The Green Car
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1921Production year
1921Premiere
10 December 1921Director
Svatopluk InnemannCategory
filmGenre
comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionOriginal title
Zelený automobilCzech title
Zelený automobilEnglish title
The Green CarSynopsis
The eccentric daughter of the millionaire Landras, Lilka, craves the affections of a man from the lowest walks of line. The factory owner Landras suddenly disappears. A young engineer Racek, in love with Lilka, makes the most of the girl's romantic tendencies and, dressed in disguise as a robber, pretends to break into their house. He introduces himself as Ferry Šakal and tells her that he will take her in a green car to the robbers' den. Meanwhile, the private detective Bubák, alias Bob Back, is investigating the supposed disappearance of the factory owner. Lilka falls in love with Ferry and when the young man is sufficiently assured of her affections for him, he confesses to her that he isn't a robber at all. This cures Lilka of her foolish ideas. Lilka's father returns home after having been away sorting out some problems with his lover. He notices that his daughter has changed and he gladly gives his consent to her marriage to engineer Racek.
Note
The film includes rare shots of old Podskalí, which no longer exists today.
Photos
Cast
Zdena Kavková
Lilka
Luigi Hofman
Lilčin otec továrník Landras
Miloš Vávra
Ing. Racek alias lupič-gentleman Ferry Šakal
Josef Kubík
detektiv Bubák zvaný Bob Back
Josef Šula
domovník Šimeček
Božena Fantová
Lilčina kamarádka
Karel Noll
zloděj
Joe Jenčík
apač
Hana Jenčíková
apačka
Alois Katz-Bouny
tlusťoch
Běla Winklerová
Landrasova sekretářka slečna Jakubíčková
Antonín Marek
houpačkář
Ferdinand Kohout
tanečník u Apolla
Vojtěch Záhořík
vrah ve filmu
Josef Zora
člen bandy
Jaroslav Svára
člen bandy
Miroslav Innemann
člen bandy
Josef Volman
člen bandy
Václav Srb
člen bandy
František Tichý
člen bandy
Eman Fiala
klavírista
Crew and creators
Director
Based on
Josef Skružný (Zelený automobil – román)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Production info
Original Title
Zelený automobil
Czech Title
Zelený automobil
English Title
The Green Car
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
comedy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1921
Production Year
1921
Production specifications
date of censorship 18 November 1921
Premiere
premiere 10 December 1921 (kina Beseda, Central a Passage, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Technical info
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,33
Colour
tinting, black & white
Sound
silent
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
without dialogue
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Intertitles languages
Czech
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
