

Ada, Don't Do That!
1936-11-19 · 87 min · ★ 7.5
Ada Dziewanowska, a spirited landowner’s daughter, is sent to a Kraków boarding school to be “tamed,” where she secretly appears in an operetta and unexpectedly falls in love with Fred Orzelski, ironically the very suitor her parents had long planned for her.
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- Directors
- Konrad Tom
- Production companies
- Warszawskie Biuro Kinematograficzne Feniks
- Countries
- Poland
- Status
- Released
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Loda NiemirzankaAda Dziewanowska
Antoni FertnerAda's father
Kazimierz Junosza-StepowskiCount Orzelski
Aleksander ŻabczyńskiFred, count Orzelski's son
Kazimierz KrukowskiBemol, music teacher
Romuald GierasieńskiRzepka
Jadwiga AndrzejewskaZofia, schoolgirl, Ada's friend
Mira ZimińskaIra Roletti, prima donna
Stanisław WolińskiPiguła, stage managerTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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