His Highness' Adjutant [German version]

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1933

Production year

1933

Runtime

80 min

Director

Martin Frič, Curt Bois (německá dialogová režie)

Category

film

Genre

comedy

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Pobočník Jeho Výsosti [německá verze]

Czech title

Pobočník Jeho Výsosti [německá verze]

English title

His Highness' Adjutant [German version]

Parallel title

Der Adjutant seiner Hoheit / Ich und der Kaiser / Der Adjutant Seiner Majestät

Working title

Pobočník Jeho Veličenstva

Synopsis

First lieutenant Patera is awaiting punishment for his part in a duel, however, to his surprise, he is instead appointed adjutant to Prince Evžen. The latter is to be married to Princess Anna Luisa so he says farewell to his lover Pepi. He wants to see her one last time but, since the princess is having him followed by the policeman Guth, he sends his new aide a written command to bring Pepi to the Belvedere and to amuse her until his arrival. By mistake Patera brings the wrong girl. The prince knows neither his new adjutant nor the strange girl, so he sits somewhere else. Patera meanwhile buys everyone drinks, gets drunk at the prince's expense and, having given up waiting for him, tries to run off in women's clothes. He is caught and as punishment is transferred to a remote garrison in Mňuk. Before he leaves, however, he helps a friendly young man, in whom he has not recognised Prince Evžen, to meet up with Pepi. Six months later Patera is given leave and he asks to be returned to his regiment. The vengeful lieutenant-colonel Kinzl refuses his request but, in the end, it is he who, at the prince's command, has to go off to Mňuk. Patera is allowed to remain and is promoted.

Note

After a re-examination by the censors the planned screening of this film on 6. 3. 1934 in Germany was banned.

Cast

Vlasta Burian

nadporučík Alois Patera

Annie Markart /ž/

princezna Anna Luisa

Werner Fuetterer

princ Eugen Savojský

Gretl Theimer /ž/

Pepi Kalasch, majitelka obchodu s kravatami

Hans Götz

nadporučík Kinzel

Otto Ströhlin

rytmistr Richard Mader

Emmy Carpentier /ž/

bardáma

Antonín Vaverka

císař František Josef I.

Leo Dudek

drožkář

Míla Reymonová

houslistka dámského orchestru v baru Belvedere

Friedrich Hölzlin

vrchní v baru Belvedere

František Černý

druhý kuchař posádky v Mňuku

Else Lord /ž/

Mizzi, zpěvačka a číšnice v kavárně Maxim

Marie Grossová

číšnice v kavárně Maxim

Josef Roja

sekundant při souboji

Milka Balek-Brodská

komorná princezny

Marie Häusslerová

starší komorná princezny

Ludvík Veverka

dvorní dodovatel

František Malý

dvorní dodovatel

Karel Postranecký

velitel roty

Eman Fiala

fotograf

Werner Jantsch

číšník v baru Belvedere

Robert Ford

číšník v baru Belvedere

Václav Pata

číšník v baru Belvedere/komorník

Jan Richter

opilec s trubkou

Beda Saxl

host v baru Belvedere

Bohdan Lachman

host v baru Belvedere

Vasil Truchlý

houslista v kavárně Maxim

Mario Karas

komorník

Josef Prček

komorník

Václav Pecián

strážník

Walter Taub

vojenský sluha posádky v Mňuku

Antonín Volný

vojín posádky v Mňuku

Roza Schlesingerová

bytná rytmistra Richarda Madera

Kamila Rosenkranzová

majitelka klempířství

Bajo trio

členky dámského orchestru v baru Belvedere

Crew and creators

Director

Martin Frič, Curt Bois (německá dialogová režie)

Based on

Emil Artur Longen (Kasta pro sebe – divadelní hra)

Director of Photography

Otto Heller

Camera Operator

Ferdinand Pečenka

Film Editor

Martin Frič

Sound Designer

Bedřich Poledník

Production Manager

Josef Roja

Cooperation

Willy Ströminger (fotograf)

Music

Music Composed by

Eman Fiala

Selected Music

Georges Bizet (Carmen /Toreadore smělý/)

Songs

Ein bischen Liebe, was braucht man mehr?

Song Composer Eman Fiala
Writer of Lyrics Hans Regina von Nack
Singer Else Lord

Tapferkeit und Sporen sind mir angeboren

Song Composer Eman Fiala
Writer of Lyrics Hans Regina von Nack
Singer Vlasta Burian

Production info

Original Title

Pobočník Jeho Výsosti [německá verze]

Czech Title

Pobočník Jeho Výsosti [německá verze]

English Title

His Highness' Adjutant [German version]

Parallel Title

Der Adjutant seiner Hoheit / Ich und der Kaiser / Der Adjutant Seiner Majestät

Working Title

Pobočník Jeho Veličenstva

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

comedy

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1933

Production Year

1933

Production specifications

date of censorship 14 April 1933

Premiere

premiere 30 November 1933 /unsuitable for youths/ (kino Urania /2 týdny/, Praha)
premiere abroad 5 January 1934 (Berlín, Německo)

Production

Meissner

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Meissner

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

80 min

Original length in metres

2 540 meters

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,19

Colour

black & white

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

Tobis – Klang

Versions

German

Dialogue languages

German

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

German