The read
It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
Factory owner Dvorský also faces his own share of life's troubles; the supply of kaolin for his factory is running dangerously low. Mayor Pivoňka’s wife is willing to sell her kaolin fields, but only on the condition that Dvorský marries her daughter, Táňa—who, however, has no desire to marry a widower with a four-year-old son. Mrs. Lexová also owns kaolin deposits. Dvorský organizes a puppet show at his villa for his ailing young son. During the night, little Mirek wakes up and goes to the theater to look for a princess puppet; tragically, he accidentally sets the curtain on fire with a candle, and the theater burns down.
Ratings
IMDb5.2/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Miroslav CikánDirector
- Emanuel BrožíkScreenplay
- Jan GerstelScreenplay
- Miroslav CikánScreenplay
- Julius KalašOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jaroslav VojtaKratochvíl
- Lída BaarováEva
- Otomar KorbelářDvorský
- Miroslav SirotekMirek
- Jára KohoutPivoňka
- Slávka RosenbergováMárinka
- Věra FerbasováTáňa
- Ladislav PešekFerda Sekanina
- Adina MandlováLexová
- Vlasta HrubáMarie
- Jaroslav Marvanadvokát
- František KreuzmannLiška
Stills
Themes
matchmakingrich man poor womanpuppet theatertheatrical troupe