The Doll (1938 film)
| The Doll | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Robert Land |
| Written by | Jan Grmela Robert Land |
| Produced by | František Jerhot |
| Starring | Ferenc Futurista Věra Ferbasová |
| Cinematography | Ferdinand Pečenka |
| Edited by | Gina Hašler |
| Music by | Jára Beneš |
Production company | Metropolitan |
| Distributed by | Metropolitan |
Release date | 31 March 1938 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Language | Czech |
The Doll (Czech: Panenka) is a 1938 Czech comedy film directed by Robert Land.[1] It was Land's last movie. He escaped to France in 1938 and died there in 1940.[2]
A German language version of the film was shot simultaneously by Josef Medeotti-Boháč. It was released under the name Robot Girl Nr. 1, but today it's considered lost.[3]
Cast
- Ferenc Futurista as Officer Bedřich Vrba
- Milada Gampeová as Vrba's wife
- Jiří Dohnal as Kajetán Vrba
- Věra Ferbasová Věra
- Josef Gruss as Industrialist Antonín Dominik
- Milka Balek-Brodská as Adéla Dominiková
- Zdeněk Hora as Sculptor Jaroslav Výr
- Ljuba Hermanová as Výr's girlfriend Hella
- Světla Svozilová as Journalist Maryna Tečková
- Stanislav Neumann as Detective Liška
Reception
The film was commercially successful, but it was panned by critics.[4]
References
- ^ "The Doll". Filmový přehled. NFA. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- ^ Jan Křipač. "Panenka – Revue". Filmový přehled (in Czech). NFA. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- ^ Český hraný film 1930-1945. NFA. 1998.
- ^ Mihola, Rudolf (2003). Věra Ferbasová (in Czech). Petrklíč. p. 123.
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