Hero for a Night explained

Hero for a Night
Director:	Martin Frič
Producer:	Emil Meißner
Starring:	Vlasta Burian Betty Bird Theo Lingen
Music:	Eman Fiala
Cinematography:	Jan Stallich
Editing:	Martin Frič
Studio:	Meissner Film Prague
Distributor:	Rota-Film Kiba Kinobetriebsanstalt (Austria)
Runtime:	90 minutes
Language:	German

Hero for a Night (German: Held einer Nacht) is a 1935 Czech-German comedy film directed by Martin Frič and starring Vlasta Burian, Betty Bird and Theo Lingen.^{[1] [2]} It was shot at the Barrandov Studios in Prague. The film's sets were designed by the art director Štěpán Kopecký.^[3] A separate Czech-language version Hrdina jedné noci was also produced.

Cast

• Vlasta Burian as Florian Kerzl
• Else Lord as Plaschek, Schneidermeisterin
• Betty Bird as Elvira Thompson & Hanni, ihr Double
• Theo Lingen as Oberlehrer Schneemilch
• Erik Ode as Jantschi, Reklamezeichner
• Max Liebl as Der Bürgermeister
• Herta Rayn
• Karl Padlesak

Bibliography

• Balski, Grzegorz . Directory of Eastern European Film-makers and Films 1945-1991. Flicks Books, 1992.
• Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Filmlexikon der abendfüllenden deutschen und deutschsprachigen Tonfilme nach ihren deutschen Uraufführungen. 1935. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.

External links

https://www.filmovyprehled.cz/en/film/395675/hero-for-a-night-german-version

Notes and References

1. Web site: Held einer Nacht. 2011-01-23. csfd.cz.
2. Balski p.83
3. Klaus p.76-77