Skeleton Key
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1944Production year
1944Premiere
22 December 1944Runtime
88 minDirector
Miroslav CikánCategory
filmGenre
comedy, crimeTypology
featurelongOriginal title
PaklíčCzech title
PaklíčEnglish title
Skeleton KeySynopsis
Writer of detective novels Gabriel Anděl, loves his wife Lola. The stubborn woman, however, interferes with his work so much that an argument between them eventually ends in a decision to file for a divorce. Gabriel intends to move into their country house. At this point inspector Čepelka arrives with a warning that an imposter is at large going by the name of Anděl who is trying to sell their villa to the Czech-American Fordson. The couple set out for their villa in the company of the inspector. Čepelka goes off to fetch police back-up and Anděl encounters frauds in his house pretending to be his staff. The couple are immediately imprisoned in the cellar. Fordson pays for the villa by cheque. In reality, he is not a Czech-American at all and the idea is to write a cheque for a higher sum and he would receive the difference in cash. The imposters leave and, after an accident, they find themselves in hospital. Gabriel and Lola are released from the cellar and return home. "Inspector" Čepelka, meanwhile, has robbed their flat but is soon arrested. The adventures spent together reconcile the couple once more.
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Oldřich Nový
spisovatel detektivek Gabriel Anděl
Jiřina Steimarová
Lola, Andělova žena
Jaroslav Marvan
Vilibald Škarda alias inspektor A. Čepelka
Vlasta Hrubá
Lilian Škardová alias Frony Fordsonová, Škardova dcera
Miroslav Homola
podvodník Kofila vydávající se za spisovatele Anděla
Antonín Jirsa
podvodník Halama
Ferenc Futurista
podvodník Šajna alias Čechoameričan Fordson
Věra Hanslíková
služka u Andělů Anežka
Vladimír Řepa
podvodník Breburda alias notář JUDr. Adamíra
Eman Fiala
zloděj Petříček
Milada Smolíková
hospodská
Jiří Vondrovič
číšník
Antonín Holzinger
pravý policejní inspektor A.Čepelka
Jindřich Láznička
domovník u Andělů Václav Koníček
Antonín Strnad
advokát
Antonín Brož
ředitel hotelu
Jindřich Doležal
vrátný v hotelu
Josef Kemr
chlapec na kole
Josef Pehr
taxikář
Bolek Prchal
četník
Ladislav Janeček
četník
Karel Šmíd
železničář
Ota Motyčka
prodavač u benzinové pumpy Tonda
Bohuš Záhorský
redaktor
Alois Peterka
pokladník v bance
Josef Steigl
asistent pokladníka
Jaroslav Orlický
vrchní strážmistr
Frank Rose-Růžička
strážník
Karel Jelínek
strážník
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Eduard Fiker (Paklíč – román)
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Original Title
Paklíč
English Title
Skeleton Key
Category
film
Typology
feature
Genre
comedy, crime
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1944
Production Year
1944
Premiere
22 December 1944
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Lenght
long
Runtime
88 min
Versions
Czech