The Catacombs(1940)
The title refers to the office of records in the basement of a large company... sort of the place where a troublesome employee may be dumped in a dead end job. If fact, the story is a simple romantic comedy, with Burian as the kindly old stick-in-the-mud who helps the young man to sort out his romance with the daughter of the company's owner.
Movie: The Catacombs
Top 10 Billed Cast
oficiál Borman
Sýkora, přednosta úřadu
Kryštof, ředitel Pozemkového úradu
Klásek, prezidiální
Nasťa Borková
Dr. Marek, úredník
Ing. Jiří Rudík
Irena Krystofová
Malvína Klásková
Kefurt, vrchní revident
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The title refers to the office of records in the basement of a large company... sort of the place where a troublesome employee may be dumped in a dead end job. If fact, the story is a simple romantic comedy, with Burian as the kindly old stick-in-the-mud who helps the young man to sort out his romance with the daughter of the company's owner.
Release Date
1940-02-23
Average
7.7
Rating:
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