The Woman in White is Lost

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1937

Production year

1937

Premiere

25 March 1938

Runtime

78 min

Category

film

Genre

children

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Ztratila se Bílá paní

Czech title

Ztratila se Bílá paní

English title

The Woman in White is Lost

Synopsis

In the picture gallery of an old chateau French painter Grikov is copying a rare painting by Van Dyck "Woman in White". Boys, friends of the castellan's grandson, play at the chateau and they decide to explore a secret corridor they have discovered in the area around the chateau. They notice that the corridor ends in the picture gallery. The new teacher finds out that one of her pupils, Lojzík Novák, is lame and that his poor widowed mother does not have enough money for him to have an operation. The chateau's secretary, who has ordered the copy be made, attempts to steal the painting. In an unguarded moment, however, a dog deprives him of the rolled up canvas. The rare original then passes through the hands of several people who have no idea of its value. It even lands up on a kite and also as a target at a shooting-range. Because the likeable painter is suspected of the theft the boys would like to help him. They find the painting and with the aid of the secret corridor they also prove guilty the true thief. The owner of the chateau pays them a reward which the boys want to give over for Lojzík's operation. The touched lord of the chateau, however, pays the entire medical expense. The young teacher becomes closer to the painter.

Cast

Jindřich Plachta

kastelán Sojka

Josef Skřivan

francouzský malíř Grikov

František Paul

policajt a malíř Vaňousek

Karel Urbánek

majitel hradu Hornovský

Zdenka Habrovcová

Kamila, dcera Hornovského

Miloš Nedbal

tajemník Hornovského Tragač

Jan Purkrábek

majitel kolotoče Koulička

Stanislav Hejný

detektiv

Jiří Hron

četnický strážmistr

Vlasta Hrubá

učitelka Skalská

Jarmila Urbánková

majitelka střelnice Paličková

Nina Balcarová

Nováková, matka Věrky a Lojzíka

Antonín Kočí

mrzáček Lojzík Novák

Zdenka Žižková

Věrka Nováková

Alois Fiala (2)

Jiřík, kastelánův vnuk

Milan Moravec

Frantík

Josef Hudeček

Pepík

Karel Pospíšil (2)

Toník

Josef Kraus

četník

Pulkrábec

Crew and creators

Assistant Director

Josef Kraus

Screenstory

Věra Strelcová

Director of Photography

Josef Bůžek, Bohumil Vích

Production Designer

Alois Mecera, Prokop Pěkný

Set Designer

Alois Mecera

Production Manager

Karel Žižka

Consultant

K. M. Walló (jazykový poradce)

Cooperation

Antonín Frič (fotograf)

Music

Music Composed by

Vilém Tauský

Music Performed by

Pražský symfonický orchestr (Music Conducted by Vilém Tauský)

Songs

Ztratila se Bílá paní

Song Composer K. M. WallóVilém Tauský
Writer of Lyrics K. M. Walló
Singer František Paulženský hlas

Pochod mladých

Song Composer Vilém Tauský
Writer of Lyrics K. M. Walló
Singer dětský sbor

Koupala se bába v moři

Singer František Paul

Ej uchněm

Production info

Original Title

Ztratila se Bílá paní

Czech Title

Ztratila se Bílá paní

English Title

The Woman in White is Lost

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

children

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1937

Production Year

1937

Production specifications

start of filming 8 July 1937
end of filming 4 August 1937
date of censorship 18 October 1937

Premiere

premiere 25 March 1938 /suitable for youths/ (kina Stadion /1 týden/ a Dukla /1 týden/, Brno)

Production

Legiafilm

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Legiafilm

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

78 min

Original length in metres

2 225 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