Never the Twain (Czech: Velbloud uchem jehly) is a 1926 Czech silent comedy film directed by Karel Lamač and starring Jan W. Speerger, Betty Kysilková and Anny Ondra. It is based on a play by František Langer. The son of a wealth industrialist marries the daughter of a beggar.[1]
Never the Twain | |
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Directed by | Karel Lamač |
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Cinematography | Karl Degl |
Production company | Bratri Deglové |
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Country | Czechoslovakia |
Languages | Silent Czech intertitles |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Artur Berger.
Cast
edit- Jan W. Speerger as Pesta
- Betty Kysilková as Pestová
- Anny Ondra as Zuzka Pestová / Lili Weberová
- Theodor Pištěk as Dairy Shop Customer
- Karel Lamač as Alík Vilím
- Hugo Thimig as Joe Vilím
- Ela Lausmanová as Weberová
- Čeněk Šlégl as Berka
- František Havel as Andrejs
- Karl Noll as Bezchyba
- Joe Lars as Butler
- Oldřich Nový as Butler
References
edit- ^ Bock & Bergedler p.271
Bibliography
edit- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.