The Songs of the Imprisoned
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1926Production year
1926Premiere
1 July 1927Runtime
82 minDirector
V. Ch. VladimírovCategory
filmGenre
melodramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Písně vězněnéhoCzech title
Písně vězněnéhoEnglish title
The Songs of the ImprisonedParallel title
Pro cizí vinuEnglish parallel title
Those Who Serve for Another's GuiltSynopsis
Prisoner Petr Gremin often sings his sorrowful songs to his fellow inmates in which he tells his unhappy fate. He has also received the news that his wife has died. After his release from prison his neighbour hands him back his daughter Martička. Petr has no work and he lives with the child in penury. Petr's former inmate Basil is once again organising a robbery with his gang and he selects the industrialist Kroll as the victim. Petr cannot feed Martička so he takes her to Kroll's villa, leaves her outside and watches them take her in. By chance, Petr gets the chance to sing in a restaurant where the cabaret director, Adler, has heard him perform and offers him an engagement. Petr meets Helena, Kroll's housekeeper and he tells her his life story. Years before he had fallen in love with Kroll's daughter and, despite Kroll's resistance, he married her. One day Basil got him involved in a scam and Petr was put in prison. Basil, in the meantime, is preparing to rob Kroll's villa and make it look as if Helena was responsible for the crime. The little Martička reveals the real robber in court and Kroll forgives Petr.
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Cast
V. Ch. Vladimírov
Petr Gremin
Petr Dmitrijevič Roščin
dobrodruh Basil
A. Vondrákova
Basilova žena
T. Karpov
Robert Kroll
Anna Brabcová-Vaicová
Jiřina, žena Roberta Krolla
Max Körner
průmyslník Kroll, Robertův strýc
Vlastička Veselá
Martička, Greminova dcera
Nelly Kovalevská
Helena Jerynová
N. Timaševa
Jiřinina matka
L. H. Struna
sluha v Krollově vile
Jaromír Cikánek
předseda senátu
Crew and creators
Director
Screenstory
Lev N. Urvancov
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Production info
Original Title
Písně vězněného
Czech Title
Písně vězněného
English Title
The Songs of the Imprisoned
Parallel Title
Pro cizí vinu
English Parallel Title
Those Who Serve for Another's Guilt
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
melodrama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1926
Production Year
1926
Production specifications
date of censorship 20 December 1926
Premiere
premiere 1 July 1927 (kino Lido bio, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Laboratories
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
82 min
Original length in metres
2 344 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
