A Tooth for a Tooth

Country

Austria-Hungary

Copyright

1913

Production year

1913

Premiere

15 August 1913

Runtime

13 min

Category

film

Genre

burlesque

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionshort

Original title

Zub za zub

Czech title

Zub za zub

English title

A Tooth for a Tooth

Parallel title

Pomsta je sladká

English parallel title

Revenge Is Sweet

Synopsis

A dentist is desperate for patients. His wife has an idea how he might acquire them. She meets some men in the street and takes them to their flat where, just at the right moment, they are caught by her jealous husband. Naturally they pretend that they have come to have their teeth pulled out. Finally all of them conspire against the dentist in front of the house and throw themselves at the poor man.

Note

The film was based on an animated series which was published in Fliegende Blätter. Information about the film was provided during an interview with Václav Piskáček and Katy Kaclová-Vališová. (J. S. Kolár – M. Frída: Československý němý film 1989–1930 / J. S. Kolár – M. Frída: Czechoslovak silent film 1989–1930)

Cast

Václav Piskáček

zubní lékař dr. Chudoba

Katy Kaclová-Vališová

zubařova manželka Milena

Antonín Michl

záletník Tučný

František Fořt

záletník Bílý

J. Eichler

záletník Steklý

Crew and creators

Screenstory

Antonín Michl

Director of Photography

Antonín Pech

Cooperation

Karel Manger (fotograf)

Production info

Original Title

Zub za zub

Czech Title

Zub za zub

English Title

A Tooth for a Tooth

Parallel Title

Pomsta je sladká

English Parallel Title

Revenge Is Sweet

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

burlesque

Origin country

Austria-Hungary

Copyright

1913

Production Year

1913

Premiere

premiere 15 August 1913

Production

Kinofa

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Kinofa

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

13 min

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