Theodor Pištěk
Acting
Biography
Theodor Pištěk (13 June 1895 – 5 August 1960) was a Czech actor and film director. He appeared in 234 films between 1921 and 1959. He is the father of the costume designer Theodor Pištěk. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Born: June 13, 1895
Place of Birth: Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary. [now in Czech Republic]
Known For
Srdce v soumraku
School Is the Foundation of Life
Seventh form pupils at a grammar school in Přívlaky are preparing for a secondary school sports competition. Class creep Krhounek gives the class teacher Lejsal a copy of the seventh form’s magazine Roar. Most of the teachers insist on severe punishing the culprit. The author does not own up and consequently the whole class is punished by being banned from taking part in the schools competition. The most gifted pupil, Benetka, rather sharply criticises the school in a homework essay on a subject of his choice. The strict Czech language teacher is convinced Benetka is the author of the school magazine. Benetka denies the charge but his expulsion from school is proposed anyway on account the views he expounded in his essay. Eventually, Boukal, the author of the school magazine comes forward and admits to writing it. The pupils are allowed to take part in the contest and thanks to Benetka they win. In the meantime however the teachers vote to expell him.
The Blue Star Hotel
It all begins when Zuzanka, the new young owner, arrives at the dilapidated Blue Star Hotel. Determined to put the declining inheritance back on its feet, she starts chasing three young men, including the composer Jirka, who, dressed in a waiter's tailcoat, is to work off his debt to the new owner. Like his two friends, Jirka succumbs to the charms of his new boss and, with some confidence, hopes that he is the one who has the best chance of becoming her chosen one. At that moment, however, a guest arrives, intent on carrying out the family tradition and throwing an engagement party at the Blue Star Hotel, regardless of his condition. This, however, is not to the liking of his wilful fiancée. Fortunately, there is the sympathetic Zuzanka, who charms the unusual guest so much that he resolutely breaks off his engagement to the rich girl and prefers to marry the cute hotelier.
The Ideal Schoolmaster
This light-hearted comedy operetta tells the story of a newly appointed high school professor who becomes an ideal target for pranks and jokes.
Studentská máma
A comedy about a small student boarding house, whose quirky and energetic owner, Miss Klatovská, takes maternal care of all her tenants, selflessly helps them with their problems and experiences all their successes, student loves and life's ups and downs with them. Whether it's the failing octave student Eman's problems with Latin, the hopeless love of chemist Jožka Budil for the medic Magda Bártová, or the fraudulent sale of a rare painting, in which the medic Mirek Toman gets involved...
Manželství na úvěr
The story of the love life of sisters Lea and Ema Pohl and the comical escapades of Kristýna Žitná, Ema's classmate.
Rozkošný příběh
Poor saleswoman Helena accepts a theater ticket from a stranger who has left over the ticket after a disagreement with his fiancée Eva. The stranger is millionaire Jára Nerad, and Helena pretends to be rich in front of him. The next day, they meet by chance in the store where Helena works, and the truth comes out. However, Jára doesn't mind, and the two young people start dating...
The Catacombs
The title refers to the office of records in the basement of a large company... sort of the place where a troublesome employee may be dumped in a dead end job. If fact, the story is a simple romantic comedy, with Burian as the kindly old stick-in-the-mud who helps the young man to sort out his romance with the daughter of the company's owner.
The Heroic Captain Korkoran
The captain of the Prague shipping company, Adam Korkorán, lives his dreams of commanding ocean liners, even though in reality he only sails a small steamer on the Vltava River. The company's management still has problems with him, so when Korkorán refuses to retire, they at least send him to a spa. However, at the train station in Poděbrady, a servant from the most expensive spa hotel accidentally takes away his suitcase with the luggage of a rich lady. As a result, Korkorán is mistaken for a corvette captain and a rich man. Dazzled by the luxury, Korkorán befriends a retired admiral and begins to play a game with the spa guests and himself. He is even declared the most popular guest of the season. When he runs out of money, he writes to his housekeeper to send him all his savings. The horrified woman decides to go to Korkorán, and the truth comes out...
Slečna matinka
The owner of a fashion factory, Rafael Klučina, is desperately looking for an imaginative advertising campaign that would attract the public and raise the profile of his business. However, the head of his advertising department, Filip Muška, seems unable to come up with one. In the end, they are helped by the model Boženka Smolíková and her talent for perfect disguises and masks. The unusual advertising campaign involves Boženka traveling around the country for fourteen days in model clothes, and whoever recognizes her will win a prize of fifty thousand crowns...
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Manda
as Works council chairman
as Nemec
as Burger
as Richard Skalský
as Karel Hampl
as konšel Velvar
as Havel Toužil
as Alois Trachta
as Kudrna, Valentinův strýc
as Václav Kaliba
as Vitališ Hašek
as příbuzný pana Berky
as Pan otec
as bankéř Čejka
as Gregor
as Franta Houžvička
as hostinský Na zámecké
as komisař
as Chramosta
as Boleslav Kalvoda
as Klásek, prezidiální
as Barták
as Mario Tudor
as Jan
as Zvonimír Řepa
as ředitel gymnázia
as vrchní
as Squire Vodnansky
as ředitel gymnasia Kubát
as Krištof Klapzuba
as Baret
as Jan Marten
as Václav Bezdětek
as Habršperk
as Fat Party Guest
as Alexej Maximovič Ursakov
as Jan Sadílek
as Orlický
as Václav Kondelík
as policejní komisař
as dr. Werner
as Gerichtsvollzieher
as statkář Drahan
as Jindřich Kodym
as Ferdinand Nerad
as Petr
as Bárta, Lize's father
as Jánský
as Brabec
as hostinský
as Tomáš Miňovský
as Bruno Eisenkulka
as vrátný v Imperialu
as školník
as Andre Markušovský
as Čeněk Přibyl
as Florián Králíček
as Vojtěch Čáp
as Martin Rezeda
as Filip
as Hanibal
as Kráčmera
as Alois Hubáček
as majitel detektivního ústavu Dlouhý
as Jarýn
as Hynek Durdys
as soudce Lapkin Ťapkin
as Zachar
as Otakar Nožička
as Alois
as strýček
as Barnabáš Mužný
as School director
as Parkoš
as vrchní železniční rada Klapka
as Topol
as Prime Minister Count Mendoza
as Karel Sahula
as hráč karet
as MUDr. Bondy
as Šefelín
as Fábera
as Ludvík Pazdera
as plukovník Alois Přecechtěl
as Husband, Coalman
as Drunk
as Hilbert
as Leonhard Planinger
as John
as Duke of Pommery
as Mosovský
as Fedir Koriatovych
as Count Valdemar Lomecký
as Jánošík
as Bohdan Drazický