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Josef Rovenský

Josef Rovenský

Josef Rovenský (17 April 1894 – 5 November 1937) was a Czechoslovak film actor from the polytechnic 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.

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Movies Starring Josef Rovenský (27)

Maryša (1935)

A village drama about the tragic culmination of a forced marriage. The film was financed by a Brno company, which required interventions in the generally known original. The reason for moving the location of the action and rewriting the dialogues into the ...

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Young Love (1933)

The story of love, between a sturdy village boy and a gentle country girl, filmed with a movingly genuine charm. ...

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The Inspector-General (1933)

Vlasta Burian appears in a town of Czarist Russia impersonating an Inspector General, and he is entertained lavishly by the local political-hacks and peasants seeking his favor for whatever they are advocating or need fixed. Burain is involved in a series ...

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With the exception of the public (1933)

A comedy of misunderstanding and a love square ...

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His Majesty's Adjutant (1933)

Lieutenant Patera, who unfortunately became involved in a scandalous affair in the highest circles of the Habsburg monarchy, is transferred from his sentence to the backwater garrison in Munich. ...

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Sister Angelika (1932)

Karla, a bar dancer, shoots her lover Mayer during a break-up. She hides from the police in pianist Pavel Ryant's apartment and promises to return when she leaves. The next day, however, Karla is arrested and convicted. In the penitentiary she meets the wa ...

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Pepina Rejholcová (1932)

Country girl Pepina sometimes misses her boyfriend Ferd. He works for the detective company "Bdělá soůva" in Prague. Pepina takes the opportunity to visit Ferd when the filmmakers offer her to go with them. However, they accidentally run her over on the ...

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Růžové kombiné (1932)

A tabloid newspaper reporter overhears a conversation about murder between the owner of a shooting range and his niece Slávka, an avid reader of detective stories. The evidence in the case was underwear with monogram I.K. Professor Sedláček returns from ...

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The Undertaker (1932)

An employee of the funeral home Pleticha calls his superior. He overhears that he is supposed to buy a wedding gift and deliver it to his boss's relatives. He therefore sets off to the given address to organize the funeral. When the mistake is explained, P ...

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Lelíček in the Services of Sherlock Holmes (1932)

The Portorican prime minister asks British detective Sherlock Holmes to find a twin for King Fernando XXIII, a weak and frightened man who fears anarchists and does not want to show himself in public. Holmes finds in the Czech newspapers a photo of the per ...

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The Last Bohemian (1932)

Military doctor Katz loses to his servant Josef Švejk at cards. Švejk steals a dog for his new superior, Lieutenant Lukáš. While walking his dog, Lukáš meets Colonel Kraus, who is displeased to discover that Lukáš is taking his dog with him. As pun ...

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The Robber (1931)

Mimi lives with her parents and the maid Fanka in a villa near the forest. One day, a gamekeeper comes to court Mimi when her parents are away. ...

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Business in Distress (1931)

Finnicky efficiency expert is sent to straighten out business management problems at a jazz club, and finds self being drawn into the swingin' scene. ...

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Darling of the Regiment (1931)

E. A. Longen's return to the director's chair after 20 years: The story is about reservists on a military exercise. Non-soldier Kohout has to pose as an officer because he is representing his "busy" employer. ...

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Him and His Sister (1931)

Postman Brabec is a welcome guest of the revue theatre for his sense of humor, and he brings his director Holt letters from female admirers every day. Holt's fans include Brabec's sister Anny. The girl would like to join the theatre, but for the time being ...

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The Case of Colonel Redl (1931)

The case of Colonel Redl -- an officer blackmailed into spying by virtue of his homosexuality. ...

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Movies Made By Josef Rovenský (9)

Preludium (1941)

Theater props maker Karel Vajgant has a young wife, Magda, and two children, seven-year-old Pavlík and eleven-year-old Pepička. Magda is a caring mother, but she feels that her husband prioritizes work and his comfort. In a weak moment, Magda becomes unf ...

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Hlídač č. 47 (1937)

A young village shopkeeper, Ferda Zuska, wants to jump in front of a train because his girlfriend has married someone else. At the last moment, he is saved by the railway guard Douša and his wife Anna. Ferda soon forgets his sadness and starts courting An ...

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Pan (1937)

Lieutentant Thomas Glahn lives with his dog Aesop in a small cabin, withdrawn from the rest of the world. In the store of the merchant Mack, he gets to know Edwarda, Mack's daughter. Edwarda takes the initiative to try and see Glahn again. A tender love ...

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Manja Valewska (1937)

A romantic melodrama set in 19th-century Russia: magnificent uniforms, dashing officers, glittering balls. A young woman, unhappily married to an aging count, who is passionately in love with another man, must stand trial on charges of murder after her hus ...

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Maryša (1935)

A village drama about the tragic culmination of a forced marriage. The film was financed by a Brno company, which required interventions in the generally known original. The reason for moving the location of the action and rewriting the dialogues into the ...

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Romance from the Tatra Mountains (1935)

In Slovakia's Tatra mountains, ironsmith Pavel lives with his son Janko and orphan Anuška, who are close. Janko spends summer pasturing sheep, while Anuška deals with Jura's advances. Janko meets Soňa Varenová, a city woman seeking peace, and becomes h ...

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Young Love (1933)

The story of love, between a sturdy village boy and a gentle country girl, filmed with a movingly genuine charm. ...

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