Mountains Cry S O S

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1929

Production year

1929

Premiere

9 August 1929

Runtime

93 min

Category

film

Genre

spy

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Horské volání S. O. S.

Czech title

Horské volání S. O. S.

English title

Mountains Cry S O S

Synopsis

Guests have arrived at the mountain hotel in Štrbské Pleso to celebrate New Year's Eve. Among them is the spy Marek with his companion Luisa and Dr Lažanský with his daughter Nelly. A group of soldiers join them who are in the mountains for their skiing training. Marek behaves suspiciously. Nelly wants to go off into the mountains alone and capitain Sychrava teaches her the SOS signal in case of an accident. Midnight arrives and everyone is rejoicing in the light of the fireworks. Commander Helm realises that this is a sign for Marek. Marek goes into the mountains in the same direction as Nelly to receive secret documents from two men. Nelly is attacked by the two men and, helpless, gives the SOS signal with her scarf. Sychrava comes to rescue her. Marek, in the meantime, returns to the hotel where he is detained along with the two men. Nelly is saved and, once back at the hotel, happily embraces Sychrava.

Cast

Jan W. Speerger

zpravodaj Rubík

Miloš Frgal

štábní kapitán Karel Sychrava, instruktor vojenského lyžařského kurzu

Vojtěch Jonák

špion Jan Marek

Karel Schleichert

spojka špionů

Josef Novák

dr. Lažanský

Nelly Ardenová

Nelly, dcera Lažanského

Nája Reti

Nellina přítelkyně Luisa

Václav Dusil

plukovník Helm, velitel vojenského lyžařského kurzu

Jiří Hron

důstojník pohotovosti

Ladislav Brom

číšník v chatě

František Černý

host v hotelu

Alfred Schlesinger

host v hotelu

Luigi Hofman

vrátný v hotelu

Production info

Original Title

Horské volání S. O. S.

Czech Title

Horské volání S. O. S.

English Title

Mountains Cry S O S

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

spy

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1929

Production Year

1929

Production specifications

date of censorship 29 July 1929

Premiere

premiere 9 August 1929 /suitable for youths/ (kina Adria /1 týden/ a Olympic /1 týden/, Praha)

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Gong-film

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

93 min

Original length in metres

2 660 meters

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