Venoušek and Stázička

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1939

Production year

1939

Premiere

24 March 1939

Runtime

77 min

Category

film

Genre

comedy

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Venoušek a Stázička

Czech title

Venoušek a Stázička

English title

Venoušek and Stázička

Synopsis

Mr Huňáček lives with his two sons, Standa who is unemployed and Venoušek who is still at school, and his sister-in-law Klotylda who is the only one in the family to have work. Venoušek brings home his chum Zrzek, a cobbler's apprentice who is frightened of the cobbler because has not delivered some new shoes. They find his aunt Klotylda's cabinet and try to discover secrets of her past love. Venoušek gets to know the pretty Stázička and sees her regularly in spite of being banned by her widowed father. Aunt Klotylda retires from her job and throws a party at home to say goodbye to all her colleagues. That night Zrzek and Venoušek, disguised as a ghost, try to get Klotylda's secrets out of her. But due to her alcoholic evening the aunt is fast asleep. Old Huňáček wakes up however and punishes the two lads severely. Zrzek in trying to escape half-demolishes the kitchen. Klotylda just thinks her guests did it. She buys new furniture and takes up her role as domestic. Ladislav Vaňous, Stázička's father, comes looking for his daughter at Mr Huňáček's house. Ladislav turns out to be none other than Klotylda's old flame and the story ends with their marriage.

Note

This theme has already been treated in a Czech film under the same title (Dir: Svatopluk Innemann, 1922).

Cast

Věra Ferbasová

Venouš Huňáček

Eva Gerová

Stázička Vaňousová

Vladimír Salač

ševcovský učedník Pepík zvaný Zrzek

Jaroslav Marvan

Josef Huňáček, Venouškův otec

Zdeňka Baldová

teta Klotylda, Josefova švagrová

František Filipovský

Standa, Venouškův starší bratr

Antonín Kandert

Ladislav Vaňous, Stáziččin otec

Ferenc Futurista

švec Nesvačil

Marie Svobodová

služka u Vaňousů

Jindra Hermanová

kamarádka Klotyldy, telefonistka

Marie Nademlejnská

kamarádka Klotyldy, žena ministerského sluhy

Ella Nollová

kamarádka Klotyldy, žena z nákladné domácnosti

Milada Smolíková

kamarádka Klotyldy, žena majitele koloniálu

Ella Petzová

kamarádka Klotyldy

Jaroslava Vacková

kamarádka Klotyldy

Míla Kočová

kamarádka Klotyldy

F. X. Mlejnek

stěhovák

Karel Postranecký

průvodčí v tramvaji

Emanuel Kovařík

průvodčí v tramvaji

Jaroslav Tryzna

strážník

Antonín Streit

otec Josefa Huňáčka ve vzpomínce

Blanka Šléglová

matka Josefa Huňáčka ve vzpomínce

Linhartová

Nepustilová

Crew and creators

Based on

Josef Skružný (Venoušek a Stázička – román)

Director of Photography

Ferdinand Pečenka

Production Designer

Bohumil Heš

Set Designer

Rudolf Žák

Costumes

Jan Peták

Sound Designer

Emanuel Formánek

Production Manager

Ladislav Brom

Cooperation

Antonín Frič (fotograf)

Music

Music Composed by

Josef Dobeš

Music Performed by

Orchestr F.O.K. (Music Conducted by Josef Dobeš)

Songs

Ten lásky čas (valčík)

Song Composer Josef Dobeš
Writer of Lyrics Ladislav Brom
Singer Eva GerováVěra FerbasováOldřich Kovář

Stará píseň (tango)

Song Composer Josef Dobeš
Writer of Lyrics Ladislav Brom

Bejvávalo, bejvávalo

Singer Oldřich Kovářsbor

Šly panenky silnicí

Singer ženský sbor

Generál Laudon jede skrz vesnici

Singer Jaroslav Marvan

Nad Prahou tančily hvězdičky

Song Composer Karel Hašler

Po Starých zámeckých schodech

Song Composer Karel Hašler

Živijó, živijó

Singer ženský sbor

Production info

Original Title

Venoušek a Stázička

Czech Title

Venoušek a Stázička

English Title

Venoušek and Stázička

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

comedy

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1939

Production Year

1939

Production specifications

date of censorship 03/1939
projection approval 12/1945 (neschváleno do distribuce)

Premiere

premiere 24 March 1939 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Letka /2 týdny/ a Máj /2 týdny/, Praha)

Production

Brom

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Laboratories

Grafo

Distribution

Brom

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

77 min

Original length in metres

2 200 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