Ludwik Starski

Writing

Ludwik Starski

Born March 1, 1903 · Warsaw, Poland

Died February 29, 1984 · aged 80

Ludwik Starski (March 1, 1903 – February 29, 1984) was an author of film scripts, stage lyrics, and songs. He made his debut in 1925 with the vaudeville "Halo, Łodzianki," performed at the Municipal Theatre in Łódź, and subsequently collaborated with entertainment theatres in Warsaw. After the war, he wrote scripts for the Warsaw theatre "Syrena." From 1948-49, he headed the "Warszawa" Film Studio…

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Happy DaysHappy Days · 1936
Happy Days
★ 7.01936
MovieComedyMusic
Two friends, Szczepko and Tonko, are made unemployed in a toy factory where there was a ban on singing and they broke the rule. In a park they find a abandoned baby, and they take it into their care. Meanwhile, Wanda, owner of a toy shop, comes to Lwów with her uncle. He wants his niece to work for the director of this factory. By coincidence, the child is given to Wanda. Szczepko and Tonko look for him desperately. But the uncle is more and more happy about having the child. After numerous hurdles, the child remains at the uncle's, Wanda and Julian are in heaven, and Szczepko and Tonko, reconciled with fate, leave....
A Sportsman Against His WillA Sportsman Against His Will · 1940
A Sportsman Against His Will
★ 6.71940
MovieComedy
A story about a misunderstanding between a hairdresser and world renowned hockey player, due to coincidence, switching their jobs.
Klub kawalerówKlub kawalerów · 1962
Klub kawalerów
★ 7.21962
MovieComedyMusic
A group of chauvinistic men start a Bachelors' Club, but soon they start falling in love with women, threatening the continued existence of the club.
Pieśniarz WarszawyPieśniarz Warszawy · 1934
Pieśniarz Warszawy
★ 6.71934
MovieComedyMusic
Julek doesn't want to work, he prefers to sing on the street and marry his beloved. His family doesn't want to hear about it, to which Julek sings in the voice of Eugeniusz Bodo: "That's just how cold-hearted I am..."
Zapomniana melodiaZapomniana melodia · 1938
Zapomniana melodia
★ 7.01938
MovieComedyRomance
Helenka Roliczówna is the daughter of a wealthy cosmetics manufacturer and a boarder at the Institute for Girls' Further Education. There she meets Stefan Frankiewicz, who has decided to visit his uncle, a music teacher at the school. The young people quickly take a liking to each other.
First StartFirst Start · 1951
First Start
★ 9.01951
MovieDrama
A juvenile delinquent becomes a model citizen thanks to the teaching of a gliding school.
Hello, Fred the BeardHello, Fred the Beard · 1978
Hello, Fred the Beard
★ 6.81978
MovieComedyMusic
The revue theater "Red Mill" is in crisis, the owner has no money to pay the salaries of the employees. When the bailiff hands the director an order to seize the theater's assets, an elegant gentleman engineer Fred Kampinos unexpectedly appears and offers his help.
Forbidden SongsForbidden Songs · 1947
Forbidden Songs
★ 7.31947
MovieMusicWar
Set during the German occupation of Warsaw during WWII, this musical tells the story of several inhabitants of the same tenement house.

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JadziaJadzia · 1936
Jadzia
★ 7.41936
MovieComedyRomance
Both have the name Jadzia, besides the name they are also connected by a tennis racket. Jędruszewska is a champion of tennis courts, Maliczówna is an extremely charismatic owner of a sports store. Meanwhile, there is a fierce battle between two competing Warsaw companies selling sports equipment. The convergence of names and misunderstandings cause that the representative of the rival sports shop Jan Oksza confuses Jada. He tries to get the tennis champion to play their company's racket, but Jan takes Maliczówna for the champion. In the meantime, he acts as a sculptor, his friend. Among the gags and numerous misunderstandings between Jadzia Maliczówna and Jan Oksza germinate the feeling that eventually connects the two feuding companies.

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