Hugo Haas - Collection 1 (4DVD) - DVD

Long live the deceased
Directed by: Martin Frič, 1935, 84 min.
Mixed-up X-rays and one last fling are the start of major changes in the life of the debauched Petr Suk, who, expecting an early end, resigns himself to his fate. This comedy is directed by Martin Frič and stars Hugo Haas, Adina Mandlová, Karel Hašler, Václav Trégl and others.
Starring: Hugo Haas, Adina Mandlová, Karel Hašler, Milada Gampeová, Václav Trégl, František Kreuzmann
BONUSES: a word from the historian, photographs, biography and filmography, contemporary documentation
SUBTITLES: Czech for the hearing impaired, English

The eleventh commandment
Directed by: Martin Frič, 1935, 77 min.
Imperial and Royal Notary Voborský swears to his friends, played by Jindřich Plachta and Jiří Plachý – sworn enemies of marriage – that he will never get married. However, when he does become a newlywed some time later, he denies his wife to his friends, passing her off as his daughter. This, of course, causes great confusion not only in his entire family but also in his friends' affairs.
Starring: Hugo Haas, Jiřina Štěpničková, Theodor Pištěk, Milada Gampeová, Truda Grosslichtová, Jindřich Plachta, Jiří Plachý, Václav Trégl, Ella Nollová, Karel Hašler, Jára Kohout, Jaroslav Marvan
BONUSES: a word from the historian, photographs, biography and filmography, contemporary documentation
SUBTITLES: Czech for the hearing impaired, English

Three men in the snow
Directed by: Vladimír Slavínský, 1936, 100 min.
The young Doctor Hájek has been looking for a job for a long time without success. However, fortune finally smiles on him – he wins a competition for the best advertising slogan, organised by the factory owner Bárta. The prize is a stay at a luxury mountain hotel. Bárta is also heading to the same winter resort, but he uses a false name and pretends to be a poor man. It's no wonder that the hotel staff make a mistake when checking in these two guests.
Starring: Hugo Haas, Jindřich Plachta, Věra Ferbasová, Vladimír Borský, Zdeňka Baldová, Ella Nollová, František Paul, Theodor Pištěk, Vlasta Hrubá, Jaroslav Marvan
SUBTITLES: Czech for the hearing impaired

Paradise alley
Directed by: Martin Frič, 1936, 86 min.
Petr runs away from the orphanage where his uncle Gustav sent him and sets out to find his dog Punťa, with whom he was inseparable. He finds him with the dog catcher Tobiáš, but Tobiáš doesn't want to give Punťa up. He offers to let Petr stay with him. Soon, however, a lady appears who would like to adopt Petr. But can Tobiáš support himself, the boy, and Punťa?
Starring: Hugo Haas, Vladimír Jedlička, Zdeněk Štěpánek, Hana Vítová, Jiří Dohnal, Bedřich Vrbský, Zita Kabátová, Theodor Pištěk, Stanislav Neumann, Marta Májová, Jaroslav Marvan, Čeněk Šlégl
SUBTITLES: Czech for the hearing impaired