Svatopluk Innemann (1896-1945) was the son of a director and an opera singer. He shot his first film in 1918 with Otto Heller. He made his way alone in subsequent years, trying his hand at both acting and directing. His feature films are generically wide-ranging (operetta, comedy, melodrama), and he also made a number of documentaries (e.g. Prague Illuminated, 1928). His beloved comedy From the Czech Mills and his narrative biopic Josef Kajetán Tyl were released in 1925. In 1919-1930 he shot sixteen silent films and then entered the sound era with Fidlovačka (1930). He also shot the Jaroslav Hašek biopic The Last Bohemian (1931) and the comedy Men Offside (1931), still his most successful and popular picture. Another highlight of Innemann's directing career came with Before Graduation (1932), realized in cooperation with Vladislav Vančura.
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