The Secret of Success

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1934

Production year

1934

Runtime

2 min

Category

film

Genre

promotional

Typology

animatedtheatrical distributionshort

Original title

Tajemství úspěchu

Czech title

Tajemství úspěchu

English title

The Secret of Success

Summary

A commercial promoting razors from the Maka company, based in Prague.

Synopsis

A man meets a beautiful girl in a park. He would like to get hold of her and to kiss her, but he has not shaved. He thus lets the Maka razor blade shave him. The girl then lets him court her and kiss her. The concluding commentary states: "Maka Shave – No Pain."

Note

Information about the censorship proceedings did not survive. The year of production was estimated.

Crew and creators

Art Director

Arnošt Továrek

Production info

Original Title

Tajemství úspěchu

Czech Title

Tajemství úspěchu

English Title

The Secret of Success

Category

film

Typology

animatedtheatrical distribution

Genre

promotional

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1934

Production Year

1934

Production specifications

date of censorship nepředloženo cenzuře

Premiere

premiere neproběhla

Production

Unionfilm Praha

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

2 min

Original length in metres

48 meters

Distribution carrier

35mm

Animation technique

cartoon

Aspect ratio

1:1,19

Colour

black & white

Sound

sound

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech, German