While You Have a Mother

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1934

Production year

1934

Premiere

19 October 1934

Runtime

94 min

Director

Jan Sviták

Category

film

Genre

melodrama

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Dokud máš maminku

Czech title

Dokud máš maminku

English title

While You Have a Mother

Synopsis

The pride and main source of anxiety of the widow Barbora Jarošová, owner of a kitchenware shop, is her much loved and loving son Karel. On completing his studies Karel decides to leave home and go to work in a Prague aircraft factory. He soon becomes a successful constructor. He meets Jana Machová, the niece of Mareš the factory manager, and falls in love with her. He decides to introduce Jana, a dancer, to his mother. But Barbora is not too pleased, thinking a mere dancer not good enough for her Karel. Karel suffers, and his suffering shows in his work. Therefore Mareš pays a visit to his mother and tells her her behaviour is endangering her son's life. He also invites her to the air day. Barbora comes to Prague but she misses the take-off of Karel's plane. Karel, still upset, bungles the take-off and the aircraft crashes, with Jana in it. He is injured. Mother Barbora arrives at the airfield and is reconciled to her son and his wife to be.

Cast

Antonie Nedošinská

Barbora Jarošová

Otomar Korbelář

Ing. Karel Jaroš, syn Jarošové

Lída Baarová

majitelka rytmické školy Jana Machová

Theodor Pištěk

Alois Hubáček, pomocník u Jarošové

František Paul

nadporučík Jiří Bělík

Karel Dostal

Antonín Mareš, Janin strýc

Ella Nollová

Lojzička, hospodyně u Jarošové

Ladislav Pešek

Láďa, učedník u Jarošové

Josef Laufer

sportovní reportér

Běla Tringlerová

členka baletní školy

Jaroslav Budil

letecký konstruktér

Karel Němec

vrátný v hotelu

Tino Muff

zpěvák na večírku

Karel Šott

člen regulační komise

Jan Sviták

strážník

Jarka Pižla

nadšený fanoušek na Jarošově autě

Míla Pecáková

asistentka ve škole rytmiky

Přemysl Pražský

ředitel hotelu

Antonín Kubový

hotelový zřízenec

Betty Kysilková

zákaznice-zlodějka

Jiří Hron

letecký konstruktér

Jan W. Speerger

letecký konstruktér

Alois Dvorský

nesmělý zákazník

Pavla Stolzová

host u Jarošové

Antonín Brych

harmonikář

Josef Bunzl

žák ve škole rytmiky

Vladimír Smíchovský

fanoušek vycházející ze stadionu

Rudolf Ramharter

Milena Orlická

Crew and creators

Director

Jan Sviták

Based on

Evžen Hollý (Letcova maminka – divadelní komedie)

Director of Photography

Václav Vích

Production Designer

Štěpán Kopecký

Set Designer

Arnold Reimann

Costume Designer

Modelový dům Klára Wassermannová (toalety Lídy Baarové), Hanka Glaserová (klobouky Lídy Baarové)

Film Editor

Antonín Zelenka

Sound Designer

Josef Zora

Titles Designed by

Pokorný

Production Manager

Vilém Brož

Cooperation

Willy Ströminger (fotograf)

Music

Music Composed by

Josef Kumok

Choreographer

Olla Ledererová

Danced by

Taneční škola Olly Ledererové

Songs

Možná, možná

Song Composer Josef Kumok
Writer of Lyrics Bedřich ŠulcBedřich Wermuth
Singer Tino MuffLída Baarová

Letce lásky zdroj je jen jeho stroj /Letecký pochod/

Song Composer Josef Kumok
Writer of Lyrics Bedřich ŠulcBedřich Wermuth
Singer Otomar KorbelářFrantišek Paul

Matčina píseň

Song Composer Josef Kumok
Writer of Lyrics Bedřich ŠulcBedřich Wermuth
Singer Otomar Korbelářmužský sborAntonie Nedošinská /recitativ/

Dokud máš maminku

Song Composer Josef Kumok
Writer of Lyrics Bedřich ŠulcBedřich Wermuth
Singer ženský sborTino Muff

Production info

Original Title

Dokud máš maminku

Czech Title

Dokud máš maminku

English Title

While You Have a Mother

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

melodrama

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1934

Production Year

1934

Production specifications

start of filming 3 July 1934 (ateliéry)
end of filming 19 July 1934 (ateliéry)
date of censorship 09/1934

Premiere

premiere 19 October 1934 /suitable for youths/ (kina Gaumont /3 týdny/, Hollywood /3 týdny/ a Metro /3 týdny/, Praha)

Production

Ufa

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Ufa

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

94 min

Original length in metres

2 670 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