The Mystery of the MK 204 Turning Point

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1934

Production year

1934

Runtime

7 min

Category

film

Genre

promotional

Typology

animatedtheatrical distributionshort

Original title

Záhada mezníku MK 204

Czech title

Záhada mezníku MK 204

English title

The Mystery of the MK 204 Turning Point

Summary

A commercial promoting Microphona 204 radio receivers.

Synopsis

A police station receives a report about a mysterious turning point. The police boss gives all detectives the necessary information, and the investigation begins. One of the detectives takes a spooky way leading to a mysterious castle from where weird sounds are heard. He gets to a forest clearing and watches little sprites and dwarfs dancing around a peculiar thing producing beautiful sounds. The mysterious thing instantly turns into a radio receiver. The commercial then claims: "The real turning point in Czechoslovak broadcasting technology was the Microphona 204 device."

Crew and creators

Screenstory

Irena Dodalová

Art Director

Karel Dodal

Music

Music Composed by

Bedřich Kerten

Production info

Original Title

Záhada mezníku MK 204

Czech Title

Záhada mezníku MK 204

English Title

The Mystery of the MK 204 Turning Point

Category

film

Typology

animatedtheatrical distribution

Genre

promotional

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1934

Production Year

1934

Production specifications

date of censorship 12/1934

Premiere

premiere 12/1934 /suitable for youths/

Production

IRE-Film

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Piras-Thalia Praha

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

7 min

Original length in metres

110 meters

Distribution carrier

35mm

Animation technique

cartoon

Aspect ratio

1:1,19

Colour

black & white

Sound

sound

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

without dialogue

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Intertitles languages

Czech

Opening/End credits languages

Czech