The One and Only
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1937Production year
1937Premiere
5 November 1937Runtime
108 minDirector
Václav BinovecCategory
filmGenre
comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Ze všech jedináCzech title
Ze všech jedináEnglish title
The One and OnlyProtectorate parallel title
Eine von AllenWorking title
Adresátka neznámáSynopsis
Young bank clerk Lída Veselá has become quite close to Milan Novák. She does not suspect that in reality he is the Yugoslavian industrialist Milan Bor, who has come to Prague for a conference of financial magnates from the whole world summoned by Mr Brown of London. Sir Brown would like to acquire financial support for his project to construct a railway line from Asia to Europe. Lída is invited to the proceedings as a stenographer, and when she meets Bor there she takes umbrage at his fraud. Bor proposes instead of a railway an air route and the negotiations end for Brown in failure. Pressed for time Milan sends Lída only a short letter and a bracelet as a memento. The offended woman accepts Brown's offer to become his secretary and leaves to travel the world. Bor prepares himself well for a new conference in Dubrovnik and again he has upper hand. Brown would like to preclude his participation at the closing discussion, but his trick does not come off. Lída, who has persistently refused Bor's explanation and has not accepted Bor's marriage proposal as well, leaves for Prague. Milan, however, soon shows up to convince her that she is the one and only for him.
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Cast
Truda Grosslichtová
stenotypistka Lída Veselá
Dano Živojnovič
průmyslník Milan Bor alias Novák
Vladimír Řepa
Borův sluha Martin
Jindřich Plachta
Angličan James Brown
Ljuba Hermanová
Mabel, Brownova dcera
Bedřich Veverka
Tobby Hopkins, Brownův synovec
Alena Frimlová
zpěvačka v Bal Musette Henriette Chalaisová
Julius Baťha
ředitel banky dr. Benda
Karel Veverka
Holanďan Van der Meeren
F. X. Mlejnek
Číňan Mr. Wong
Olga Augustová
Mrs. Erskin
B. Ulanov
Japonec Asuki
Antonín Holzinger
Američan Mr. Somerset
Karel Třešňák
Rumun Sorescu
Rudolf Lampa
recepční úředník v hotelu
Ada Karlovský
Němec Ing. Burghart
Antonín Kuneš
hostinský
Fanda Mrázek
apač v Bal Musette
Vladimír Pospíšil-Born
Švéd dr. Berge
Nita Romanečová
přítelkyně Lídy Veselé
Milka Balek-Brodská
nájemnice Lídina domku
Jiří Milan
číšník
Antonín Volný
apač v Bal Musette
Frank Rose-Růžička
apač v Bal Musette
Karel Šmíd
Ind Sikri
Milada Kramperová
Růženka, dcera nájemnice
Bolek Prchal
úředník hotelu
Růžena Kurelová
host v Bal Musette
Bachma
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Václav Štrup, Gill Sedláčková (adept režie)
Screenstory
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Set Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Cooperation
Willy Ströminger (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
Orchestr F.O.K. (Music Conducted by Jiří Fiala)
Songs
Děkuji, bylo to krásné, děkuji /Děkuji, bylo to krásné/ (slowfox)
Song Composer Erich Sennhofer
Writer of Lyrics Karel Tobis
Singer Alena Frimlová
Ze všech jediná (tango)
Song Composer Jára Beneš
Writer of Lyrics Václav Špilar
Singer Dano Živojnovič
Dvě oči krásné
Song Composer Jára Beneš
Writer of Lyrics Karel TobisVáclav Špilar
Singer Dano Živojnovičsbor
Production info
Original Title
Ze všech jediná
Czech Title
Ze všech jediná
English Title
The One and Only
Protectorate Parallel Title
Eine von Allen
Working Title
Adresátka neznámá
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
comedy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1937
Production Year
1937
Production specifications
start of filming 26 July 1937
end of filming 28 August 1937
date of censorship 11/1937
date of censorship 06/1940
withdrawal from distribution 18 May 1945
Premiere
premiere 5 November 1937 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Hollywood /1 týden/ a Praha /1 týden/, Praha)
Production
Lloyd (zadavatel), Josef Kabeláč
With support
Copyright Holders
Studio
Laboratories
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
108 min
Original length in metres
3 085 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
Tobis – Klang
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
