Christian (1939 film)

Christian (Czech: Kristián) is a Czech comedy film directed by Martin Frič. It was released in 1939. The film is based on a French play.

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On the first of every month, a mysterious guest, who goes by the name Kristián, appears in the fashionable Orient Bar. He tips lavishly, and on every visit, his tales of foreign travels charm a new woman into falling for him. After every conquest, however, he slips away, vanishing poignantly but harmlessly into the night—until a dropped business card betrays his identity. Thanks to the clue, his latest conquest, Zuzana, discovers that by day Kristián is merely Alois Novák, a mousy travel agent with a wife, and Zuzana decides to take humorous revenge. The result is a witty movie that calls to mind American screwball comedies of the same era such as The Lady Eve and The Awful Truth. In real life, the actresses who played Zuzana and Novák's wife were friends, and during World War II they competed for the affections of the producer Willy Söhnel.

Cast

Oldrich Nový as Alois Novák alias Kristian

Natasa Gollová as Marie Nováková

Raoul Schránil as Fred

Bedrich Veverka as Petr

Adina Mandlová as Zuzana Rendlová - Fred's fiancée

Jára Kohout as Josef Novotný - official travel agency

Anna Steimarová as Marie's aunt

Jaroslav Marvan as Král - Travel agency manager

Cenek Slégl as Dandy with hanky

Josef Belský as Orient bar manager

Frantisek Paul as Robert - waiter

Jan W. Speerger as Barman