A Flower of the Šumava Mountains
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1927Production year
1927Premiere
9 September 1927Runtime
83 minDirector
Karel LamačCategory
filmGenre
melodramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongFilm state
lost filmOriginal title
Květ ze ŠumavyCzech title
Květ ze ŠumavyEnglish title
A Flower of the Šumava MountainsParallel title
Květ ŠumavySynopsis
Dáňa Lorencová comes from a poor mountain village. Her brother Petr is a smuggler and his illegal activities bring disrepute and misfortune upon the whole family. When the police come looking for him, his mother takes the blame upon herself. Petr escapes, his mother is arrested and young Dáňa has to leave home. In the city, however, luck befalls her and she becomes a famous dancer. Everyday, Kalvoda, the coachman, stands in front of the theatre where Dáňa dances. One day, he gets news from his son Jiří. He hears that Jiří has been unable to establish a medical practice in the mountains and has returned home. Kalvoda secures him a position as a doctor in the theatre. There, Jiří meets once again with Dáňa, they recognise each other from the past in Dáňa's village and fall in love with each other. However, the ill-fated Petr meddles in their lives. He discovers that Dáňa lives in prosperity and starts to blackmail her. Jiří, who does not know who Petr is, becomes jealous and they quarrel openly. They are reconciled when Dáňa's mother meets Jiří by chance in the street, completely debilitated after her release from prison.
Note
The film materials are believed lost.
Photos
Cast
Karel Schleichert
postilion Krušina
Karel Lamač
dr. Jiří Kalvoda, syn drožkáře
Anny Ondráková
Dáňa, později tanečnice Daina Laurence
Hermína Fordová
Lorencová, Dánina matka
Jan W. Speerger
Dánin bratr Petr Lorenc
Vladimír Majer
divadelní ředitel
Josef Rovenský
drožkář Kalvoda
Hanni Weisse
Alice Gordonová
Theodor Pištěk
ctitel Alice, továrník Braun
Joe Jenčík
Mefisto
Marie Oliaková
paní na ulici
B. Fišer
Crew and creators
Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Cooperation
Willy Ströminger (fotograf)
Production info
Original Title
Květ ze Šumavy
Czech Title
Květ ze Šumavy
English Title
A Flower of the Šumava Mountains
Parallel Title
Květ Šumavy
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Film state
lost film
Genre
melodrama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1927
Production Year
1927
Production specifications
date of censorship 1927
Premiere
preview 2 June 1927 (kino Avion, Praha)
premiere 9 September 1927 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Avion a Kapitol, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
83 min
Original length in metres
2 350 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,33
Colour
black & white
Sound
silent
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
without dialogue
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Intertitles languages
Czech
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
