The Little Golden Key
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1922Production year
1922Premiere
8 December 1922Runtime
71 minDirector
Jaroslav KvapilCategory
filmGenre
fairy taleTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongFilm state
lost filmOriginal title
Zlatý klíčekCzech title
Zlatý klíčekEnglish title
The Little Golden KeySynopsis
Young Matula has succumbed to gambling and he steals money from his parents to finance his passion. His father catches him red-handed and throws him out of the house. Matula roams the world and meets Vávra, also a tramp, who accepts a job as a road-sweeper but he soon dies in a car accident. On his lone wanderings Matula finds a miraculous little key which opens all locks. With its help he acquires a great fortune. He breaks into a bank and steals more money. He then meets the daughter of the cashier who was wrongly accused under suspicion of theft and when he sees her despair, he realises his wrong-doings. Finally he wakes up - it had all been a dream. (According to the censor's certificate).
Note
The film was first banned by the censors. The original negatives were destroyed by a fire during the Prague Uprising in 1945. The film materials are believed lost.
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Cast
Václav Vydra st.
Matula
František Roland
tulák Vávra
Olga Augustová
Pavlína
Marie Ptáková
služebná
Olga Scheinpflugová
Olga, Sejkorova dcera
Jaroslav Vojta
krčmář
František Kovářík
zlatník
Alexander Třebovský
pokladník Sejkora
Václav Vydra ml.
Matula jako chlapec
Zdeněk Štěpánek
berní úředník
Miloš Vávra
švihák
Crew and creators
Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Production info
Original Title
Zlatý klíček
Czech Title
Zlatý klíček
English Title
The Little Golden Key
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Film state
lost film
Genre
fairy tale
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1922
Production Year
1922
Production specifications
date of censorship 14 June 1922 (neschváleno do distribuce)
date of censorship 21 June 1922
Premiere
preview 29 June 1922 (kino Lucerna, Praha)
premiere 8 December 1922 /inaccessible for youths/ (kino Lido bio /1 týden/, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Laboratories
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
71 min
Original length in metres
2 000 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
