From the Czech Mills

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1925

Production year

1925

Premiere

13 November 1925

Runtime

97 min

Category

film

Genre

comedy

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Z českých mlýnů

Czech title

Z českých mlýnů

English title

From the Czech Mills

Synopsis

Czech mills are hidden in the midst of the Czech countryside among rivers and woods. Each year a journeyman wanders from mill to mill - the rascal Šebastián Šafránek - who is welcome wherever he goes. He is the witness and engineer of three love matches: Anička, the daughter of miller Karásek, and the poor but loving young Tonda Kolenatý; then Karásek's son Karel and the daughter of the lord of the castle Zasmucký, Julinka, who is to be betrothed against her will to the older baron Zlámaný; and finally the servant Josef and the chambermaid Růžena. Baron Zlámaný, exposed as a money forger, finally finds comfort in the arms of Julinka's aunt, the old maid Filoména who is set on marrying. Everyone embraces each other to the music of the local four-member choir; only Šafránek leaves on his own, but contented, to another stage, another mill.

Cast

Ferry Seidl

krajánek Šebestián Šafránek

Filip Balek-Brodský

mlynář Florián Karásek/vodník

Božena Svobodová

manželka Floriána Karáska

Zdena Kavková

Anička, dcera mlynářových

Jiří Plachý

dr. Karel Karásek, syn mlynářových

Bohumil Kovář

pan farář

Vladimír Řepa

mládek Tonda Kolenatý

Luigi Hofman

zámecký pán, statkář Zásmucký

Nora Ferry

statkářova dcera Julinka

Milka Balek-Brodská

Filomena, Julinčina teta

Hugo Haas

baron Zachariáš Zlámaný

Růžena Denisová

komorná Růžena

Josef Oliak

fořt Hejl

Jan Richter

sluha Josef

Crew and creators

Screenstory

K. Fořt

Based on

Karel Tůma (Z českých mlýnů – humoresky)

Director of Photography

Jaroslav Fischer, Svatopluk Innemann

Production Designer

Alois Mecera

Production info

Original Title

Z českých mlýnů

Czech Title

Z českých mlýnů

English Title

From the Czech Mills

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

comedy

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1925

Production Year

1925

Premiere

premiere 13 November 1925 /suitable for youths/ (kina Hvězda /2 týdny/ a Kapitol /1 týden/, Praha)

Production

Elektafilm

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Elektafilm

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

97 min

Original length in metres

2 772 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