Shame

Country

Czechoslovakia, Austria

Copyright

1929

Production year

1929

Premiere

13 December 1929

Runtime

91 min

Category

film

Genre

melodrama

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Hanba

Czech title

Hanba

English title

Shame

Synopsis

A music and dance variety show is being performed in a modern cabaret hall. The last number is "The Dancer with No Name" in whom judge Holan recognises his own wife Marta. After Narta sees that she has been found out she runs out of the building and apeeds away in a car. Holan relates his story in the flat of the court president Lucas. As a student he had lived in the flat of Marta's mother who, after Holan's father had died, had taken on the responsibility of supporting him to the detriment of her own daughter. In gratitude he had asked for her daughter's hand in marriage. Several years later Holan had discovered that Marta had been seeing anohter man before him. A jealous scene had ensued during which Marta had left the house. Holan decided not to go in search of her, fearing public scandal and shame. Now he has seen her again. The president brings Marta to her suprised husband who discovers the truth about the mystery. The man of Marta's past was, in fact, president Lukas who had employed Marta when she was in great need; there he had given her a decent wage, but only for the job of companion. Now, finally, the married couple are able to forget the past and live in harmony once more. (According to promotional material issued at the time the film was made.)

Note

Only part of film has survived. The character of Aunt Emma, owner of the pub Behind the Tunnel was originally played by actress Antonia Nedošinská, the role was taken over by actress Ella Nollová.

Cast

Jindřich Lhoták

prezident soudu vrchní rada Lukas

Carl de Vogt

soudce JUDr. Holan /Arut Ivar/

Ita Rina

Holanova žena Marta

Jindřich Slovák

soudní praktikant JUDr. Čejka

Ella Voldánová

Martina matka paní Žatecká

Ella Nollová

teta Emma, majitelka hospody Za tunelem

Jan W. Speerger

sluha Jakub

Fritz Eckert

štamgast Pavel Lacina

Máňa Ženíšková

dcera komerčního rady Olga Knotková

Jiří Sedláček

mladý světák

Leon Ratom

soudní sluha Hadáček

Saša Dobrovolná

chudá žena

Robert Ford

host v baru

Crew and creators

Assistant Director

Josef Zezulka

Screenplay

Gernot Bock-Stieber, Jaroslav Menčík (mezititulky)

Director of Photography

Georg Krause

Production Designer

Alois Mecera

Production info

Original Title

Hanba

Czech Title

Hanba

English Title

Shame

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

melodrama

Origin country

Czechoslovakia, Austria

Copyright

1929

Production Year

1929

Production specifications

date of censorship 30 April 1929
date of censorship 06/1934 (konec povolení k promítání 1939)

Premiere

premiere 13 December 1929 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Praha /1 týden/ a Roxy /1 týden/, Praha)

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Starfilm

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

91 min

Original length in metres

2 600 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