The Bells of the Loretto Church
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1929Production year
1929Premiere
25 October 1929Runtime
69 minDirector
Miroslav J. KrňanskýCategory
filmGenre
dramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongFilm state
lost filmOriginal title
Loretánské zvonkyCzech title
Loretánské zvonkyEnglish title
The Bells of the Loretto ChurchSynopsis
Publican Mařánek and his wife Háta bring up their orphaned niece Anděla. Most of the regular visitors to their pub are soldiers and one of them, Beránek, falls in love with Anděla and protects her from the non-commissioned officer, Max Silber. He assaults Silber and is imprisoned. Anděla goes to plead on behalf of Beránek, but Silber still wants to get her for himself. His intention is however, thwarted. Silber then finds his way to Marcela, the daughter of the drunkard Pacholík, and makes her believe that her sweetheart, Brabec, is no longer interested in her. The unhappy girl succumbs to Silber's advances. Lojzina witnesses this scene and runs to the pub to Brabec, who still loves Marcela and tells him everything. When Marcela finds out how she has been deceived by Silber she throws herself into the Vltava River. Brabec stabs Silber in desperation and flees abroad. Beránek is released from the army and hurries back to Anděla so that they can finally be married. (According to promotional material issued at the time the film was made.)
Note
The film materials are believed lost.
Photos
Cast
Alois Charvát
hostinský Mařánek
Milka Balek-Brodská
Mařánkova žena Háta
Anita Janová
Mařánkova neteř Anděla
Karel Schleichert
starý Pacholík
Jarmila Lhotová
Pacholíkova dcera Marcela
Otto Zahrádka
hejtman
Jan Svoboda
šikovatel Silber
L. H. Struna
četař Prokop Brabec
Miloš Hajský
svobodník Beránek
Václav Pecián
voják Konopásek
Zdena Kavková
Lojzina
Josef Zöllner
zvoník Adam
Magda Škrdlíková
majitelka vinárny
Crew and creators
Director
Based on
Karel Ladislav Kukla (Zločin v Loretě – román)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Make-Up Artist
Cooperation
Willy Ströminger (fotograf)
Production info
Original Title
Loretánské zvonky
Czech Title
Loretánské zvonky
English Title
The Bells of the Loretto Church
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Film state
lost film
Genre
drama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1929
Production Year
1929
Production specifications
date of censorship 24 July 1929
Premiere
premiere 25 October 1929 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Favorit /1 týden/, Hvězda /1 týden/ a Koruna /1 týden/, Praha )
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
69 min
Original length in metres
1 955 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,33
Colour
black & white
Sound
silent
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
without dialogue
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Intertitles languages
Czech
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
