Famous operetta soubrette Soňa Jansová is presented as a miss according to her contract with the theatre. In fact she is married and has a four-year-old daughter, Evička, whom she claims is her niece. Her husband, the lawyer Karel Svoboda, represents her. This role becomes harder and harder for him: he would prefer not to cover up the real state of affairs. He insists Soňa terminate the contract and leaves Prague to give her two days to make up her mind to do so. After his departure Soňa discovers Evička is missing. She had crept out through half-open doors, later finding herself in the police station where she spent the night. Soňa suspects Karel took Evička with him and does not report the child as missing. The next day, while singing on the radio, her nerves fail her and over the microphone she begs Karel to return her child. He returns as soon as he reads a sensationalist newspaper story about the married Mrs Jansa and her child. The result is not that Soňa loses popularity, as the theatre director fears, but that her forthcoming performances all sell out. The chief of police brings the child to the desperate parents in the theatre. Soňa, overjoyed, sings for the audience a favourite song about Prague.
The furniture was loaned by the United UP Company, Lucerna, Prague II. Stanislav Neumann is listed in the role of the dog stealer Sadílek, but in fact in both his scenes he plays Kafuněk. He played the car thief Kafuněk in the film Merry Poverty. The first performance of the film was held on the 4th of July 1940 on festival Filmové žně in Zlín.
operetní subreta Soňa Jansová
JUDr. Karel Svoboda, Sonin manžel
Evička, dcera Svobodových
mladokomik Jiří Hájek
Helena, Jiřího snoubenka
tenorista Valenta
zpěvačka Marta
komorná u Soni Jansové Anežka
ředitel Komorní operety
vrátný v divadle Vrána
policejní inspektor Pěnička
zloděj psů Kafuněk
Ing. Jareš
úřednice Jiřina
inspicient
strážník
Nosek, Jarešův přítel
inspektor Soukup
nápověda
host na premiéře
divadelní sluha
strážník
zákazník v gramofonovém závodě
dirigent
zpěvák
Eliška Slancová, Táňa Černá, Rudolf Macharovský, Viktor Malcev, Jan Regal, Jaroslav Pelc, Jaroslav Jaroš (2), Jan Nosek
Songwriter Josef Stelibský
Writer of Lyrics Jaroslav MottlKarel Melíšek
Singer Jarmila Kšírová
Songwriter Josef Stelibský
Writer of Lyrics Jaroslav MottlKarel Melíšek
Singer Jiří Vondrovič
Songwriter Josef Stelibský
Writer of Lyrics Jaroslav MottlKarel Melíšek
Singer Dano Živojnovič
Songwriter Josef Stelibský
Writer of Lyrics Jaroslav MottlKarel Melíšek
Singer Vlasta HrubáJiří Vondrovič
Songwriter Josef Stelibský
Writer of Lyrics Jaroslav Mottl
Singer Jarmila Kšírová
Songwriter Josef Stelibský
Writer of Lyrics Jaroslav MottlKarel Melíšek
Singer Dano ŽivojnovičJarmila Kšírová
Songwriter Josef Stelibský
Writer of Lyrics Jaroslav MottlKarel Melíšek
Singer Vlasta HrubáJiří Vondrovič
Songwriter Josef Stelibský
Writer of Lyrics Karel MelíšekJaroslav Mottl
Singer Jarmila Kšírová
Štěstí pro dva
Štěstí pro dva
Happiness For Two
Glück für zwei
film
featuretheatrical distribution
comedy, operetta
Czechoslovakia
1940
1940
date of censorship 25 April 1940 (kulturně-výchovný)
festival premiere 4 July 1940 (1. Filmové žně 1940 Zlín)
premiere 16 August 1940 /suitable for youths/ (kina Lucerna /3 týdny/ a Na Příkopě /2 týdny/, Praha)
AB Barrandov
feature film
83 min
2 350 meters
35mm
1:1,37
black & white
sound
Tobis – Klang
Czech
Czech
without subtitles
Czech, German
Festival: 1. Filmové žně 1940 Zlín
1940
Zlín / Czechoslovakia
Lucernafilm