You Don't Know Hadimrška

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1931

Production year

1931

Premiere

16 October 1931

Runtime

87 min

Director

Karel Lamač, Martin Frič (režijní spolupráce)

Category

film

Genre

comedy

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

To neznáte Hadimršku

Czech title

To neznáte Hadimršku

English title

You Don't Know Hadimrška

Summary

Vlasta Burian had already appeared successfully in the theatre as the hero of Ernst Bach's comedy. It was therefore logical that he would be chosen for the film version of the story about the comptroller Popelec Hadimrška, particularly when the film was being directed by Karel Lamač and Martin Frič, who were able to cope with the difficulties of a talkie film, which was a technical innovation at the time. In the lead role of a banking official who tries to help Zlatník, the young owner of a record company, get out of debt, the popular comic proved his worth with his usual brand of unrestrained comical ferocity (which works even in the German version of the movie, which was made at the same time)... As Zlatník’s demanding lover, the cabaret singer Mici Angora, the soubrette Meda Valentová also benefited from the possibilities offered by a talkie film. Other roles in the popular movie were taken by actors who regularly helped maintain Burian's high standards – Jaroslav Marvan, Čeněk Šlégl, and Eman Fiala.

Synopsis

Hadimrška, an auditor, is sent to Prague. He is to reorganise Mr Zlatník's gramophone company so that it can repay its debts to the bank. The young owner has brought the company to the brink of bankruptcy by promoting the career of cabaret singer Mici Angora. Zlatník is hoping his financial straits will be resolved by marriage to Asta, daughter of the wealthy consul Vieland. He does not realise that Asta is not blindly longing for marriage and has joined the company incognito as a secretary. Zlatník ends his relationship with Mici and Asta falls in love with him. The uncompromising Hadimrška gets down to work: he decides to sell the villa that Zlatník bought Mici. Hadimrška becomes unexpectedly popular when Mici changes the words of one of her cabaret songs to include his name. When Hadimrška goes to seize the singer's villa, his nerve fails him. His suit soaked with water in a shower-bath, he is forced to flee in a woman's negligée, and the bank fires him. Mici finds a new lover - the consul. The gramophone company's fortunes revive with the new song about Hadimrška. Zlatník asks the consul for his daughter's hand in marriage. Hadimrška returns home in despair, where he is elected mayor on account of his new-found popularity.

Cast

Vlasta Burian

účetní vrchní revident Popelec Hadimrška/vrchní andělský revident strážný ve snu

Meda Valentová

kabaretní zpěvačka Mici Angora

Otto Rubík

Jiří Zlatník, majitel gramofonové firmy

Jindřich Plachta

Puntík, sluha u Zlatníka/anděl ve snu

Eman Fiala

Vychodil, účetní u Zlatníka

Čeněk Šlégl

konzul J. Wieland

Marie Grossová

Asta Wielandová, konzulova dcera

Jaroslav Marvan

Bruckmann, generální ředitel banky Merkur

Josef Novák

ředitel filiálky banky Merkur v Renešově

Viktor Nejedlý

kancelářský zřízenec filiálky banky Merkur v Renešově

Helena Bergeová

uchazečka o místo sekretářky Máňa Nováková

Jan W. Speerger

prodavač u Zlatníka/anděl ve snu/učitel v Renešově

Jindřich Adolf

prodavač u Zlatníka/strážník

Vladimír Borský

prodavač u Zlatníka

Gustav Hrdlička

prodavač u Zlatníka

Josef Kotalík

prodavač u Zlatníka

Přemysl Pražský

prodavač u Zlatníka

Arnold Reimann

prodavač u Zlatníka

Miloslav Svoboda

prodavač u Zlatníka

Antonín Šolc

prodavač u Zlatníka

Emanuel Trojan

prodavač u Zlatníka

Marie Kopecká

prodavačka u Zlatníka

Zdenka Palečková-Maschová

prodavačka u Zlatníka

Světla Svozilová

nevěsta s milionem Aloisie, Zlatníkova sestřenice

Josef Rovenský

kapesní zloděj

Jan Richter

vyšetřující komisař

Josef Rajský

policejní úředník

Otto Heller

strážník

Jan Roth

strážník

Josef Duffek

strážník

Bohumil Langer

sluha u ředitele Bruckmanna v bance Merkur

Vladimír Smíchovský

člen delegace městské rady v Renešově

František Lašek

člen delegace městské rady v Renešově

Alfred Schlesinger

člen delegace městské rady v Renešově

Karel Jičínský

svatý Petr ve snu

Alfred Baštýř

anděl ve snu

Karel Němec

anděl ve snu

Felix Kühne

židovský anděl ve snu

František Černý

tlustý vězeň

Markéta Bergeová

služebná u Angory

Lída Theimerová

zpěvačka v kabaretu Flora

Ada Dohnal

číšník v kabaretu Flora

Filip Balek-Brodský

občan v Renešově

František Jerhot

občan v Renešově

František Říha

občan v Renešově/zákazník u Zlatníka

Milka Balek-Brodská

občanka v Renešově

Eliška Jílková

občanka v Renešově

Roza Schlesingerová

občanka v Renešově

Emil Dlesk

zákazník u Zlatníka

Crew and creators

Director

Karel Lamač, Martin Frič (režijní spolupráce)

Assistant Director

Rudolf Stahl

Based on

Franz Robert Arnold (Pod dozorem věřitelů /Unter Geschäftsaufsicht/ – divadelní hra), Ernst Bach (Pod dozorem věřitelů /Unter Geschäftsaufsicht/ – divadelní hra)

Director of Photography

Otto Heller, Jaroslav Blažek

Film Editor

Marie Bourová

Sound Designer

Helmuth Neumann

Production Manager

Otto Sonnenfeld

Cooperation

Jan Roth (vrchní osvětlovač), Willy Ströminger (fotograf)

Music

Music Composed by

Jára Beneš

Songs

To neznáte Hadimršku, děvčata

Song Composer Jára Beneš
Writer of Lyrics Jaroslav MottlFráňa Vodička
Singer Vlasta BurianMeda Valentová

Píseň psacího stroje

Song Composer Jára BenešFerry GyulaiJan Stark
Writer of Lyrics Jaroslav MottlFráňa Vodička
Singer Marie GrossováLída Theimerová

Mne koupali co děcko v horké lázni (fox)

Song Composer Jára BenešBedřich Kerten
Writer of Lyrics Jaroslav MottlFráňa Vodička
Singer Vlasta Burian

Růžové psaníčko

Song Composer Jára Beneš
Writer of Lyrics Emanuel BrožíkFráňa Vodička

Production info

Original Title

To neznáte Hadimršku

Czech Title

To neznáte Hadimršku

English Title

You Don't Know Hadimrška

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

comedy

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1931

Production Year

1931

Production specifications

date of censorship 09/1931

Premiere

premiere 16 October 1931 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Adria /4 týdny/, Fénix /6 týdnů/ a Hvězda /4 týdny/, Praha)
renewed premiere 12 July 1968 /suitable for youths/

Production

Elekta

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Elekta (původní 1931), Ústřední půjčovna filmů (obnovená 1968)

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

87 min

Original length in metres

2 479 meters

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,19

Colour

black & white

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

Tobis – Klang

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech