What To Do With It?
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1922Production year
1922Premiere
4 January 1924Runtime
39 minDirector
Václav WassermanCategory
filmGenre
comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionmediumOriginal title
Kam s ním?Czech title
Kam s ním?English title
What To Do With It?Synopsis
A story from the former Újezd barracks. Neruda's birthplace is located in the House of the Two Suns... Neruda is in his apartment reflecting on the troubles he had with his old straw mattress. The caretaker refuses to take the old mattress away, as does the rag and bone man. The next morning the maid wants to throw the mattress into the street, but a policeman thwarts her attempt. That evening, Neruda burns the mattress in the stove and someone alerts the fire brigade. Neruda traipses through the streets of Malá Strana making enquiries as to where he might dispose of the mattress. Over the next few days, small packages of straw wrapped in paper appear, unnoticed throughout the neighbourhood. The remaining straw is taken away by the dairy woman as litter for her pony. Finally, Neruda frolics with his maid on a new mattress.
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Cast
Vojtěch Záhořík
básník, spisovatel a novinář Jan Neruda
Hana Jenčíková
služka Anča
Josef Brabec
kavalír s loutnou
Arnošta Záhoříková
mlékařka
Crew and creators
Director
Based on
Jan Neruda (Kam s ním? – fejeton)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Set Designer
J. Černý
Production info
Original Title
Kam s ním?
Czech Title
Kam s ním?
English Title
What To Do With It?
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
comedy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1922
Production Year
1922
Production specifications
date of censorship 3 February 1923
Premiere
premiere 4 January 1924 /suitable for youths/ (kino Passage, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
medium length film
Duration in minutes
39 min
Original length in metres
1 100 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
