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Never the Twain (1926)

Never the Twain poster
Original title
Velbloud uchem jehly
Directed by
Karel Lamač
Genre
comedy film, silent film
Country
Czechoslovakia
Runtime
1h 39m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The son of a wealthy industrialist marries the daughter of a beggar. The film is a silent comedy from Czechoslovakia based on a play.

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What happens

Never the Twain (Czech: Velbloud uchem jehly) is a 1926 Czech silent comedy film directed by Karel Lamač and starring Jan W. Speerger, Betty Kysilková and Anny Ondra. It is based on the 1923 František Langer play Velbloud uchem jehly. The son of a wealthy industrialist marries the daughter of a beggar. The film's sets were designed by the art director Artur Berger. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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