Babes-In-Arms

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1929

Production year

1929

Premiere

1 March 1929

Runtime

119 min

Category

film

Genre

burlesque

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Neviňátka

Czech title

Neviňátka

English title

Babes-In-Arms

Parallel title

Snib a Snob

English parallel title

Snib and Snob

Synopsis

Landowner Hampl tries to kill his wife so that he will be free to marry the young Bětuška, who he discovers has inherited 20,000 dollars. Snib and Snob play all kinds of pranks. However, during a grotesque spiritual seance Hampl's criminal intentions are revealed and his wife is freed. Bětuška is then be able with her beloved Josífek.

Note

Ferenc Futurista and Jára Kohout from the Smíchov Aréna thatre appear in the film. Their Dadaist humour inspired thunderous applause in Prague auditoriums at the time.

Cast

Eman Fiala

Kleofáš Sušenka

Anna Tichá

Bětuška Říhová

Karel Fiala

chalupník Říha, Bětuščin otec

Theodor Pištěk

velkostatkář Hampl

Marie Nademlejnská

Hamplova žena

Jiří Hron

příručí Josífek

Emilie Nitschová

paní Nebeská

František Mařík

motocyklista

Crew and creators

Director of Photography

Jan Stallich

Production Designer

Ferdinand Fiala

Production info

Original Title

Neviňátka

Czech Title

Neviňátka

English Title

Babes-In-Arms

Parallel Title

Snib a Snob

English Parallel Title

Snib and Snob

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

burlesque

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1929

Production Year

1929

Production specifications

date of censorship 26 February 1929

Premiere

premiere 1 March 1929 /unsuitable for youths/ (kino Avion /3 týdny/, Praha)

Production

Starfilm

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Starfilm

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

119 min

Original length in metres

3 400 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