The Secret of the Lucerna Palace
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1936Production year
1936Runtime
3 minCategory
filmGenre
promotionalTypology
animatedtheatrical distributionshortOriginal title
Tajemství LucernyCzech title
Tajemství LucernyEnglish title
The Secret of the Lucerna PalaceSummary
A commercial promoting hand-made shoes from the Krása Czech company.
Synopsis
An evening view of Wenceslas Square in Prague, seen from the National Museum, presents night illuminations and the life of a metropolis. A detective in the Detective Institution hears the TV news about some weird sounds produced by an old lantern. He sets out to trace the mystery. He knocks on the hatch of the lantern, which produces the inexplicable tapping. The lantern opens and the detective sees cobblers, sewing shoes. They march out from the lantern in no time and sing: "We make hardwearing shoes, we are the jolly shoemakers." The detective is satisfied to reveal the secret of the lantern. The voice-over concluding the commercial then advises: "Buy hand-made shoes in the Lucerna [Lantern] Palace."
Note
Longer material /combined duplicate negative on a polyester base/ was produced from a copy archieved from the Krása family archives.
Photos
Crew and creators
Music
Music Composed by
Singer
Production info
Original Title
Tajemství Lucerny
Czech Title
Tajemství Lucerny
English Title
The Secret of the Lucerna Palace
Category
film
Typology
animatedtheatrical distribution
Genre
promotional
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1936
Production Year
1936
Production specifications
date of censorship 11/1936
Premiere
premiere 11/1936 /suitable for youths/
Production
Copyright Holders
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
short film
Duration in minutes
3 min
Original length in metres
70 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Animation technique
puppet, combined (technique), special effects
Aspect ratio
1:1,19
Colour
tinting, black & white
Sound
sound
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
