The Clerk

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1922

Production year

1922

Premiere

5 May 1922

Runtime

107 min

Category

film

Genre

comedy

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Komptoiristka

Czech title

Komptoiristka

English title

The Clerk

Synopsis

Hanka obtains a position in a toy shop, whose owner is Ladislav Ronovský, a man whose only interest is work. Ronovský is overworked and his doctor strongly recommends a stay in the mountains. Ronovský entrusts his shop to his double, Kožíšek, so that his employees believe that their chief is still present. In Ronovsky's absence, Kožíšek raises the employees salaries and offers Hanka his hand in marriage. The well-rested Ronovský is greeted with an unpleasant surprise on his return, and makes his dissatisfaction apparent to all his employees, including Hanka, who reminds him of his promise to marry her. The unhappy girl hands in her notice even when Ronovský asks her to stay in his employment. Hanka goes to say her farewells to the shop later that evening and falls asleep, a doll in her arms. Woken by a noise she discovers thieves robbing the safe in the office and calls the police. Ronovský proposes marriage to her but the girl refuses him because she believes his offer to be motivated by gratitude alone. A year later they meet again, this time in the mountains. From remarks that she makes about an forthcoming wedding, Ronovský understands that she is soon to be married and departs from the mountain cottage, gravely disappointed. Hanka follows him through a blizzard and finally they meet up again after a railway accident during which Ronovský has been injured. Hanka explains to him that it is her mother who will be married, not her. Ronovský proposes to her once again and this time she does not turn him down.

Cast

Zdena Kavková

Hanička Vernerová

H. Fischerová

Haniččina matka švadlena

Theodor Pištěk

Ladislav Ronovský/Eduard Kožíšek

Eman Fiala

boháč Ignác Šotek

Karel Noll

sluha Lacina

Alois Katz-Bouny

tlouštík na lyžích

Crew and creators

Based on

Josef Skružný (Komptoiristka pana Naftalína – divadelní hra)

Production Designer

Julius Fischer, Karel Benesch

Art Director

Karel Benesch

Special Effects

Martin Frič

Production info

Original Title

Komptoiristka

Czech Title

Komptoiristka

English Title

The Clerk

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

comedy

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1922

Production Year

1922

Premiere

premiere 5 May 1922 /unsuitable for youths/ (kino Světozor, Praha)

Production

Atropos

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Studio

Vídeň

Distribution

Biografia

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

107 min

Original length in metres

3 033 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