The Wizard of Tones
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1936Production year
1936Runtime
2 minCategory
filmGenre
promotionalTypology
animatedtheatrical distributionshortOriginal title
Čaroděj tónůCzech title
Čaroděj tónůEnglish title
The Wizard of TonesParallel title
Der TonzaubererSummary
A commercial promoting the Telefunken radio receiver.
Synopsis
A wizard appears in the sky and uses his magic wand to summon some musicians who float in the atmosphere and perform various songs on their instruments. The wizard puts the musicians one by one into a star-shaped box and then closes the lid. The box turns into a Telefunken radio receiver whose speakers sound with music.
Note
Filming the commercial employed the Gasparcolor system.
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Director
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Music
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Production info
Original Title
Čaroděj tónů
Czech Title
Čaroděj tónů
English Title
The Wizard of Tones
Parallel Title
Der Tonzauberer
Category
film
Typology
animatedtheatrical distribution
Genre
promotional
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1936
Production Year
1936
Production specifications
date of censorship 12/1936
Premiere
premiere 12/1936 /suitable for youths/
Production
Copyright Holders
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
short film
Duration in minutes
2 min
Original length in metres
60 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Animation technique
cartoon
Aspect ratio
1:1,37, 1:1,19
Colour
colour
Sound
sound
Versions
Czech, German
Dialogue languages
Czech, German
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech, German
