Karel Lamač

Karel Lamač (27 January 1897 – 2 August 1952) was a Czech film director, actor, screenwriter, producer and singer. He directed more than 100 films in Czechoslovakia, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

Life Lamač was born 27 January 1897 in Prague, Austria-Hungary. His parents were Karel Lamač sr. (1863–1938), opera singer and a pharmacist, and Františka Lamačová (née Prusíková, 1860–1949). In his childhood Lamač was interested in pharmacy, electrical engineering, stage magic and acting. Before WWI he went to apprentice in camera manufacturer company Ernemann in Dresden. During 1930s he was making movies in Germany, Czechoslovakia, France and Austria. After the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia he left to Netherlands to make De Spooktrein and then to United Kingdom. He served in RAF until 1941. He made war documentaries and three feature movies during WWII.

Selected filmography Director Year Title Notes 1919 The Furious Bridegroom Short film. Considered lost. 1919 Chord of Death Considered lost. 1920 Gilly in Prague for the First Time 1921 The Poisoned Light 1923 The Lumberjack 1924 White Paradise 1925 Catch Him! 1925 Karel Havlíček Borovský Considered lost. 1925 The Lantern 1926 The Countess from Podskalí Considered lost. 1926 The Good Soldier Schweik 1926 Schweik at the Front 1926 Never the Twain Considered lost. 1927 The Old Dad Bezoušek 1927 A Flower of the Šumava Mountains Considered lost. 1927 Sweet Josefine Considered lost. 1928 Eve's Daughters 1928 The First Kiss 1928 Suzy Saxophone 1928 Der erste Kuß 1929 Sin Considered lost. 1929 Sinful and Sweet 1929 Sin of a Beautiful Woman 1929 The Girl with the Whip 1929 The Caviar Princess 1930 Das Mädel aus U.S.A. 1929 Fairground People 1930 Imperial and Royal Field Marshal 1930 K. und K. Feldmarschall German version of Imperial and Royal Field Marshal 1930 Monsieur le maréchal French version of Imperial and Royal Field Marshal 1930 Eine Freundin so goldig wie Du 1931 Him and His Sister 1931 Er und seine Schwester German version of Him and His Sister 1931 The Squeaker 1931 Business Under Distress 1931 Die Fledermaus 1931 Wehe, wenn er losgelassen 1931 Co-directed with Pierre Billon 1932 Mamsell Nitouche 1932 A Night in Paradise 1932 Une nuit au paradis 1932 Lelíček in the Services of Sherlock Holmes 1932 The Undertaker 1932 Die grausame Freundin 1932 Faut-il les marier? 1932 The Ringer 1932 Kiki 1932 Baby 1933 Daughter of the Regiment 1933 La fille du régiment French version of Daughter of the Regiment 1933 Fräulein Hoffmanns Erzählungen 1933 The Good Tramp Bernášek 1933 Jindra, the Countess Ostrovín 1933 The Love Hotel 1933 Orchesterprobe Short film 1934 So ein Theater! Short film 1934 Der verhexte Scheinwerfer 1934 The Switched Bride Short film 1934 L'amour en cage 1934 Karneval und Liebe 1934 Little Dorrit 1934 Frasquita 1934 The Brenken Case 1934 Polská krev 1934 Polish Blood German version of Polská krev 1934 Nezlobte dědečka 1935 Knockout 1935 Großreinemachen 1935 I Love All the Women 1935 J'aime toutes les femmes French version of Ich liebe alle Frauen 1935 The White Horse Inn 1935 The Young Count 1936 The Postman from Longjumeau 1936 The Bashful Casanova 1936 Flitterwochen 1936 On the Green Meadow 1936 Where the Lark Sings 1937 The Hound of the Baskervilles 1937 A Girl from the Chorus 1937 Vor Liebe wird gewarnt 1937 Peter im Schnee 1937 Grounds for Divorce 1937 Cause for Divorce German version of Důvod k rozvodu 1937 The Vagabonds 1937 Pat und Patachon im Paradies 1937 Florentine 1938 Immer wenn ich glücklich bin..! 1938 Forbidden Love 1938 Frühlingsluft 1938 Ducháček Will Fix It 1938 The Lantern 1938 Watch Out for the Ghosts 1939 Place de la Concorde 1939 Slávka, Don't Give In! 1939 U pokladny stál... 1939 De Spooktrein 1940 Narcisse 1943 Schweik's New Adventures 1943 They Met in the Dark 1944 It Happened One Sunday 1947 La Colère des dieux 1947 One Night at the Tabarin 1952 The Thief of Bagdad

Actor Gilly in Prague for the First Time (1920) The Poisoned Light (1921) The Arrival from the Darkness (1921) Look After Your Daughters (1922) Lead Us Not into Temptation (1922) Young Medardus (1923) Helena (1924) The Secret Agent (1924) White Paradise (1924) The Lantern (1925) Eve's Daughters (1928)

Producer The Double (1934)