Josef Rovenský
Birthday: 1894-04-17 Place of Birth: Prague, Czech Republic
Synopsis
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Josef Rovenský (17 April 1894 – 5 November 1937) was a Czechoslovak film actor 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Josef Rovenský, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acting
Diary of a Lost Girl
Thymian Henning, an innocent young girl, is raped by the clerk of her father's pharmacy. She becomes pregnant, is rejected by her family, and must fend for herself in a harsh, cruel world.
Fidlovačka
In "Fidlovacka", the name of a Czechoslovakian festival, the proprietress of a cheese factory picks a fiancé for her orphaned niece in her desire to bring aristocratic blood into the family. THe niece has also picked the man she wants to marry and isn't the the rich aristocrat.