A Czech-American professor, Johnny Novák, discovers from his late father's estate that he is himself a father - of a girl that lives with her mother Helena Strnadová in Prague where Johnny had briefly lived eighteen years earlier. Johnny's father had disapproved of the affair so strongly that he did not forward Helena's letters, only sending money to her aunt for the child's upbringing. Johnny and his friend Jimmy Sládek decide to go and visit Helena and her daughter, and they notify Helena's aunt by telegramme. She turns out to have invented the story of the child in order to compel Johnny to return to Helena. Johnny never knew of the child and Helena's aunt set her up in a costume rental business with the money she received. Both women want to punish Johnny. They enlist the help of an amateur dramatic group who are to play Helena's admirers and the role of Helena's fictive daughter is enthusiastically taken on by Máňa Nováčková. Johnny sends Sládek off on a reconnaissance mission. The latter happens to meet Máňa and they fall in love with each other. The aunt's plan fails, the actors are not convincing, and the aunt's lie is exposed. Johnny and Helena's love flares up again. Jimmy takes his girlfriend Máňa to the United States.
Máňa Nováčková
režisér ochotníků Nováček, otec Máni
Helena Strnadová
Formánková, teta Heleny
Jimmy Sládek
profesor Kokoška
Pavel, Kokoškův syn
hospodyně u Kokošků paní Cibulková
profesor Johny Novák
profesor Kadeřábek
lakýrník Zoubek
papírník Chramosta
holič Tříska
švadlenka Jarča
zřízenec s koníkem
strážník
strážník
záletník
zloděj
ušlápnutý mužíček
dítě
pěvecký sbor
Willy Ströminger (fotograf)
Song Composer Eman Fiala
Writer of Lyrics František Kudrna
Singer Jiří Dohnal [dab]Setleři
Singer Věra Ferbasová
Singer Věra Ferbasová
Singer Emil BolekMeda Valentová
Dceruška k pohledání
Dceruška k pohledání
What a Fine Daughter!
So eine Tochter muss man suchen
film
featuretheatrical distribution
comedy
Czechoslovakia
1940
1940
date of censorship 9 April 1940 (kulturně-výchovný)
projection approval 3 December 1945 (konec povolení k promítání 3. 12. 1946)
projection approval 12/1946 (neschváleno do distribuce)
premiere 12 April 1940 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Letka /1 týden/ a Máj /2 týdny/, Praha)
renewed premiere 25 December 1945 /unsuitable for youths/
Continental (původní 1940), Státní půjčovna filmů (obnovená 1945)
feature film
84 min
2 400 meters
35mm
1:1,37
black & white
sound
Visatone
Czech
Czech
without subtitles
Czech, German