Suburban House
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1933Production year
1933Premiere
20 October 1933Runtime
90 minDirector
Miroslav CikánCategory
filmGenre
comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Dům na předměstíCzech title
Dům na předměstíEnglish title
Suburban HouseSynopsis
The owner of a house in the suburbs, Anna Faktorová, makes life difficult for her tenants. There are strict house regulations, and the only person who gets on well with Mrs Faktorová is the parasite and thief Gustav, who sponges off the other tenants. A new tenant arrives to the attic: Zajíček, an old bachelor and a clerk at a pawn shop. He soon develops a fondness for his neighbour, the music teacher Věra Hronová. There is tension in the household. Mejstřík the grocer is worried about his ground-floor shop, and the spiritualist Šoltys is forced to pay higher rent when he is caught holding a seance - and what is more the clock is stolen from his flat. Zajíček has got closer to Věra and is jealous when he sees her talking to an older, rich man. A receiver comes into his pawn-shop with Šoltys's stolen clock. Zajíček recognises it and it turns out that Gustav stole it. The strange man Věra was speaking to was her father, and she was trying to convince him she could earn a living on her own. The rich father buys Věra a house and Zajíček moves in with her - as do all Mrs Faktorová's other tenants. Mrs Faktorová is left all alone in her house.
Photos
Cast
Hugo Haas
úředník zastavárny Zajíček
Antonie Nedošinská
majitelka domu Anna Faktorová
Hana Vítová
konzervatoristka Věra Hronová
Jindřich Plachta
hokynář Jan Mejstřík
Kamila Rosenkranzová
Majdalena, Mejstříkova žena
Jaroslav Vojta
švec Václav Šupita
Hermína Vojtová
Šupitova žena
František Kovářík
spiritista Šoltys
Eman Fiala
příživník Gustav
Ludvík Veverka
továrník Hron, Věřin otec
Emanuel Hříbal
Zajíčkův kolega v úřadě
Jaroslav Bráška
Zajíčkův známý
Béďa Pražský
učedník u Šupity
Miroslav Sirotek
dítě
Věkoslav Satoria
muž s hodinami v zastavárně
Rudolf Beneš (2)
nosič
Gustav Hrdlička
povaleč
Fr. Chalupník
H. Bayerová
A. Šeflová
E. Koubíčková
Jan Frýsek
Crew and creators
Director
Based on
Karel Poláček (Dům na předměstí – román)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Cooperation
František Rubáš (fotograf), Antonín Frič (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Songs
Kdybych měl kamna s plotnou
Song Composer Julius Kalaš
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hrnčíř
Singer Hugo HaasHana Vítová
Sviňme věnce
Song Composer Julius Kalaš
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hrnčíř
Singer sbor
Když člověk na světě je jenom sám
Song Composer Julius Kalaš
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hrnčíř
Singer Hugo Haas
Šel jsem ondy šumným hájem
Singer mužský hlasženský hlas
Production info
Original Title
Dům na předměstí
Czech Title
Dům na předměstí
English Title
Suburban House
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
comedy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1933
Production Year
1933
Production specifications
date of censorship 10/1933
withdrawal from distribution 31 December 1991
Premiere
premiere 20 October 1933 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Adria /2 týdny/ a Hvězda /3 týdny/, Praha)
renewed premiere 1 September 1983 /suitable for youths/
Production
Josef Hašler, František Lepka (zadavatel)
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
František Lepka (původní 1933), Ústřední půjčovna filmů (obnovená 1983)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
90 min
Original length in metres
2 690 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
