films Czech-language comedy films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub