Spejbl's Fascination with Film
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1931Production year
1931Premiere
10 April 1931Runtime
32 minCategory
filmGenre
satireTypology
animatedtheatrical distributionmediumOriginal title
Spejblovo filmové opojeníSecond title
Osudy hadříků a dřívek na 7 nitkáchCzech title
Spejblovo filmové opojeníEnglish title
Spejbl's Fascination with FilmEnglish second title
Fates of Cloths and Sticks on 7 ThreadsSummary
Spejbl's failed attempt at film career.
Synopsis
Spejbl craves a film career. He thus posts a newspaper ad, offering himself as an actor. As soon as he receives a response, he sends his son Hurvínek to the agent instead of himself. Hurvínek fears that his father is again looking for a wife. He is not as representative as Spejbl would wish, and he puts the agent off. Spejbl is first angry with his son, but then hears on the radio that the agent in question was an experienced swindler, and is glad that Hurvínek in fact saved him.
Note
The film was made in the AB Studios Prague, based in the Prague neighbourhood of Vinohrady in less than a day on February 24, 1931. Kubin’s foxtrot Your Service, Missus was released by Ultraphon in 1931 on LP in both sung and instrumental versions. In the same year, the executive producers of the Fišer Film Prague company introduced The Famous Film Star Mrs Acetylene Goes to the Cinema to Watch the Movie Spejbl and Hurvínek, which was screened prior to the Spejbl’s Fascination with Film. The Bulletin of the Czech Ministry of Interior lists the film in the section “For adults only. Forbidden for children and adolescents under the age of sixteen (comedies)”.
Photos
Dubbing
Josef Skupa
Josef Spejbl/Hurvínek, Spejblův syn
Crew and creators
Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Production Manager
Artistic Collaboration
Gustav Nosek (provedení loutek), Jiří Trnka
Cooperation
Jiřina Skupová (vedení loutek), Josef Skupa (vedení loutek), Gustav Nosek (vedení loutek)
Music
Music Composed by
Songs
Rukulíbám milostpaní
Song Composer Rudolf Kubín
Writer of Lyrics Josef Skupa
Singer Josef Skupa
Production info
Original Title
Spejblovo filmové opojení
Czech Title
Spejblovo filmové opojení
Second Title
Osudy hadříků a dřívek na 7 nitkách
English Title
Spejbl's Fascination with Film
English Second Title
Fates of Cloths and Sticks on 7 Threads
Category
film
Typology
animatedtheatrical distribution
Genre
satire
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1931
Production Year
1931
Production specifications
start of filming 24 February 1931
end of filming 24 February 1931
date of censorship 7 April 1931
Premiere
premiere 10 April 1931 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Kotva /1 týden/, Radio /2 týdny/ a Světozor /2 týdny/, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Laboratories
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
medium length film
Duration in minutes
32 min
Original length in metres
1 100 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Animation technique
puppet, marionettes – string-controlled
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
Tobis – Klang
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
