The Affair at the Grand Hotel
Country
Czechoslovakia, GermanyCopyright
1928Production year
1928Premiere
5 June 1929Runtime
92 minCategory
filmGenre
dramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongFilm state
lost filmOriginal title
Aféra v GrandhoteluCzech title
Aféra v GrandhoteluEnglish title
The Affair at the Grand HotelParallel title
Sto tisíc Kč odměnyEnglish parallel title
One Hundred Thousand Crowns' RewardCo-production title
Diebe / 10 000 Mark BelohnungWorking title
Postrach hotelů / 100.000 Kč odměnySynopsis
There is a lot of thievery going on at the hotel Atlantic, the guests are losing their money and jewels. The manager and his hotel board hire a private detective and set a reward of 10,000 marks for the capture of the thief. The new liftboy Fred, in love with the maid Annette, wants to earn the reward and sets off to find the culprit. He is soon successful, he finds out that a man and a woman registered as count and countess Berg are stealing from the hotel guests. The pair are preparing a big robbery at the masked ball. The count believes that Fred has discovered who they are and has him bound up and locked in the cellar. He then steals a valuable necklace and flees the hotel with the countess. Fred, however, has dexterously freed himself, he runs out of the cellar and makes after the thieves. He catches up with them on a train and arrests them. Fred's uncle, the criminal investigator who had moved into the hotel, catches another thief, the manager of the hotel himself. Fred, who is discovered to be his uncle's assistant, is given the reward and he asks for Annette's hand. (According to a description of the time.)
Note
Gerhard Lamprecht: Deutsche Stummfilme 1927–1931 presents: Cando-Film-Vertrieb und fabrik, GmbH, Berlin. J. S. Kolár – M. Frída: Československý němý film 1989–1930 (J. S. Kolár – M. Frída: Czechoslovak silent film 1989–1930) presents production: Lloyd-Kinofilm Berlin. The film materials are believed lost.
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Cast
Theodor Pištěk
ředitel hotelu Atlantic
Domenico Gambino
liftboy Fred
Jindřich Plachta
hotelový detektiv Greif
Hilde Jennings
hraběnka z Bergů
Carl Auen
hrabě z Bergů
Hugo Werner-Kahle
kriminální rada dr. Messerschmidt
Eman Fiala
Griffův pomocník
Mirko Bukovský
Griffův pomocník
Hellen Allan
pokojská Anneta/detektivka
Cory Bell
Wilhelm Dieterle
Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur
soudní rada dr. Messerschmidt
Oreste Grandi
hotelový detektiv Griff
Marie Oliaková
paní u recepce
Crew and creators
Director
Edmund Heuberger, Theodor Pištěk (spolurežie), Domenico Gambino (spolurežie)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Music
Music Composed by
Production info
Original Title
Aféra v Grandhotelu
Czech Title
Aféra v Grandhotelu
English Title
The Affair at the Grand Hotel
Parallel Title
Sto tisíc Kč odměny
English Parallel Title
One Hundred Thousand Crowns' Reward
Co-production Title
Diebe / 10 000 Mark Belohnung
Working Title
Postrach hotelů / 100.000 Kč odměny
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Film state
lost film
Genre
drama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia, Germany
Copyright
1928
Production Year
1928
Production specifications
date of censorship 5 June 1929
Premiere
premiere 5 June 1929 (kino Orient, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
92 min
Original length in metres
2 626 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
