Searching for Mrs. Polášková [German version]

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1935

Production year

1935

Runtime

6 min

Director

Klaus Hakon

Category

film

Genre

promotional

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionshort

Original title

Hledá se paní Polášková [německá verze]

Czech title

Hledá se paní Polášková [německá verze]

English title

Searching for Mrs. Polášková [German version]

Synopsis

A postman bearing a telegram is vainly ringing the bell at Mrs Polášková's flat. Her neighbour coming back from the shops, is convinced that Mrs Polášková is at home and is afraid that something must have happened to her. In the presence of the police the janitor opens the door to her flat. The lady is indeed absent from home. The company is struck, however, by the fact that there is a pair of house shoes in each room of the flat. The janitor points our that Mrs Polášková is a very tidy person and that each pair of shoes has its purpose. The shoes with their non-slip soles are worn in the kitchen, the warm slippers for the living room and the dainty slippers with their swanskin decoration are worn in the bedroom. Finally, having popped out to the shops, the owner of the flat arrives home. She explains to them all that she has so many pairs of shoes since they are so cheap. This is an advertising film for Baťa.

Note

The National Film Archive Prague has the Czech and German version with unknown German actors.

Crew and creators

Director

Klaus Hakon

Director of Photography

Alexander Hackenschmied

Production Manager

Ladislav Kolda

Production info

Original Title

Hledá se paní Polášková [německá verze]

Czech Title

Hledá se paní Polášková [německá verze]

English Title

Searching for Mrs. Polášková [German version]

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

promotional

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1935

Production Year

1935

Production specifications

date of censorship 10/1935

Premiere

premiere 10/1935 /suitable for youths/

Production

AB, Baťa (zadavatel)

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Laboratories

AB

Distribution

Baťa, AB

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

6 min

Original length in metres

160 meters

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,19

Colour

black & white

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

Tobis – Klang

Versions

German

Dialogue languages

German

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech, German