The Fire-Raiser's Daughter
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1923Production year
1923Premiere
14 December 1923Runtime
77 minDirector
Thea ČervenkováCategory
filmGenre
dramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Paličova dceraCzech title
Paličova dceraEnglish title
The Fire-Raiser's DaughterSynopsis
Rozarka Valentova comes home to her native village of Kvetoliby from service in Prague for the funeral of her mother. Her father forces her to work for the rich single horse-dealer Podlesky who threatens to sell Valenta's cottage in an auction for which the latter owes rent. Rozarka refuses and flees to Prague with her younger brothers and sisters to go and see their rich aunt Sestakova who takes them into her care. Valenta gets drunk and burns down the cottage. Pavel Kolinsky returns from America with the little boy Prokop. Rozarka places the blame for the arson on herself and is imprisoned. Prokop, however, claims her innocence in court. Tonik Jedlicka takes Rozarka back to Kvetoliby to be his bride. The evil and envious Betka turns the whole village against the girl. It is not until the arrival of Kolinsky and Katerina Sestakova that her innocence is proven, disputes are settled and the young lovers can finally be happy.
Note
The original title of the play The Incendiary´s Daughter was The Maid from Prague and the Country Journeyman or The Incendiary´s Daughter. A considerable part of the film between the 3rd and 4th reels is missing.
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Cast
Vojtěch Záhořík
Valenta
Božena Plecitá
Valentova dcera Rozárka
Miloš Vávra
Toník Jedlička
Saša Dobrovolná
Jeníkova matka
Anči Pírková
Bětka
Adolf Dobrovolný
Pavel Kolínský
Alois Charvát
Pavlův otec hrobník
Antonie Nedošinská
Kačenka Šestáková
Jiří Nedošinský
koňař Podleský
Alois Škrdlík
soudce
Karel Dočekal
řezník Martin
Václav Brabec
Prokop
Josef Gabris
soudní zapisovatel
Crew and creators
Director
Based on
Josef Kajetán Tyl (Paličova dcera – divadelní hra)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Production info
Original Title
Paličova dcera
Czech Title
Paličova dcera
English Title
The Fire-Raiser's Daughter
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
drama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1923
Production Year
1923
Premiere
premiere 14 December 1923 /unsuitable for youths/ (kino Alma, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
77 min
Original length in metres
2 200 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,33
Colour
tinting, black & white
Sound
silent
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
without dialogue
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Intertitles languages
Czech
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
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