Camel Through the Eye of a Needle

Camel Through the Eye of a Needle is a 1936 Czech comedy film directed by and starring Hugo Haas. The title is an allusion to the "eye of a needle" aphorism. It's a second movie adaptation of the play by František Langer after the 1926 film Never the Twain.

Plot

Alík, son of a wealthy chocolate factory owner Adolf Vilím, is set to marry Nina Štěpánková from a wealthy family. But Alík is not interested in Nina. He gets to know the beggar Pešta and his falls in love with his step-daughter Zuzka.

Cast

Hugo Haas as Beggar Josef Pešta
Antonie Nedošínská as Aloise Peštová
Jiřina Štěpničková as Zuzka Peštová
Rudolf Deyl Sr. as Adolf Vilím
Pavel Herbert as Alík Vilím
Oldřich Nový as Butler Alfons
Eduard Blažek as Secretary
Růžena Šlemrová as Mrs. Štěpánová
Adina Mandlová as Nina Štěpánová
Jindřich Plachta as Pavel Bezchyba
Jan Pivec as Fred Krupička
Božena Šustrová as Nina's friend