In Temptation
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1938Production year
1938Premiere
3 February 1939Runtime
78 minDirector
Miroslav CikánCategory
filmGenre
melodramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
V pokušeníCzech title
V pokušeníEnglish title
In TemptationWorking title
Velké pokušení / Boj o štěstíSynopsis
The engineer Jan Svoboda has finally found a job with the factory owner Kolár. He is sent to America for a year and leaves his fiancée Eva behind at home. When he has gone she discovers she is pregnant. She loses her job and is in financial difficulties. Jan's brother, Pavel the priest, takes Eva and her baby to live with him in the countryside. Jan is sorely tempted. Kolár's daughter Mary has fallen for him and witholds Eva's letters in the belief that Jan will forget about Eva. Eva is courted by Vilém, an innkeeper's son. Pavel decides to write to Jan. Only thus does Jan find out he is a father and he decides to return straight away. Mary is distressed to see what she has caused and begs Jan to forgive her. Meanwhile Vilém, who did not get his way with Eva even by using force, spreads gossip in the village that Pavel is the father of Eva's child. The villagers demand that she leaves. Pavel prevents the despairing Eva from committing suicide. Everything is explained upon Jan's sudden return. Nothing now stands in the way of Eva and Jan's marriage.
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Cast
Jiří Dohnal
Ing. Jan Svoboda
Ladislav Boháč
farář Pavel, Janův bratr
Marie Glázrová
Eva Skálová, Janova snoubenka
Vlasta Hrubá
Inka, Evina přítelkyně
Jaroslav Marvan
továrník Kolár
Nataša Gollová
Mary, Kolárova dcera
Vilém Pfeiffer
Karel Kubát
Miloš Šubrt
hostinský, Kubátův otec
Helena Bušová
služka v hostinci Marta
Eman Fiala
vesnický blázen Frantík zvaný Hopsátko
Vladimír Šmeral
chasník Emil
Vilém Pruner
ctitel Mary Artur Stránský
Jan Černý
lékař v porodnici
Božena Schejbalová
komorná
Jarmila Holmová
sekretářka Mary Kolárové
Alois Dvorský
kostelník
Marie Ježková
kostelníkova žena
R. A. Strejka
chasník
Emanuel Kovařík
chasník
Leopold Horešovský
listonoš
Milka Balek-Brodská
venkovská klepna
Ladislav Janeček
Petr, spolupracovník Ing. Svobody
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Based on
Marie Křížová (Velké pokušení – román)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Set Designer
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Titles Designed by
Production Manager
Cooperation
Willy Ströminger (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
Orchestr F.O.K. (Music Conducted by Miloš Smatek)
Songs
Nesem vám noviny
Vánoční koledy
Před tvou velebností na kolena padáme
Singer chlapecký sbor
Production info
Original Title
V pokušení
Czech Title
V pokušení
English Title
In Temptation
Working Title
Velké pokušení / Boj o štěstí
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
melodrama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1938
Production Year
1938
Production specifications
start of filming 24 November 1938
end of filming 7 December 1938
date of censorship 01/1939
projection approval 01/1946 (neschváleno do distribuce)
Premiere
premiere 3 February 1939 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Blaník /1 týden/, Máj /1 týden/ a Ráj /1 týden/, Praha)
Production
With support
Copyright Holders
Studio
Laboratories
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
78 min
Original length in metres
2 210 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
Tobis – Klang
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
