Marwille the Detective

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1922

Production year

1922

Premiere

16 June 1922

Runtime

85 min

Category

film

Genre

comedy

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Film state

lost film

Original title

Marwille detektivem

Czech title

Marwille detektivem

English title

Marwille the Detective

Parallel title

Dobrodružství ve sněhu

English parallel title

Adventure in the Snow

Synopsis

Robinson, the inventor of flexible glass stages a robbery in his own home in order to focus more attention on the invention and hopefully increase its importance. The inventor's daughter takes on the case and catches the so-called robber and a husband as well.

Note

The film materials are believed lost.

Cast

Alois Sedláček

vynálezce Robinson

Suzanne Marwille

Robinsonova dcera Artemis

Bonda Szynglarski

bratránek Artemis Bonda

Vladimír Majer

operní zpěvák Hanuš Jerman

Václav Kubásek

muž záhadného úsměvu

V. Ch. Vladimírov

Robinsonův sekretář

Ada Karlovský

detektiv Serafín Argus

Jan Černý

muž v obleku

Crew and creators

Screenstory

Vladimír Majer

Screenplay

Vladimír Majer

Director of Photography

Josef Kokeisl

Production Designer

Bohuslav Šula

Production info

Original Title

Marwille detektivem

Czech Title

Marwille detektivem

English Title

Marwille the Detective

Parallel Title

Dobrodružství ve sněhu

English Parallel Title

Adventure in the Snow

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Film state

lost film

Genre

comedy

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1922

Production Year

1922

Premiere

preview 8 April 1922 (kino Slavia, Praha)
premiere 16 June 1922 /unsuitable for youths/ (kino Světozor, Praha)

Production

Weteb

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Iris-Film

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

85 min

Original length in metres

2 410 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