01 Sep 1937
The Gap
A dramatization to promote the Territorial Army.
Mladí dobyvatelé vzduchu
A film about the education of young aviators, which uses the natural interest of the youth in aviation and leads them through modeling circles and motorless flying to flying powered planes.
1950
Top Billed Cast
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