Wild West Hero

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1920

Production year

1920

Premiere

4 May 1920

Runtime

25 min

Category

film

Genre

slapstick

Typology

animatedtheatrical distributionshort

Original title

Hrdina divokého západu

Czech title

Hrdina divokého západu

English title

Wild West Hero

Summary

Cartoon grotesque with heroes from the American Wild West.

Synopsis

The humorous adventures of Eddie Polo and Marie Walcamp in "15 episodes and 142 parts".

Note

One of the first Czech animated films. The film materials are believed lost.

Crew and creators

Screenstory

Ferdinand Fiala

Screenplay

Ferdinand Fiala

Director of Photography

Svatopluk Innemann

Art Director

Ferdinand Fiala

Production info

Original Title

Hrdina divokého západu

Czech Title

Hrdina divokého západu

English Title

Wild West Hero

Category

film

Typology

animatedtheatrical distribution

Genre

slapstick

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1920

Production Year

1920

Production specifications

date of censorship 1920

Premiere

premiere 4 May 1920 (kino Lucerna, Praha)

Production

Poja Film

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Poja Film

Technical info

Duration typology

short film

Duration in minutes

25 min

Original length in metres

700 meters

Distribution carrier

35mm

Animation technique

cartoon

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