Army Life – Cheerful Life
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1934Production year
1934Premiere
8 June 1934Runtime
82 minDirector
Jan SvitákCategory
filmGenre
comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Život vojenský – život veselýCzech title
Život vojenský – život veselýEnglish title
Army Life – Cheerful LifeSynopsis
The soldiers of a cavalry regiment spend their free time as they please, not leaving out various practical jokes and above all singing songs. Also participating in all of this is Corporal Václav Toman. The soldiers stop on the way to training manoeuvers in one village and the mayor invites them to a dance. Toman meets here his long ago friend Boženka, who has taken a fancy to the mayor's son Jan. She would like, however, that her chosen one enter military service where they would make a real man out of him. Václav supports her efforts, and so Jan follows after the soldiers. Barracks life is difficult for him at first, but he soon gets used to it. He meets his schoolmate Olga at a party and she points out to him the peculiar behaviour of one man. With her and Václav's help Jan uncovers a spy ring. The young man returns to his native village a new man and his parents and Boženka joyfully welcome him. Accompanying him are also Olga and Václav, who have become engaged.
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Cast
Alexander Třebovský
starosta Rohan
Pavla Stolzová
starostova žena
Ladislav Brom
Jan, starostův syn
Jarmila Beránková
Boženka Skálová
Vladimír Borský
desátník Václav Toman
Pavel Pláňovský
voják Ondrejko
Jan Sviták
štábní kapitán Duras
Blanka Waleská
Olga
Fanda Mrázek
voják Držmíšek
Alois Dvorský
dědeček Loula
Jan W. Speerger
policejní komisař
Přemysl Pražský
špión
Bedřiška Wardasová
dívka na lavičce
Jaroslav Budil
kaplan
Antonín Hodr
host na taneční zábavě
Jiří Hron
host na taneční zábavě
Anči Pírková
Baruška
Emanuel Hříbal
obecní strážník
Jan S. Kolár
host v kavárně na Barrandově
Josef Dobeš
dirigent
Stanislav Neumann
voják s brýlemi
Jarka Pižla
bezzubý voják
Josef Zezulka
voják
Eduard Ingriš
zpívající voják
Antonín Brych
harmonikář
Ingrišův sbor
vojáci
Bohumil Šmída
voják Karel hrající šachy
Crew and creators
Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Cooperation
Willy Ströminger (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Songs
Děvče, co tě to láká
Song Composer Josef Dobeš
Writer of Lyrics Saša Razov
Singer Ingrišův sbor
Večerka zpívá
Song Composer Václav Smetáček
Writer of Lyrics Ladislav Brom
Singer Ladislav BromIngrišův sbor
Pročpak mě hlavička bolí
Song Composer Josef Dobeš
Writer of Lyrics Saša Razov
Singer Ingrišův sbor
Červenou růžičku, rozmarýnek zelený
Už povadlo kvítí
Proč se to kolo šejdrem točí
Dříve jsem se těšíval se svým starým tatíčkem
Šly panenky silnicí
Pod našima okny teče vodička
Prijdi ty, šuhajko, ráno k nám
Zakukala žežulička
Andulko, mé dítě
Production info
Original Title
Život vojenský – život veselý
Czech Title
Život vojenský – život veselý
English Title
Army Life – Cheerful Life
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
comedy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1934
Production Year
1934
Production specifications
start of filming 24 April 1934 (ateliéry)
end of filming 30 April 1934 (ateliéry)
date of censorship 06/1934
withdrawal from distribution 03/1939
Premiere
premiere 8 June 1934 /suitable for youths/ (kina Gaumont /3 týdny/, Juliš /2 týdny/ a Světozor /3 týdny/, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
82 min
Original length in metres
2 335 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
