A Lordly Estate

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1927

Production year

1927

Premiere

22 April 1927

Runtime

76 min

Category

film

Genre

comedy

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

V panském stavu

Czech title

V panském stavu

English title

A Lordly Estate

Parallel title

Matka Kráčmerka II.

English parallel title

Mother Kráčmerka II

Synopsis

During the wedding of doctor Zdeborský and Betynka Kráčmerová, mother Kráčmerka falls asleep in the church belfry from where she had rung out the joyful news for all to hear. Happiness also shines for the forester Fiala who has married his beloved Lilinka. During the wedding feast at the Kráčmera's house the guests notice that the bride's mother has gone missing and, after a long search, they free her from the locked belfry. The newly-weds, Mr and Mrs Zdeborský, leave for Prague where, in their new domestic environment, they experience both joy and sadness. After some time Dr Zdeborský announces that his wife is pregnant during a birthday party held for his mother. Finally a little girl is born to the young couple. In the meantime Mr Kráčmer has bought a family house in Řevnice and the whole family moves in together. Lilinka, the forester's wife, also wishes to bring up a child and when Christmas arrives, mother Kráčmerka surprised her by bringing her a very unusual present - an orphan. Then Mrs Kráčmerová and old Kráčmer decide to return home to their gardening and their quiet life.

Cast

Karel Noll

Václav Kráčmera

Antonie Nedošinská

Barbora Kráčmerová

Karel Lamač

MUDr. Václav Zdeborský

Jarmila Vacková

Betynka, Václavova žena, rozená Kráčmerová

Theodor Pištěk

nadlesní v. v. Antonín Fiala

Mary Jansová

Fialova žena Lilinka

Karel Schleichert

hajný Metud Vejvoda

Antonín Marek

pantatínek

Saša Dobrovolná

Madla, hospodyně u nadlesních

Rudolf Stahl

kostelník

Crew and creators

Based on

Popelka Biliánová (V panském stavu – román)

Director of Photography

Jindřich Brichta

Production Designer

Alois Mecera

Cooperation

František Skružný (fotograf), Willy Ströminger (fotograf)

Production info

Original Title

V panském stavu

Czech Title

V panském stavu

English Title

A Lordly Estate

Parallel Title

Matka Kráčmerka II.

English Parallel Title

Mother Kráčmerka II

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

comedy

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1927

Production Year

1927

Production specifications

date of censorship 1927
date of censorship 02/1933 (konec povolení k promítání 1938)

Premiere

premiere 22 April 1927 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Louvre /2 týdny/, Radio /1 týden/ a Světozor /1 týden/, Praha)

Production

Václav Bayer

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Bavafilm

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

76 min

Original length in metres

2 175 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