Women at the Petrol Station
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1939Production year
1939Premiere
10 November 1939Runtime
84 minDirector
Václav KubásekCategory
filmGenre
comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Ženy u benzinuCzech title
Ženy u benzinuEnglish title
Women at the Petrol StationParallel title
ŽUBProtectorate parallel title
Mädel bei der TankstelleSynopsis
Milada Dvořáková has in front of her a wedding with her business partner Dub, owner of petrol stations. When she catches him in the arms of his secretary she breaks with him. She founds a competing firm ŽUB (Ženy u benzinu - Women at the Petrol Station) that employs predominantly single women. Dub also takes up the battle of competition. His situation is precarious because drivers are giving their preference to the petrol station staffed with girls. Dub still loves Milada, he desires a reconciliation, but in vain. In the meantime, the girls experience love affairs; they want to preserve their right to fall in love and they conspire against Milada. They throw a ball in her house, and they invite their boyfriends and even Dub. During the entertainment the underhanded factory owner Marič attempts with his companion to burglarize the safe. Dub assists in exposing and catching the thieves. Milada makes peace with him and everyone, boys and girls, prepares themselves for marriage. This marks the end of the independent enterprise of single women.
Photos
Cast
Růžena Šlemrová
Milada Dvořáková, majitelka firmy ŽUB
František Kreuzmann
Václav Dub, majitel benzinových pump
Jiřina Sedláčková
pumpařka Máňa Dostálová
Božena Šustrová
pumpařka Tonča, sestra Máni
Zita Kabátová
revizorka pumpařek Anča Králová
Marie Norrová
pumpařka Katka Dlouhá
Anna Letenská
Alžběta, hospodyně u Dvořákové
Vladimír Borský
pumpař Ing. Jiří Hrubeš
Gustav Nezval
sedlák Karel Loukota
Fanda Mrázek
revizor a technik pump Franta Kalina
Vilém Pfeiffer
strážník Svoboda
Karel Černý
podvodný továrník Marič
Josef Příhoda
spící zákazník Vaněček
Jarmila Holmová
úřednice Berta Svobodová
Alois Dvorský
účetní Kovařík
Emanuel Kovařík
úředník
Tilda Brabcová
sekretářka Brázdová
Ota Motyčka
soukromý detektiv Sláma
Bedřich Bozděch
spící prodavač u pumpy
Bohuslav Kubásek
podvodný disponent Horský
Julius Baťha
policejní inspektor
F. X. Mlejnek
čtenář v autokaru
František Haller
cestující v autokaru
Václav Mlčkovský
právní poradce
Fráňa Vajner
svědek nehody
Anna Petřínská
svědkyně nehody
František Beranský
svědek nehody
Bolek Prchal
netrpělivý zákazník
Ladislav Janeček
záletník s autem
Slávka Rosenbergová
uchazečka o místo
Ella Nollová
uchazečka o místo
Marie Nademlejnská
uchazečka o místo
Darja Hajská
uchazečka o místo
Miloslava Skořepová
uchazečka o místo
Milka Balek-Brodská
uchazečka o místo
Marie Svobodová
pumpařka
Růžena Kurelová
host na maškarním plese
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Based on
Vladimír Zika (Ženy u benzinu – román)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Set Designer
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Cooperation
Antonín Frič (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Josef Dobeš (Zpívej mi, zpívej)
Music Performed by
Orchestr F.O.K. (Music Conducted by Josef Dobeš)
Songs
Zpívej mi, zpívej (waltz)
Music Composed by Josef Dobeš
Song Composer Josef Dobeš
Production info
Original Title
Ženy u benzinu
Czech Title
Ženy u benzinu
English Title
Women at the Petrol Station
Parallel Title
ŽUB
Protectorate Parallel Title
Mädel bei der Tankstelle
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
comedy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1939
Production Year
1939
Production specifications
start of filming 24 July 1939
end of filming 15 August 1939
date of censorship 11/1939
withdrawal from distribution 18 May 1945
Premiere
premiere 10 November 1939 /inaccessible for youths/ (kina Letka /2 týdny/ a Máj /2 týdny/, Praha)
Production
With support
Copyright Holders
Studio
Laboratories
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
84 min
Original length in metres
2 400 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
