The Little Golden Key
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1922Production year
1922Premiere
8 December 1922Director
Jaroslav KvapilCategory
filmGenre
fairytale, narrativeTypology
featureOriginal 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 original negatives were destroyed by a fire during the Prague Uprising in 1945. The film materials are believed lost.
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Václav Vydra st.
Matula
František Roland
tulák Vávra
Olga Augustová
Pavlína
Marie Ptáková
služebná
Olga Scheinpflugová
Sejkorova dcera Olga
Jaroslav Vojta
krčmář
František Kovářík
zlatník
Alexander Třebovský
pokladník Sejkora
Václav Vydra ml.
Matula jako chlapec
Zdeněk Štěpánek
berní úředník
Miloš Vávra
švihák
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Original Title
Zlatý klíček
English Title
The Little Golden Key
Category
film
Typology
feature
Genre
fairytale, narrative
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1922
Production Year
1922
Premiere
8 December 1922
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Czech