Josef Šváb-Malostranský

Acting

Josef Šváb-Malostranský

Born — Died

1860-03-16 — 1932-10-30

Place of birth

Praha

Known for

Acting

Credits

63 titles

Known for

Film credits

1930s · 6 titles

Poor girl poster
6.2

The illegitimate child, Marie Růžová, grows up in the family of the Bořický miller. Childhood and youth spend with the son of Bořice, Klement. Klement asserts the rights, becomes a lawyer, and marries Jirina. In order not to cause further contradictions, Mary will go to Prague secretly at night. There he is living heavily as a waitress. He resists the insults of architect Jansky until he ultimately decides to commit suicide in despair.

Poor girl

1930

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6.3

The film is about an unhappy mother who left her husband and a young son. She works as a singer and the boy is in the oven at the house on the wreath. The housekeeper beats the son and he runs away.

Her Boy

1930

St. Wenceslas poster
7.5

Czechoslovak historical film about Saint Wenceslas. It was the most expensive Czech film to date, with the largest set constructed in Europe to accommodate an all-star cast of over a hundred, together with 1,000 extras for the lavish battle scenes.

St. Wenceslas

1930

Pepina Rejholcová poster
5.0

Country girl Pepina sometimes misses her boyfriend Ferd. He works for the detective company "Bdělá soůva" in Prague. Pepina takes the opportunity to visit Ferd when the filmmakers offer her to go with them. However, they accidentally run her over on the outskirts of Prague. Pepina is unfamiliar with Prague and just by chance gets lost in the theater where Ferd is on duty...

Pepina Rejholcová

1932

Career of Pavel Camrda poster
10.0

Pavel Čamrda works as a clerk at an administrative bureau in Malá Strana. One day as he is listening to wandering minstrels he falls in love at first sight with a charming girl in the crowd. The superior at the bureau, counsel Švarc, takes ill and Čamrda brings him to his home the official papers for him to sign. What a surprise he has when he discovers that the girl who has smitten him is the counsel's daughter Viktorka. The counsel is ill for a long spell and the entire family becomes used to Čamrda's visits.

Career of Pavel Camrda

1931

The Ideal Schoolmaster poster
8.2

This light-hearted comedy operetta tells the story of a newly appointed high school professor who becomes an ideal target for pranks and jokes.

The Ideal Schoolmaster

1932

1920s · 42 titles

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NR

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Filosofka Mája

1928

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NR

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Závěť podivínova

1924

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NR

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Evin hřích

1920

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5.0

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Píseň života

1925

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8.0

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Zpěv zlata

1921

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10.0

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Živé mrtvoly

1921

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8.0

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Likérová princeznička

1923

The Poisoned Light poster
6.8

Professor Grant signs a contract with Dr. Selin for the sale of his invention of cold light with the plans for his invention being kept in Grant's apartment. The negotiations are secretly heard by the illusionist Durk, who wants to seize the invention. A few days later Selín is found dead, killed by a light bulb filled with poisonous gas. Durk performs at the birthday party of Grant's daughter Anna and seizes the plans for the invention.

The Poisoned Light

1921

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7.0

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Stíny

1922

Be Prepared! poster
NR

Svatopluk Innemann’s film Be Prepared! presents the early Czech boy scout movement through a simple narrative. The film extols the virtues of hard work, honor and cooperation just as it displays the fun of wilderness exploration, group cohesion and outdoor leisure. Troop 30 visits numerous historic locations on their travels, such as Orlík Castle and St John’s Rapids.

Be Prepared!

1924

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NR

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Radioamatéři

1927

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NR

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Krásná vyzvědačka

1928

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NR

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Pramen lásky

1929

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5.8

A Czechoslovakian comedy directed by Carl Lamac and starring himself Theodor Pistek & Anny Ondra.

Lucerna

1925

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NR

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Irča v hnízdečku

1927

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8.0

A Carl Lamac directed movie based on a novel by Karel Václav Rais.

The Old Man Bezousek

1927

The Fake Sweetheart poster
9.0

The film depicts the troubles of Herr Verner (Karel Hasler), a middle-aged bachelor dentist who wants to marry.

The Fake Sweetheart

1926

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10.0

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Dráteníček

1920

The Arrival from the Darkness poster
6.6

One of the first Czechoslovak films to be shown abroad--a fantasy horror, filmed on the fully furnished premises of the Berlin film studio Am Zoo. The central role is portrayed by the “arrivee from darkness”, Ješek, who is awakened from a deathly sleep. The film represents unusual sparks of creative efforts and the ambitions of creative community around the director Jan S. Kolár, who was inspired by international trends and techniques.

The Arrival from the Darkness

1921

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9.0

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The Cross at the Stream

1921

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7.5

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Prodaná nevěsta

1922

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NR

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Irčin románek II.

1921

Adam and Eva poster
10.0

Twins Adam and Eva are so alike, it is impossible to tell them apart, which enables the malicious Eva to get away with all sorts of naughty tricks and leave the blame to fall on Adam. The pair grows up and Adam decides to pay Eva back for the tricks she played on him in the past. When he discovers that the handsome Dr. Prokop Novotný is interested in Eva, he dresses up as Eva and startles the suitor.

Adam and Eva

1922

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9.0

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Boží mlýny

1929

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8.0

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The Torn Photograph

1921

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7.0

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Tu ten kámen

1923

Gypsies poster
6.5

The tale of the Venetian gondolier whose desire for revenge following a thwarted love affair leads him to Bohemia. The intricate plot also deals with destinies of other characters, who finally come together in a dramatic encounter at one time and in one place. In his role as screenwriter and director, Anton produced a highly accomplished version of Mácha’s work. He respected the original but was also able, along with the DoP Karel Kopřiva, to capitalise on the possibilities that the film medium offered. For the Venice prologue, the filmmakers exploited the photogenic qualities of the city – the narrow streets, the lagoons, gondolas and the sea – and they moved the set to the enigmatic Czech landscape around the castle of Kokořín.

Gypsies

1922

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8.0

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Otec Kondelík a ženich Vejvara II.

1927

The Loves of Kačenka Strnadová poster
6.1

The film depicts the adventures of Kacenka (Zdena Kavková) and Vincek (Vlasta Burian), two innocent country bumpkins who live in a Czech small town, and the various jobs that Kacenka has once she moves to Prague, that beautiful capital city. Our heroine will have to bear difficult working conditions and to make things worse, she falls in love with a fake aristocrat. Fortunately her companion, Vincek who is also in Prague, has an unrequited love for her. Though he is the cause of many Kacenka's problems, Vincek finally will help and resolve her loves troubles. And of course there is a happy ending that brings the Czech couple together.

The Loves of Kačenka Strnadová

1926

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7.0

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Záhadný případ Galginův

1924

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NR

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Tchán Kondelík a zeť Vejvara

1929

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10.0

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Z českých mlýnů

1929

The Lumberjack poster
9.0

A brave young woman falls in love with a mysterious stranger.

The Lumberjack

1923

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NR

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Loupežníci na Chlumu

1927

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NR

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Láska slečny Věry

1922

The Kidnapping of Fux the Banker poster
4.5

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The Kidnapping of Fux the Banker

1923

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8.0

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Vdavky Nanynky Kulichovy

1925

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7.0

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Setřelé písmo

1921

The Good Soldier Švejk poster
7.5

The first film treatment of the fate of the good soldier Švejk, a dog dealer from Prague, who is arrested after the Sarajevo assassination, psychiatrically examined and later called up to c. and k. army to fight for the emperor lord.

The Good Soldier Švejk

1926

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NR

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The Shirt of a Happy Person

1921

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10.0

The troubled situation of a provincial actor and his actress wife who come to the city. The actor is suspected of attacking another actor who admires the actress.

The Sins of Love

1929

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NR

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Provaz z oběšence

1928

1910s · 9 titles

Behind the camera