The Seed of Love
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1928Production year
1928Premiere
10 May 1929Runtime
99 minDirector
Josef KokeislCategory
filmGenre
melodramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Pramen láskyCzech title
Pramen láskyEnglish title
The Seed of LoveParallel title
Láska kvete v každém věkuEnglish parallel title
Love Blossoms at Any AgeSynopsis
Eliška, at the wish of her parents, marries a wealthy businessman. When she becomes widowed, she fondly remembers her first love, Jiří Světlý who, disillusioned by her marriage to the factory owner, had left for America and assumed the name George Light. Eliška has a weak heart and she goes with her niece Helenka to a sanatorium in Poděbrady. There the student Jiří Světlý falls in love with Helenka and Eliška has to deter the advances of the wealthy businessman Bumbrlíček and the comical professor Laťka. George Light also appears in Poděbrady with a group of Czech-Americans. He seeks out Eliška and asks for her hand in marriage. At the same time he asks for Helenka's hand for Jiří Světlý, who is, in fact George's nephew.
Note
The film contains documentary shots of mineral water being bottled in a factory. The film itself was made with the support of the Poděbrady spa and its simple plot promotes spa treatments. Only part of the film has survived.
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Cast
Mary Jansová
Eliška
Zdena Listová
Eliščina neteř Helenka
Roman Roda-Růžička
student PhC. Jiří Světlý
Otto Zahrádka
Čechoameričan George Light
Jindřich Plachta
profesor Jeremiáš Laťka
Josef Šváb-Malostranský
velkoobchodník Emanuel Bumbrlíček
Milka Balek-Brodská
továrníkova hospodyně Fifi Kobližková
Betty Kysilková
Aurelie
Jiřina Sengrová
pokojská v hotelu
Vendelín Buk
majitel krejčovského salonu Kazimír Koukal
Václav Žichovský
lékař
Crew and creators
Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Production info
Original Title
Pramen lásky
Czech Title
Pramen lásky
English Title
The Seed of Love
Parallel Title
Láska kvete v každém věku
English Parallel Title
Love Blossoms at Any Age
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
melodrama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1928
Production Year
1928
Production specifications
date of censorship 30 January 1929
date of censorship 02/1935 (konec povolení k promítání 1940)
Premiere
premiere 10 May 1929 /unsuitable for youths/ (kino Metro /1 týden/, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
99 min
Original length in metres
2 820 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
