Mountains Cry S O S
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1929Production year
1929Premiere
9 August 1929Runtime
93 minCategory
filmGenre
spyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Horské volání S. O. S.Czech title
Horské volání S. O. S.English title
Mountains Cry S O SWorking title
Horské SOSSynopsis
Guests have arrived at the mountain hotel in Štrbské Pleso to celebrate New Year's Eve. Among them is the spy Marek with his companion Luisa and Dr Lažanský with his daughter Nelly. A group of soldiers join them who are in the mountains for their skiing training. Marek behaves suspiciously. Nelly wants to go off into the mountains alone and capitain Sychrava teaches her the SOS signal in case of an accident. Midnight arrives and everyone is rejoicing in the light of the fireworks. Commander Helm realises that this is a sign for Marek. Marek goes into the mountains in the same direction as Nelly to receive secret documents from two men. Nelly is attacked by the two men and, helpless, gives the SOS signal with her scarf. Sychrava comes to rescue her. Marek, in the meantime, returns to the hotel where he is detained along with the two men. Nelly is saved and, once back at the hotel, happily embraces Sychrava.
Photos
Cast
Jan W. Speerger
zpravodaj Rubík
Miloš Frgal
štábní kapitán Karel Sychrava, instruktor vojenského lyžařského kurzu
Vojtěch Jonák
špion Jan Marek
Karel Schleichert
spojka špionů
Josef Novák
dr. Lažanský
Nelly Ardenová
Nelly, dcera Lažanského
Nája Reti
Nellina přítelkyně Luisa
Nina Balcarová
lyžařka
Milada Matysová
pokojská
Václav Dusil
plukovník Helm, velitel vojenského lyžařského kurzu
Jiří Hron
důstojník pohotovosti
Ladislav Brom
číšník v chatě
František Černý
host v hotelu
Alfred Schlesinger
host v hotelu
Roza Schlesingerová
host v hotelu
Luigi Hofman
vrátný v hotelu
Crew and creators
Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Film Editor
Cooperation
Willy Ströminger (fotograf)
Production info
Original Title
Horské volání S. O. S.
Czech Title
Horské volání S. O. S.
English Title
Mountains Cry S O S
Working Title
Horské SOS
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
spy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1929
Production Year
1929
Production specifications
date of censorship 29 July 1929
Premiere
premiere 9 August 1929 /suitable for youths/ (kina Adria /1 týden/ a Olympic /1 týden/, Praha)
Production
Elekta Journal, Ministerstvo národní obrany (zadavatel), Vojenská skupina VTÚ (zadavatel)
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
93 min
Original length in metres
2 660 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
