The Mysterious Guest

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1942

Production year

1942

Runtime

4 min

Category

film

Genre

promotional

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionshort

Original title

Záhadný host

Czech title

Záhadný host

English title

The Mysterious Guest

Protectorate parallel title

Ein seltsamer Gast

Synopsis

A guest arrives at a hotel. He registers at reception and sharply refuses the services of the hotel porter who offers to take his luggage up to his room. The receptionist becomes suspicious and therefore sends the hotel detective after him. The detective - together with the chambermaid and the porter - look in through the keyhole and sees the man changing the bedclothes. He forces his way into the room and ties the man up to keep him out of harm's way. The detective then leaves the room and takes another look through the keyhole. Now he sees that the man has freed himself and is now relaxing in the freshly made bed. The gramophone is playing a gentle melody and the hotel employees are left dumbfounded in the doorway. At the end of the film a voice is heard from the gramophone record which provides him with an explanation: Only Miltex can ensure you a perfect sleep.

Note

The film was not submitted for censorship and probably not shown in cinemas.

Cast

Theodor Pištěk

hotelový vrátný

Jindřich Láznička

hotelový detektiv

Jindřich Doležal

hotelový host

Crew and creators

Screenplay

Karel Baroch

Production Designer

Jiří Dušek

Titles Designed by

Lorenc

Music

Music Composed by

Miloš Smatek

Production info

Original Title

Záhadný host

Czech Title

Záhadný host

English Title

The Mysterious Guest

Protectorate Parallel Title

Ein seltsamer Gast

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

promotional

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1942

Production Year

1942

Production specifications

date of censorship (nepředloženo cenzuře)

Premiere

premiere (neproběhla)

Production

Baalfilm

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

4 min

Original length in metres

116 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, German