The Blue Diamond
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1927Production year
1927Premiere
neproběhlaDirector
Miroslav J. KrňanskýCategory
filmGenre
comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionFilm state
partially realised projectOriginal title
Modrý démantCzech title
Modrý démantEnglish title
The Blue DiamondSummary
Unfinished film.
Synopsis
A detective film comedy full of strange coincidences. Information about the contents has not survived.
Note
Filming was stopped in 1927 due to a lack of financial capital by Karel Špelina and the film's real financier, grocer M. Paroubková. The company AB seized the film negative to cover its claim. The whole dispute ended in court in 1928. The title was never completed, although it was still being considered in 1930. The scenes shot were those in Alhambra Nightclub, the Bar Pigalle and the Hotel Steiner in Old Town, predominant by the dance scenes, the spiritual seance and the artists' rehearsals. Shots of Ferenc Futurista, Jára Kohout and Karel Noll playing drunk men at the Bar Pigalle have also survived.
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Cast
Bronislava Livia
tanečnice v nočním podniku
L. H. Struna
přítel tanečnice
Ferenc Futurista
detektiv
Jára Kohout
detektivův pomocník
Karel Noll
spiritista
Eman Fiala
účastník spiritistické seance
Mařenka Zieglerová
matka
Jaroslav Marvan
číšník
Jaro Hykman
mladík, zamilovaný do tanečnice
Luigi Hofman
otec
M. Paroubková
dcera
Josef Šváb-Malostranský
účastník spiritistické seance
Jan Richter
účastník spiritistické seance
Emilie Nitschová
účastnice spiritistické seance
Crew and creators
Director
Screenstory
Bedřich Bělohlávek
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production info
Original Title
Modrý démant
Czech Title
Modrý démant
English Title
The Blue Diamond
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Film state
partially realised project
Genre
comedy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1927
Production Year
1927
Production specifications
date of censorship nepředloženo cenzuře
Premiere
premiere neproběhla
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Technical info
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
