The Third Ringing

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1938

Production year

1937—1938

Premiere

4 February 1938

Runtime

100 min

Director

Jan Sviták

Category

film

Genre

comedy

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Třetí zvonění

Czech title

Třetí zvonění

English title

The Third Ringing

Synopsis

Jan Hudec is a legal assistant to the lawyer Dr Kocmann. Before marrying he wants to end his platonic relationship with Kocmann's wife, Muša. Meaning to return her letters, he accidentally sends her a client's letters and puts hers into his file. Preparations for Jan's wedding to Růžena are being made in the family of the mayor Sadílek. Růžena's widowed cousin Olga, owner of a stove factory, is also present. Jan's friend Nezima is interested in Olga. In the neighbouring village a suspected burglar, Pilc, is apprehended. On the eve of his wedding Jan is having a good time with the mayor Sadílek when Muša calls from Prague and asks for her letters. Jan entrusts his case with wedding rings to his friend Nezima and secretly goes off to Prague. Nezima accompanies Olga home and stays with her a fair while. He absent-mindedly leaves the case by the fence where Pilc, who has escaped from jail, finds it. In order to avoid compromising Olga, Nezima claims it was Jan who left the case outside her house. This makes it look like Jan spent the night with Olga. The wedding is called off. Jan decides to tell the truth. It turns out that Kocmann knew of his wife's platonic infidelity with Jan. Everything ends happily. Růžena marries Jan and Olga promises to wed Nezima.

Cast

Theodor Pištěk

starosta Jan Sadílek

Milada Gampeová

Ema, starostova žena

Karla Oličová

Růžena, starostova dcera

Marie Grossová

vdova Olga Kváčková, sestřenice Růženy

Oldřich Nový

JUDr. Jan Hudec, advokátní koncipient

Václav Trégl

Josef Kaštyl, policejní náměstek starosty

Světla Svozilová

Anděla Kváčková, švagrová Olgy

Jára Kohout

básník Jaromír Nezima vlastním jménem Josef Kváček

František Kreuzmann

dobrodruh Zikmund Pilc, alias Rudolf Bublich

Karel Jičínský

JUDr. Oskar Kocmann, majitel advokátní kanceláře

Ela Šárková

Muša, Kocmannova žena

Ota Motyčka

dozorce a zřízenec Kejla

Karel Hruška

strážník

Antonín Soukup

nahluchlý klient Kořínek

Julius Baťha

muž ve vlaku

Břetislav Hrstka

host na svatbě

Rudolf Princ

strážník

Alois Peterka

spící host

Pavla Stolzová

příbuzná vykládající z karet

Marie Hodrová

tetička Sadílkových

Josef Gruss

brýlatý mladík

Crew and creators

Director

Jan Sviták

Assistant Director

Josef Zezulka

Based on

Václav Štech (Třetí zvonění – divadelní hra)

Director of Photography

Otto Heller

Production Designer

Jan Zázvorka

Set Designer

Rudolf Žák

Film Editor

Marie Bourová

Sound Designer

Stanislav Vondraš

Production Manager

František Morávek

Cooperation

Antonín Frič (fotograf)

Music

Music Composed by

Jára Beneš

Music Performed by

Orchestr F.O.K. (Music Conducted by Jára Beneš)

Songs

Loučení mou lásku nezmění (tango)

Song Composer Jára Beneš
Writer of Lyrics Jaroslav MottlJosef Neuberg
Singer Oldřich Nový

Žádný muž není svatý (foxtrott)

Song Composer Jára Beneš
Writer of Lyrics Jaroslav MottlJosef Neuberg
Singer Marie Grossová

Už mou milou do kostela vedou

Production info

Original Title

Třetí zvonění

Czech Title

Třetí zvonění

English Title

The Third Ringing

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

comedy

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1938

Production Year

1937—1938

Production specifications

start of filming 15 December 1937
end of filming 12 January 1938
date of censorship 02/1938
projection approval 10/1945 (konec povolení k promítání 12. 3. 1947)

Premiere

premiere 4 February 1938 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Metro /1 týden/ a Světozor /1 týden/, Praha)
renewed premiere 12 October 1945 /suitable for youths/

Production

Elekta

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Distribution

Elekta (původní 1939), Státní půjčovna filmů (obnovená 1945)

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

100 min

Original length in metres

2 840 meters

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,37

Colour

black & white

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

Visatone

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech