Komedia z pomylek (TV)

Komedia z pomylek – Polish title

(A Comedy of Errors – English translated title)

A 1967 Czechoslovakian television production [Zespol Filmowy Iluzjon (Lodz)]

Producer: Jerzy Rutowicz

Director: Jerzy Zarzycki

Story: A Comedy of Errors H. Sienkiewicza (Henryk Sienkiewicz)

Teleplay: Józef Hen

Photography: Wieslaw Rutowicz [black & white]

Music: Andrzej Mundkowksi

Running time: 27 minutes

Cast:

Lora Neuman - Iga Cembrzynska (Maria Cembrzyńska)

Hans Kasche – Zdzislaw Maklakiewicz

Kitty – Zofia Merle

Judge – Kazimierz Opalinski

Robertson – Bronislaw Pawlik

Bill – Michal Szewczyk

Sheriff Davies – Z. Zintel (Zygmunt Zintel)

Mr. Goodwyn - J. Przybylski (Jerzy Przybylski)

Mrs. Goodwyn – E. Zdzieszyńska (Eve Zdzieszyńska)

Bill – M. Szewczyk (Michael Szewczyk)

Stagecoach driver – H. Staszewski (Henryk Staszewski)

Townsman – N. Szymańska (Natalia Szymańska), W. Kowalski (Waclaw Kowalski), B. Nowak (Barbara Nowak), John Paul Raven S. Piasecka (Stanislaus Piasecka), B. Majda (Bohdana Majda)

In Struck Oil City, a small California town in the Wild West, German immigrant Hans sets up shop on one of the streets.  To his annoyance, his compatriot, young and beautiful Lora sets up a shop on the opposite side.  This leads to fierce competition.  Lora decides to take Hans to court.  However the non-German speaking judge mistakenly thinks they are requesting a wedding ceremony.

This was made a Polish to television film shown in 1967 and released in theaters in 1968 with an extended 88 minute running time.

YouTube entire film link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlNEPHhuLEE