Irča's Romance

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1936

Production year

1936

Premiere

11 September 1936

Runtime

78 min

Category

film

Genre

melodrama

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Irčin románek

Czech title

Irčin románek

English title

Irča's Romance

Synopsis

Irča Miňovská, the daughter of the director of a car factory, has a chance meeting with mechanic Lexa Hora. They fall in love with one another. Irča's father, however, does not wish an ill-matched relationship for his daughter, and he decides to send Irča to a boarding school so that she will not be able to meet with Lexa. Lexa leaves the plans for his new motor at his friend's, Harry Peters, gives notice at work, and leaves to forget about Irča. Director Miňovský would like to produce the new type of motor but Lexa is nowhere to be found. Only Irča finds out that Lexa is in Yugoslavia and she runs away from the boarding school after him. Together they found the prosperous Adria Bus Company. Harry finally finds out where Lexa is and sets off to Yugoslavia. Some time later he visits Lexa and Irča as the representative of a mysterious competing firm that of late has brought Adria Bus to the brink of bankruptcy, and speaking in the name of his English boss, he offers to take them on in their firm. But the Englishman turns out to be Irča's father. He rehires Lexa at the plant, now as a design engineer, and gives him his daughter as a bride.

Note

This theme had already been treated in a Czech film under the title Irča´s Little Romance I. and Irča´s Little Romance II. (Irča in a Boarding School) (Dir: Václav Binovec, 1921).

Cast

Rolf Wanka

montér Lexa Hora

Jiřina Steimarová

Irča Miňovská

Theodor Pištěk

Tomáš Miňovský, generální ředitel Spojených autotováren, Irčin otec

František Paul

Ing. Harry Peters, Miňovského synovec

Truda Grosslichtová

Lola, milenka Ing. Peterse

Antonie Nedošinská

Šulcová, Lexova bytná

Čeněk Šlégl

vedoucí inženýr-konstruktér

Jan W. Speerger

dílovedoucí Kraus

Jan Sviták

soukromý detektiv

Ella Nollová

bytná v Dubrovníku

Běla Tringlerová

chovanka penzionátu Marta Navrátil

Lída Ondrová

chovanka penzionátu Hana Linková

Eva Prchlíková

chovanka penzionátu

Milka Balek-Brodská

představená penzionátu

Marie Norrová

sekretářka Ing. Peterse

Marie Kopecká

sekretářka ředitele Miňovského

Emil Dlesk

námořník v krčmě

Oldřich Kovář

zpívající námořník v krčmě

Jaroslav Hladík

host v baru

Pavla Stahlová

uklízečka v baru

Karel Němec

vrátný v hotelu

Rousová

tlustá turistka

Jaroslav Tryzna

návštěvník restaurace

Pavla Stolzová

Irčina bytná v Dubrovníku

Setleři

pěvecký sbor

Crew and creators

Assistant Director

Václav Dražil

Based on

Josef Roden (Irčin románek – román)

Screenplay

Karel Hašler

Director of Photography

Jan Roth

Production Designer

Štěpán Kopecký

Set Designer

Arnold Reimann

Production Manager

František Jerhot

Cooperation

Willy Ströminger (fotograf)

Music

Music Composed by

Rudolf Maria Mandée

Music Performed by

Orchestr F.O.K. (Music Conducted by Rudolf Maria Mandée)

Songs

Ta láska je jak kytička

Song Composer Rudolf Maria Mandée
Writer of Lyrics František Paul
Singer Truda Grosslichtová

Jen pojď, ponese nás náš autokar

Song Composer Rudolf Maria Mandée
Writer of Lyrics František Paul
Singer sbor

Rád mám tě, modrá Adrie

Song Composer Rudolf Maria Mandée
Writer of Lyrics František Paul
Singer Rolf Wanka

Námořnické písně

Song Composer Rudolf Maria Mandée
Writer of Lyrics František Paul
Singer SetleřiOldřich Kovář

Production info

Original Title

Irčin románek

Czech Title

Irčin románek

English Title

Irča's Romance

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

melodrama

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1936

Production Year

1936

Production specifications

start of filming 30 May 1936
end of filming 23 June 1936
date of censorship 09/1936

Premiere

premiere 11 September 1936 /unsuitable for youths/ (kino Alfa /2 týdny/, Praha)

Production

Meissner

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Meissner

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

78 min

Original length in metres

2 232 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