The Elephant as a Rescuer

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1934

Production year

1934

Runtime

6 min

Director

J. Ros-Aga

Category

film

Genre

promotional

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionshort

Original title

Slon zachráncem

Czech title

Slon zachráncem

English title

The Elephant as a Rescuer

Summary

Advertisement for Baťa's rubber toys.

Synopsis

A little girl is standing outside a toyshop with her mother. Most of all she likes an elephant but her mother does not buy it for her. Then the child falls ill and the doctor recommends her wishes be granted. At night the girl dreams of toys. In a drawn sequence she sees animals and a doll dancing in the countryside. They fall into a ravine but catch hold of a branch and the elephant saves them with its long trunk. When she wakes up, the girl is given an inflatable elephant and immediately gets better.

Cast

Crew and creators

Director

J. Ros-Aga

Screenstory

J. Ros-Aga

Director of Photography

Josef Bulánek

Art Director

Karel Dodal

Production info

Original Title

Slon zachráncem

Czech Title

Slon zachráncem

English Title

The Elephant as a Rescuer

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

promotional

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1934

Production Year

1934

Production specifications

date of censorship 06/1934

Premiere

premiere 06/1934 /suitable for youths/

Production

Host, IRE film, Baťa (zadavatel)

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Baťa

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

6 min

Original length in metres

175 meters

Distribution carrier

35mm

Animation technique

cartoon, combined (technique), feature

Aspect ratio

1:1,19

Colour

black & white

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

Philipsonor

Versions

Czech, German

Dialogue languages

Czech, German

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech, German