The Street of Sin and Love

Country

Czechoslovakia, Germany

Copyright

1922

Production year

1922

Premiere

04/1923

Runtime

77 min

Category

film

Genre

drama

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Film state

lost film

Original title

Ulička hříchu a lásky

Czech title

Ulička hříchu a lásky

English title

The Street of Sin and Love

Parallel title

Die Gasse der Liebe und Sünde

Synopsis

In a remote street of a large town lives the poor seamstress Anna who is betrothed to an engineer, Karel. The unscrupulous Parker returns to the city, a man she had once refused. Parker slanders Anna in front of Karel to such a degree Karel he rejects his fiancee and goes off to America to seek his fortune. Dr Gall, who attends to Anna's sick mother, falls in love with the wretched girl and she accepts his offer of marriage. In the meantime Parker is trying his luck with Karel's profligate sister Irma; she, in turn, prefers the attentions of a wealthy factory owner. Thus Parker once more concentrates his attentions on Anna. He succeeds in deceiving her and finally drives her into the hands of a rogue who ruins her life. Karel returns from America and is witness to a robbery carried out by Parker in the villa of Irma's husband. He has Parker imprisoned and the latter, in return, seeks his revenge by revealing Anna's sinful acquaintance. Anna, in her wretchedness, jumps out of the window before the very eyes of her beloved and Dr Gall. (According to an article appearing in the press at the time the film was made.)

Note

The film materials are believed lost.

Cast

Else Engel

matka Aničky

Eduard Blažek

Ing. Karel

Jan Svoboda

Emil Parker

Václav Binovec

majitel baru Ring

Lia Eibenschütz

švadlena Anička Bartoňová

Trude von Eiperl

Olga Engl

Karlova a Irmina matka

Willy Kaiser-Heyl

továrník Hacken

Hilde Wagener

Irma, Karlova sestra

Hermann Böttcher

spisovatel Jensen, Gallův přítel

Crew and creators

Screenstory

Jan Svoboda

Director of Photography

Jaroslav Blažek, Ernst Müller

Production Designer

Fritz Kraenke

Production info

Original Title

Ulička hříchu a lásky

Czech Title

Ulička hříchu a lásky

English Title

The Street of Sin and Love

Parallel Title

Die Gasse der Liebe und Sünde

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Film state

lost film

Genre

drama

Origin country

Czechoslovakia, Germany

Copyright

1922

Production Year

1922

Premiere

premiere 04/1923 /unsuitable for youths/

Production

Weteb, Comedia-Film

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Brunafilm

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

77 min

Original length in metres

2 180 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