In the Summer Place

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1926

Production year

1926

Premiere

31 December 1926

Runtime

102 min

Category

film

Genre

comedy

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Na letním bytě

Czech title

Na letním bytě

English title

In the Summer Place

Synopsis

The Kapička family and their two daughters are visiting the summer residence which proudly holds the title "Spa Boarding House Tišina". Led by the scheming mother, the whole family endeavours to find husbands for the two girls, Mína and Týna. In doing so, they cause problems for Professor Havelka, his young wife and finally even the philandering Doctor Česal, who covets the professor's wife. When the prospect of marriage appears to be lost, a young man appears at the boarding house, who looks single...

Cast

Eman Fiala

Isidor Kapička, majitel domu na Vinohradech

Antonie Nedošinská

Marie, Kapičkova manželka

Marie Grossová

Mína, dcera Kapičkových

Jindra Hermanová

Týna, dcera Kapičkových

Karel Jičínský

poštovní rada Eusebius Vostrý

Mario Karas

profesor Jaroslav Havelka

Ema Milevská

Berta, Havelkova žena

Markéta Schlarbová

Josefina Česalová, vdova po prezidentovi

Roman Roda-Růžička

dr. Robert Česal, syn vdovy

Eduard Malý

Červinka, majitel penzionu Tišina

Jiří Sedláček

spisovatel Jára Kvítek

Saša Dobrovolná

Kvítkova matka

Jaroslav Vávra

číšník

Crew and creators

Based on

Josef Štolba (Na letním bytě – divadelní hra)

Director of Photography

Max Jonák

Production Designer

Vilém Rittershain

Cooperation

Fotoatelier Jůn (fotograf)

Production info

Original Title

Na letním bytě

Czech Title

Na letním bytě

English Title

In the Summer Place

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

comedy

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1926

Production Year

1926

Premiere

premiere 31 December 1926 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Passage a Světozor, Praha)

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Lloydfilm

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

102 min

Original length in metres

2 900 meters

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,33

Colour

tinting, black & white

Sound

silent

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

without dialogue

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Intertitles languages

Czech

Opening/End credits languages

Czech