The Unspeakable
The Unspeakable (Polish: O czym się nie mówi, also O czem się nie mówi) is a 1924 Polish lost silent drama film directed by Edward Puchalski, starring Jadwiga Smosarska and Wanda Siemaszkowa.[1] It was remade in 1939.
| The Unspeakable | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Edward Puchalski |
| Written by | Edward Puchalski Gabriela Zapolska (novel) |
| Starring | Jadwiga Smosarska Wanda Siemaszkowa |
| Cinematography | Zbigniew Gniazdowski |
Production company | Sfinks |
Release date | 21 October 1924 |
| Country | Poland |
| Languages | Silent Polish intertitles |
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Józef Galewski and Mieczysław Krawicz.
Plot
Krajewski, a banking clerk, falls in love with Frania, a girl he met accidentally. Frania returns the favor, but it turns out that she is so impoverished that she works as a prostitute. She's completely dependent on her pimp, Kosz, and his partner in crime, Prysadna. The next day Krajewski meets Kosz, who treats him as a client and offers him to find and deliver a woman that Krajewski is looking for. Krajewski describes Frania, who is brought to him. Krajewski then offers Frania the prospect of a life together.
Cast
- Jadwiga Smosarska as Frania Watorek 'Poranek'
- Kazimierz Justian as clerk Krajewski 'Tatuńcio'
- Wanda Siemaszkowa as Romanowa
- Władysław Grabowski as Konitz
- Stefan Jaracz as counselor Wolski
- Maria Gorczyńska as Mańka
- Wieslaw Gawlikowski as pimp Kosz
- Maria Chaveau as Prysadna
- Ludwik Fritsche as Ten, co płaci
- Maria Dulęba as Gwozdecka
- Maria Balcerkiewiczówna as "one of them"
- Justyna Czartorzyska
- Józef Węgrzyn
- Mira Zimińska
- Tadeusz Olsza
- Jan Szymanski
- Wlodzimierz Macherski
References
- Skaff p.82
Bibliography
- Skaff, Sheila. The Law of the Looking Glass: Cinema in Poland, 1896-1939. Ohio University Press, 2008.