American Duel

Country

Austria-Hungary

Copyright

1913

Production year

1913

Premiere

11/1913

Runtime

7 min

Category

film

Genre

comedy

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionshort

Film state

lost film

Original title

Americký souboj

Czech title

Americký souboj

English title

American Duel

Synopsis

Two friends tell for a beautiful woman. The quarrel that ensues between them is resolved by her husband who tells them that they may each challenge him to a duel. The one who drinks poison poured into one of three glasses is the victor. Instead of poison, however, he places a laxative into the glass and the unlucky victim suffers for his sins.

Note

Information about the film taken from an interview with Max Urban 13. 6. 1956 (J. S. Kolár – M. Frída: Československý němý film 1989–1930 / J. S. Kolár – M. Frída: Czechoslovak silent film 1989–1930). The film materials are believed lost.

Cast

Max Urban

přítel

Ela Laušmanová

manželčina přítelkyně

Crew and creators

Screenstory

Max Urban

Director of Photography

Max Urban, Václav Münzberger

Production info

Original Title

Americký souboj

Czech Title

Americký souboj

English Title

American Duel

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Film state

lost film

Genre

comedy

Origin country

Austria-Hungary

Copyright

1913

Production Year

1913

Premiere

premiere 11/1913

Production

ASUM

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

ASUM

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

7 min

Original length in metres

192 meters

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,33

Colour

black & white

Sound

silent

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

without dialogue

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Intertitles languages

Czech

Opening/End credits languages

Czech