Conversation on a Train (1947)
A Czech public information film, sponsored by the Ministry of Health, on the perils of alcohol and STDs.
Top billed cast
Jaroslav Lokša- Bohumil Vávra
- Miloslav Doležel
- Zlatomír Vacek
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