World without Frontiers
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1931Production year
1930Premiere
24 June 1932Runtime
61 minDirector
Julius LéblCategory
filmGenre
dramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongFilm state
lost filmOriginal title
Svět bez hranicCzech title
Svět bez hranicEnglish title
World without FrontiersWorking title
TeleviseSynopsis
The young inventor Ondřej Linecký lives in lodgings with Mrs Bártová, the caretaker. He is in love with Mrs Bártová's daughter, Jana. He invents a televisual device but needs to find somebody to provide the necessary financial backing for development of the machine. Jana recommends him to her employer Mr Stefan. Stefan, after testing the device and seeing images from all over the world, summons his technician whom he wants to find out the secret of the invention, thus deceiving Linecký. Jana asks Stefan to sign an agreement with Linecký; Stefan says he will if Jana becomes his lover. Jana refuses and Stefan threatens her, but their meeting is captured on Linecký's television. Linecký rushes to Jana's aid, and Stefan, thus compromised, signs an agreement that is advantageous to Linecký. Now Linecký can marry Jana. (According to promotional material issued at the time the film was made.)
Note
The film was produced by the U. S. company Paramount, which initiated filming of the identical theme in various language versions in the same sets in studios in Paris. These version were: Magie moderne (Télévision) – French version; Televisie (De sensatie der toekomst) – Dutch version; Świat bez granic – Polish version; Telviziune – Romanian version; Tradlöst och kärleksfullt – Swedish version; Televisione – Italian version. The title of the German version, if it was created at all, is not known. The film materials are believed lost.
Photos
Cast
Theodor Pištěk
finančník Stefan
Máňa Ženíšková
Jana, zaměstnankyně u Stefana
Marie Ptáková
Bártová, Janina matka
Jiří Hron
vynálezce Ondřej Linecký
Robert Ford
televizní inženýr
Otto Podrabský
Crew and creators
Director
Based on
Howard Irving Young (Télévision – divadelní hra)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production info
Original Title
Svět bez hranic
Czech Title
Svět bez hranic
English Title
World without Frontiers
Working Title
Televise
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Film state
lost film
Genre
drama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1931
Production Year
1930
Production specifications
date of censorship 09/1931
Premiere
premiere 24 June 1932 /unsuitable for youths/ (kino Praha /1 týden/, Praha)
Distribution slogan
by Paramount
Production
Copyright Holders
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
61 min
Original length in metres
1 705 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,19
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
RCA Photophone
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
