Life Is a Dog [German version]

Country

Czechoslovakia, Germany

Copyright

1934

Production year

1934

Runtime

78 min

Director

Martin Frič

Category

film

Genre

comedy

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Život je pes [německá verze]

Czech title

Život je pes [německá verze]

English title

Life Is a Dog [German version]

Parallel title

So ein Hundeleben [německý distribuční název v Československu]

Co-production title

Der Doppelbräutigam

Synopsis

Young music composer Viktor Honzl in vain looks for work. He is prevented from committing suicide by a technician of the gasworks who shortly beforehand has disconnected his gas due to past due bills. In the disguise of an older, serious, musical scholar Viktor obtains work in a music publishing house. So he may court Eva, publisher Durdys's daughter, who he likes quite a bit, he recommends to the owner that he also employ his nephew. Understandably, this is he himself, in his every-day form. For Viktor, however, this becomes an extremely complicated situation as he switches in the place of business from the clothes of the uncle and then back again from the clothes of Viktor the nephew. Unfortunately, in the appearance of the uncle Eva's sister Helena is reminded of her music teacher, with whom she has fallen in love. Mr. Durdys consents to Eva marrying Viktor but only on the condition that his uncle marry Helena at the same time. To be engaged to both girls at once is now too much for Viktor to manage and the truth comes out. In this hopeless situation Viktor is rescued by the music teacher who comes to ask for Helena's hand in marriage. The happy father joyfully agrees to both marriages.

Note

NO-N 2261,0 m, NZ-N 1691,0 m are preserved in the BUNDESARCHIV-FILMARCHIV, Berlin. KDN-A 1836,0 m is preserved in the GOSFILMOFOND OF RUSSIA, Belye Stolby.

Cast

Fritz Kampers

skladatel Viktor Lange/profesor Alfred Ritter

Jakob Tiedtke

hudební nakladatel Roland

Lien Deyers

Eva, Rolandova dcera

Carsta Löck

Helena, Rolandova dcera

Jára Kohout

zákazník v hudebninách

Crew and creators

Director

Martin Frič

Screenstory

Hugo Haas

Screenplay

Hugo Haas, H.F. Köllner, Martin Frič

Director of Photography

Václav Vích

Music

Music Composed by

Erich Einegg

Production info

Original Title

Život je pes [německá verze]

Czech Title

Život je pes [německá verze]

English Title

Life Is a Dog [German version]

Parallel Title

So ein Hundeleben [německý distribuční název v Československu]

Co-production Title

Der Doppelbräutigam

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

comedy

Origin country

Czechoslovakia, Germany

Copyright

1934

Production Year

1934

Production specifications

start of filming 10 April 1934 (ateliéry)
end of filming 25 April 1934 (ateliéry)
date of censorship 07/1934

Premiere

premiere abroad 22 June 1934 (Berlín, Německo)
premiere 07/1934 /unsuitable for youths/

Production

Itala-Film, Moldavia

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Moldavia

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

78 min

Original length in metres

2 209 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