The Doll [German version]

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1938

Production year

1938

Runtime

90 min

Category

film

Genre

comedy

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Film state

lost film

Original title

Panenka [německá verze]

Czech title

Panenka [německá verze]

English title

The Doll [German version]

Parallel title

Robot Girl Nr. 1

Protectorate parallel title

Robot – Girl Nr. 1

Synopsis

The young Věra accepts an offer from her friend Kajetán who has arranged for her to work in Dominik's puppet factory. She enchants her employer so much that he falls in love with her. Dominik's mother takes note of her son's interest in the girl and immediately has her fired. Kajetán, who works in the studio of Výr the sculptor where mechanical puppets are made for commercial promotion, asks Věra for help. He wants her to pretend to be a puppet since his was damaged just before it was to go on show. Věra agrees to take up the challenge. Věra's acting skills are so convincing that Mrs Dominik shows great interest in the mechanical puppet and she urges Kajetán to organise a promotional tour of the Republic. Věra thus has to continue her "role" and finds herself in various awkward situations during the course of the tour. A misunderstanding leads to the arrest of Kajetán and the innocent Dominik in Karlovy Vary, while Věra manages to escape. In the end, however, everything is explained, the invention is finally ready and robot no.2 - the real one this time - wishes Věra and Dominik, who are now engaged, best wishes for the future.

Note

The film materials are believed lost.

Cast

Wilma Tatzel /ž/

Wera

Wichell

Bubi, šéf továrny na figuriny

M. Bringolf /ž/

matka Bubiho

Otto Böhm

mechanik Kajetan

Viktor Afritsch

účetní Messing

W. Seidler

modelář Wirr

Karl Götz

Mr. Robber

Fritz Klippel

Mr. Cheat

Raschke /ž/

Hella, Wirrova nevěsta

Emmy Carpentier /ž/

Erika Punktová

Max Schipper

detektiv Bystrok

Crew and creators

Assistant Director

Josef Zezulka, MUC. Gustav Čibera

Screenstory

Jan Grmela

Screenplay

Jan Grmela

Director of Photography

Ferdinand Pečenka

Camera Operator

Václav Huňka

Production Designer

Štěpán Kopecký

Set Designer

Arnold Reimann

Film Editor

Gina Hašler

Sound Designer

Josef Zora

Production Manager

František Jerhot

Cooperation

Willy Ströminger (fotograf)

Music

Music Composed by

Jára Beneš

Music Performed by

Orchestr F.O.K. (Music Conducted by Jára Beneš)

Production info

Original Title

Panenka [německá verze]

Czech Title

Panenka [německá verze]

English Title

The Doll [German version]

Parallel Title

Robot Girl Nr. 1

Protectorate Parallel Title

Robot – Girl Nr. 1

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Film state

lost film

Genre

comedy

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1938

Production Year

1938

Production specifications

start of filming 28 February 1938
end of filming 19 March 1938
date of censorship 09/1938
withdrawal from distribution 1 June 1940
date of censorship 11/1940
withdrawal from distribution 18 May 1945

Premiere

premiere 09/1938 /unsuitable for youths/

Production

Metropolitan (zadavatel), Meissner

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Metropolitan

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

90 min

Original length in metres

2 480 meters

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,37

Colour

black & white

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

Tobis – Klang

Versions

German

Dialogue languages

German

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

German