The Eccentric's Will
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1923Production year
1923Premiere
22 February 1924Runtime
78 minDirector
Zet MolasCategory
filmGenre
melodramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongFilm state
lost filmOriginal title
Závěť podivínovaCzech title
Závěť podivínovaEnglish title
The Eccentric's WillSynopsis
Student Jindřich Bukovský has inherited an old castle from his eccentric uncle. During his first visit to the castle and its romantic surroundings, he meets the village girl Drahuška whose grandmother was the original owner of the castle but it was taken away from her by Jindřich's uncle. The student, in his attempts to make amends, offers for Drahuška and her grandmother to move back into the castle again. The cunning actress Lilly, however, wants to lay her hands on Jindřich's property. She tries to get rid of Drahuška but when she does not succeed and when she realises that Jindřich really loves this simple girl, she gives up. Drahuška then discovers that, according to a secret appendix to the uncle's will, she has also inherited a substantial amount of property and she then marries her beloved Jindřich.
Note
The film materials are believed lost.
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Cast
Zdena Kavková
herečka Lilly Tawerová
Vladimír Novotný
Jindřich Bukovský
Marie Černá
Drahuška
Saša Dobrovolná
babička
Jindřich Lhoták
Babal
Jiří Sedláček
Rudy
Václav Pecián
kuchař
Tommy Falley-Novotný
Drahuščin bratr Toník
Alois Charvát
zahradník
Vojtěch Záhořík
Jindřichův strýc Robert Velecký
Adolf Dobrovolný
notář
Rudolf Stahl
příbuzný
Crew and creators
Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Production info
Original Title
Závěť podivínova
Czech Title
Závěť podivínova
English Title
The Eccentric's Will
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Film state
lost film
Genre
melodrama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1923
Production Year
1923
Premiere
preview 15 October 1923 (kino Koruna, Praha)
premiere 22 February 1924 /suitable for youths/ (kino Na Slovanech, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
78 min
Original length in metres
2 200 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
Revue
Zet Molas
Zet Molas was born 120 years ago. She was a pioneer of Czech film critique, screenwriter, actress and director. In her w...
