Catch Him!
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1924Production year
1924Premiere
1 January 1925Runtime
36 minDirector
Karel LamačCategory
filmGenre
comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionmediumOriginal title
Chyťte ho!Czech title
Chyťte ho!English title
Catch Him!Parallel title
Lupič nešikaEnglish parallel title
The Clumsy BurglarSynopsis
A mad comedy filmed in the style of American slapstick comedies. Sculptor Johnny Miller returns home with his drunken friends after a party and makes a bet that he can find his way home blindfolded. However, instead of his house, he finds himself in a cemetery where a band of villains led by the burglar Ransdorf are holding a meeting. Because Johnny is still wearing the scarf over his face which had been covering his eyes, the robbers take him for one of them and they want him to rob the villa of Frank Sellins, guardian of the wlalthy orphan Lilly Ward. Various humorous intrigues follow during which, for example, the guardian requests that "burglar" Johnny steal his ward's dowry with the promise that they'll share the loot. Johnny, however, falls in love with Lilly and devises a plan with her whereby he actually steals the money. The real burglars and real policemen become involved in the plot. Lilly is abducted but Johnny saves her at the last moment and takes her into his arms.
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Cast
Karel Lamač
sochař Johnny Milller
Anny Ondráková
zámožný sirotek Lilly Wardová
Theodor Pištěk
Lillin poručník Frank Sellins
Antonie Nedošinská
Lillina chůva
Martin Frič
Johnnyho přítel
Bedřich Veverka
Johnnyho přítel
Vladimír Majer
vůdce lupičů Ransdorf
Jan W. Speerger
italský kolovrátkář/lupič/milenec
Mario Karas
majitel herny
Jiří Hron
hráč rulety
Máňa Ženíšková
Lillina přítelkyně Marta
Ferry Seidl
železničář
Josef Hořánek
strážník
Jindřich Muška
lupič
Jan Richter
lupič
Ada Velický
pomocník lupičů
Josef Volman
sluha
Eduard Šimáček
padouch
František V. Kučera
strážník
Marie Černá
milenka
Luigi Hofman
strážník
Frank Rose-Růžička
detektiv
Marie Veselá
žena na ulici
Václav Žichovský
Frankův přítel
Crew and creators
Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production info
Original Title
Chyťte ho!
Czech Title
Chyťte ho!
English Title
Catch Him!
Parallel Title
Lupič nešika
English Parallel Title
The Clumsy Burglar
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
comedy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1924
Production Year
1924
Premiere
premiere 1 January 1925 /unsuitable for youths/ (kino Sanssouci, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Laboratories
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
medium length film
Duration in minutes
36 min
Original length in metres
1 101 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
