The Son of the Mountains
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1925Production year
1925Premiere
23 October 1925Runtime
105 minDirector
Vladimír SlavínskýCategory
filmGenre
melodramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
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Syn horEnglish title
The Son of the MountainsSynopsis
Landowner Zaren, his daughter Eva and her betrothed Frank Solar find themselves at the house of Petr Horyna high up in the mountains. Eva catches pneumonia and the only available medicament is ice. Horyna undergoes a dangerous journey but he brings back the necessary ice; he saves Eva's life but also finds that he has fallen in love with her. Just before her marriage to Solar, Eva finds out about his alcoholism and instead marries Horyna. Solar, however, with the help of his friends, convinces her that her union is not equal. Eva leaves Horyna and goes back to Solar. Her brother Jiří catches sight of Solar with his lover Lola and Eva, too, sees Solar's deceit for herself. She tries to commit suicide but in the end she goes back to the mountains to Horyna who is the one who really loves her.
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Cast
Vladimír Slavínský
Petr Horyna
Saša Dobrovolná
matka Horyny
Theodor Pištěk
statkář Jan Zaren
Anna Tichá
statkářova dcera Eva
Máňa Ženíšková
statkářova dcera Sylva
Božena Svobodová
Zarenova manželka
Jan W. Speerger
Zarenův sekretář/lékař s plnovousem
Otto Zahrádka
správce Zarenova panství
Jan Richter
vrátný u Zarena
Karel Lamač
Frank Solar
Robert Ford
světák Gustav Ryk
Mary Jansová
Rykova přítelkyně Olga Hajdová
Steffa Warrentová
tanečnice Lola
Otto Heller
lékárník
Josef Oliak
lékař s brýlemi
Sláva Grossmann
ředitel ocelárny
Willy Ströminger
host v baru
Rudolf Stahl
komorník/listonoš
Jaro Hykman
Jiří Zaren
Mimi Grünwaldová-Kohoutová
sólová tanečnice
Crew and creators
Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Cooperation
Willy Ströminger (fotograf)
Production info
Original Title
Syn hor
Czech Title
Syn hor
English Title
The Son of the Mountains
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
melodrama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1925
Production Year
1925
Production specifications
date of censorship 26 October 1925
Premiere
premiere 23 October 1925 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Světozor a Na Slovanech, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
105 min
Original length in metres
2 988 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
