Who Did I Kiss Yesterday? [French version]

Country

Czechoslovakia, France

Copyright

1935

Production year

1934—1935

Runtime

72 min

Category

film

Genre

comedy

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Koho jsem včera líbal? [francouzská verze]

Czech title

Koho jsem včera líbal? [francouzská verze]

English title

Who Did I Kiss Yesterday? [French version]

Parallel title

Le Coup de trois

Synopsis

The young nephew of the general director of a porcelain factory, Jan Konvalinka, steps in for his uncle, but he spends more time chasing women than working. A beautiful unknown woman, who does not like Konvalinka's wooing, requests a respectably looking gentleman to pose as her husband, thereby repulsing the obtrusive suitor. Her savior is the small clerk Popelka, who recognizes Jan as his superior. On account of the beauty of his wife Popelka is promoted. The real Mrs. Popelková, a harridan who completely dominates her husband, brings from the funeral of a relative Eva, the daughter of the deceased, whose marriage is a stipulation for her share of the inheritance. In the meantime Jan finds out that the beautiful unknown woman is the wife of another factory employee and he wants to fire Popelka on grounds of fraud. In Popelka's apartment, however, he meets Eva, and this time takes her to be Mrs. Popelková. Eva lets him mistake her identity and accepts his advances. The true Mrs. Popelková receives a beautiful bouquet from Jan with a note of affection attached. True to her character she takes the young man to task and Popelka is fired. Niece Eva, however, finds the way to save her uncle. Jan becomes engaged to her and Popelka becomes the factory's director.

Note

The negative and the copy KK-A 2036,0 m are preserved in the ARCHIVES DU FILM du C. N. C., Bois d´Arcy.

Cast

Véra Flory

Eva

René Lefevre

Popolka

Jeanne Fusier-Gir

Popolková

Simone Vaudry

Rosette

Lilian Constantini

Walterová

Arabelle

tanečnice

Gautier-Sylla

Walter

Maurice de Canonge

prodavač ryb

Pierre Etchepare

Freudenblick

Max Régnier

sekretář komisaře

Crew and creators

Director of Photography

Jan Stallich, Václav Vích

Production Designer

Vilém Rittershain, Ferry Novák

Sound Designer

Antonín Kopřiva

Production Manager

Charles le Derlé

Cooperation

Antonín Frič (fotograf), František Rubáš (fotograf)

Music

Music Composed by

Michel Lévine, Steiner, Jean Yatove

Production info

Original Title

Koho jsem včera líbal? [francouzská verze]

Czech Title

Koho jsem včera líbal? [francouzská verze]

English Title

Who Did I Kiss Yesterday? [French version]

Parallel Title

Le Coup de trois

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

comedy

Origin country

Czechoslovakia, France

Copyright

1935

Production Year

1934—1935

Production specifications

date of censorship nepředloženo cenzuře
start of filming 12 December 1934
end of filming 13 January 1935

Premiere

premiere abroad 17 April 1936 (kino Le Grand Rex, Paříž, Francie)

Production

Elka, C. P. L. F.

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

72 min

Original length in metres

2 036 meters

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,19

Colour

black & white

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

Philipsonor

Versions

French

Dialogue languages

French

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

French