Josef Rovenský

Josef Rovenský (17 April 1894 – 5 November 1937) was a Czech-Jewish film actor and director. He appeared in 74 films between 1914 and 1936. He starred in the 1929 film Father Vojtech, which was the directorial debut of Martin Frič. He died during filming of Virginity. According to Otakar Vávra he died of a cocaine overdose. His last film was then completed by Jan Sviták.

Selected filmography Director Year Title Notes 1920 The Mystery of the Old Book 1921 The Children of Fate 1922 The Tramp's Heart 1927 The House of Lost Happiness 1928 Love Led Them Through Life 1933 The River Won Best Director at 1934 Venice Film Festival 1934 In the Red of Morning 1934 Romance from the Tatra Mountains Competed at 1935 Venice Film Festival 1935 Maryša Competed at 1936 Venice Film Festival 1937 Completed by Jan Sviták

Actor

Little Red Riding Hood (1920) Tu ten kámen (1923) White Paradise (1924) Schweik in Civilian Life (1927) Kainovo znamení (1928) Father Vojtech (1929) Diary of a Lost Girl (1929) The Call of the North (1929) The Girl with the Whip (1929) Sin of a Beautiful Woman (1929) Když struny lkají (1930) A Girl from the Reeperbahn (1930) The Caviar Princess (1930) Imperial and Royal Field Marshal (1930) Chudá holka (1930) Tonka of the Gallows (1930) The Last Bohemian (1931) Business Under Distress (1931) The Affair of Colonel Redl (1932) Sister Angelika (1932) The Undertaker (1932) Wehe, wenn er losgelassen (1932) Public Not Admitted (1933) The Inspector General (1933) Daughter of the Regiment (1933)