Bimbo’s Unfortunate Adventure
Category
filmGenre
slapstickTypology
animatedtheatrical distributionshortOriginal title
Bimbovo smutné dobrodružstvíCzech title
Bimbovo smutné dobrodružstvíEnglish title
Bimbo’s Unfortunate AdventureSummary
Story of the drawer Jára and of his cartoon friend - the clown Bimbo.
Synopsis
The draughtsman Jára receives a letter from his girlfriend in which she parts with him. He is very unhappy and tries to shoot himself with a gun. Deranged, he spills ink from a bottle on the table. A clown Bimbo is born from the ink and he thanks Jára for setting him free. He keeps inventing how to surprise the draughtsman and cheer him up. Their friendship, however, is soon over, as the clown has conjured up a girlfriend for Jára. The draughtsman sets off to the open air with his new girlfriend, leaving the drawn forlorn Bimbo desolated in grief for losing a friend.
Note
The film is often dated 1927, but the documented censorship record originates from as late as 1930. Information about the year 1927 is on a single surviving copy in an opening title, which is not original. Nothing as to who created the given title and from which sources the person in question drew information about the date of origination of the film was found. The author of the rhymed subheadings is Karel Smrž.
Photos
Cast
Karel Dodal
kreslíř Jára
Hermína Týrlová
dívka Máňa
Crew and creators
Production info
Original Title
Bimbovo smutné dobrodružství
Czech Title
Bimbovo smutné dobrodružství
English Title
Bimbo’s Unfortunate Adventure
Category
film
Typology
animatedtheatrical distribution
Genre
slapstick
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1929
Production Year
1929
Production specifications
date of censorship 21 January 1930
Premiere
premiere 1930 /suitable for youths/
Production
Copyright Holders
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
short film
Duration in minutes
10 min
Original length in metres
370 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Animation technique
cartoon, combined (technique), feature
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
