Jan W. Speerger

He started as a cinema projectionist and later worked as a technician and assistant director for Wetebfilm. He acted mostly in supporting roles and also directed three films. He was also a stage actor in Vinohrady Theatre, National Theatre and others. ==Selected filmography==

Actor • The Arrival from the Darkness (1921) • The Cross by the Brook (1921) • Jánošík (1921) • White Paradise (1924) • The Lantern (1925) • The Eleventh Commandment (1925) • Never the Twain (1926) • St. Wenceslas (1929) • Poor Girl (1929) • All for Love (1930) • Imperial and Royal Field Marshal (1930) • Him and His Sister (1931) • The Good Soldier Schweik (1931) • Sister Angelika (1932) • Anton Spelec, Sharp-Shooter (1932) • The Undertaker (1932) • The Ideal Schoolmaster (1932) • The Inspector General (1933) • The Heroic Captain Korkorán (1934) • Jánošík (1935) • Three Men in the Snow (1936) • ''Irca's Romance'' (1936) • Virginity (1937) • Cause for Divorce (1937) • Tři vejce do skla (1937) • The Lantern (1938) • Girl In Blue (1940) • Baron Prášil (1940) • Nocturnal Butterfly (1941) • Valentin the Good (1942) • ''I'll Be Right Over'' (1942) • Řeka čaruje (1945) • Rozina, the Love Child (1945) • Thunder in the Hills (1946) • ''Čapek's Tales'' (1947) • ''The Poacher's Foster Daughter or Noble Millionaire'' (1949) • Divá Bára (1949) Director • ''The Tramp's Heart'' (1922) • Lost Souls (1926) • Gypsy Love (1938) ==References==