Jan W. Speerger

Jan Wenceslaus Speerger (29 April 1896 – 25 June 1950) was a Czech film actor and film director. He appeared in many Czech movies in the first half of the 20th century.

Life He started as a cinema projectionist and later worked as a technician and assistant director for Wetebfilm. He acted mostly in supporting roles and also directed three films. He was also a stage actor in Vinohrady Theatre, National Theatre and others.

Selected filmography Actor The Arrival from the Darkness (1921) The Cross by the Brook (1921) Jánošík (1921) White Paradise (1924) The Lantern (1925) The Eleventh Commandment (1925) Never the Twain (1926) St. Wenceslas (1929) Poor Girl (1929) All for Love (1930) Imperial and Royal Field Marshal (1930) Him and His Sister (1931) The Good Soldier Schweik (1931) Sister Angelika (1932) Anton Spelec, Sharp-Shooter (1932) The Undertaker (1932) The Ideal Schoolmaster (1932) The Inspector General (1933) The Heroic Captain Korkorán (1934) Jánošík (1935) Three Men in the Snow (1936) Irca's Romance (1936) Virginity (1937) Cause for Divorce (1937) Tři vejce do skla (1937) The Lantern (1938) Girl In Blue (1940) Baron Prášil (1940) Nocturnal Butterfly (1941) Valentin the Good (1942) I'll Be Right Over (1942) Řeka čaruje (1945) Rozina, the Love Child (1945) Thunder in the Hills (1946) Čapek's Tales (1947) The Poacher's Foster Daughter or Noble Millionaire (1949) Divá Bára (1949)

Director The Tramp's Heart (1922) Lost Souls (1926) Gypsy Love (1938)