Žena, která ví, co chce

Žena, která ví, co chce

1934 · 89 min · ★ 9.0 · Comedy

Woman concert star seeks to connect with her adult daughter, by her former marriage to a staid industrialist who has kept the two apart since the girl was very small, and receives inadvertent help from the industrialist's just-fired employee who has fallen in love with the girl.

Directed by Václav Binovec · Written by Jaroslav Mottl

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