Eaten Out of House and Home

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1933

Production year

1933

Premiere

1 November 1933

Runtime

99 min

Director

Martin Frič

Category

film

Genre

drama

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

U snědeného krámu

Czech title

U snědeného krámu

English title

Eaten Out of House and Home

Synopsis

After years of grind Martin Žemla finally manages to open his own grocer's shop. His neighbour, Šustrová the widow, manoeuvres the kind and gentle Žemla into marrying her daughter Pavlína. But she feels a mere grocer is not good enough for her and tells him on their wedding night that she does not like him and makes him sleep in the backroom of the grocer's shop. Retired horse master Kyllian often comes into Žemla's shop. He abuses Žemla's hospitality and drinks and eats there on tab. Žemla is upset by the flagrant selfishness of the two women. He also has to tolerate them devouring all his groceries. When the widow falls ill Pavlína allegedly goes to visit her at the hospital, but in fact she meets a young officer. Then Šusterová comes out of hospital. Pavlína tries to coax Žemla into her bedroom but he refuses. He finds out by chance from her mother that Pavlína is pregnant. He realises his wife has been unfaithful. He surveys his miserable life and his empty shop and poisons himself by eating match heads. The police come the next day and find him dead. Kyllian profits from the confusion and erases the tab on which his debts are recorded.

Cast

František Smolík

kupec Martin Žemla

Vlasta Burian

rytmistr ve výslužbě Kyllian

Antonie Nedošinská

vdova Kateřina Šustrová

Ela Poznerová

Pavlína, dcera Šustrové, později Žemlova žena

Alexander Třebovský

loterijní kancelista na penzi Madras, Pavlínin poručník

Ella Nollová

Randová, posluhovačka u Žemly

Čeněk Šlégl

bývalý důstojník Ernst Plagowitz, Pavlínin milenec

Gustav Hilmar

strážník

Kamila Rosenkranzová

sousedka Píšková

Čechová

sousedka

Béďa Pražský

mládenec na svatbě

Darja Hajská

družička na svatbě

Vláša Rozmarová

číšnice-kelnerka

Jindřich Adolf

host v hostinci

Bajo trio

zpěvačky v hostinci

Crew and creators

Director

Martin Frič

Assistant Director

Rudolf Stahl

Based on

Ignát Herrmann (U snědeného krámu – román)

Director of Photography

Václav Vích

Production Designer

Štěpán Kopecký

Costume Designer

J.M. Gottlieb

Film Editor

Martin Frič

Sound Designer

Josef Zora

Production Manager

Vladimír Kabelík

Cooperation

Willy Ströminger (fotograf)

Music

Music Composed by

Karel Hašler, Miloš Smatek

Songs

Když jsme byli v Itálii

Song Composer Karel Hašler
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hašler
Singer Vlasta Burian

Neplač, neplač

Song Composer Karel Hašler
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hašler
Singer Bajo trio

Kdybych měl maminku alespoň na chvilku

Singer mužský sbor

Production info

Original Title

U snědeného krámu

Czech Title

U snědeného krámu

English Title

Eaten Out of House and Home

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

drama

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1933

Production Year

1933

Production specifications

date of censorship 10/1933
projection approval 15 November 1957

Premiere

premiere 1 November 1933 /unsuitable for youths/ (kino Alfa /5 týdnů/, Praha)
renewed premiere 31 January 1958 /unsuitable for youths/

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Moldavia (původní 1933), Ústřední půjčovna filmů (obnovená 1958)

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

99 min

Original length in metres

2 808 meters

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,19

Colour

black & white

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

Tobis – Klang

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech, German

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech

Awards

Vítěz

Event: Stuhy časopisu Český filmový zpravodaj

1934
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Vlasta Burian

Vítěz

Event: Zlatá medaile časopisu Prager Film-Kurier

1933
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Martin Frič