Alois Wins the Lottery

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1919

Production year

1919

Premiere

28 February 1919

Category

film

Genre

comedy

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Film state

lost film

Original title

Aloisův los

Czech title

Aloisův los

English title

Alois Wins the Lottery

Parallel title

Alois vyhrál los

Synopsis

A humorous story about the troubles of someone who finds out he has won the lottery.

Note

The story won an award at the Excelsiorfilm competition. The film materials are believed lost.

Cast

Karel Lamač

Jirka, Aloisův přítel

Richard F. Branald

pan profesor

Milada Dagmar

Helena

Gustav Machatý

vrchní číšník

Jules René

elegán v kavárně

Adolf Holub

pán v kavárně

Ladislav Novotný (2)

pán v kavárně

Irena Blešinová

dáma v kavárně

St. Skřivánková

dáma v kavárně

Crew and creators

Screenstory

Jan S. Kolár

Screenplay

Jan S. Kolár

Director of Photography

Otto Heller, Svatopluk Innemann

Production info

Original Title

Aloisův los

Czech Title

Aloisův los

English Title

Alois Wins the Lottery

Parallel Title

Alois vyhrál los

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Film state

lost film

Genre

comedy

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1919

Production Year

1919

Premiere

premiere 28 February 1919 (kino Elite, Praha)

Production

Excelsiorfilm

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Excelsiorfilm

Technical info

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,33

Colour

black & white

Sound

silent

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

without dialogue

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Intertitles languages

Czech

Opening/End credits languages

Czech