Do You Know of that Little House by the Lake?
Country
Czechoslovakia, GermanyCopyright
1929Production year
1929Premiere
4 April 1930Runtime
74 minCategory
filmGenre
melodramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Znáš onen malý domek u jezera?Czech title
Znáš onen malý domek u jezera?English title
Do You Know of that Little House by the Lake?Co-production title
Kennst du das kleine Haus am MichiganseeSynopsis
Consul Kennedy has two sons. Teddy is a good sort but Doug, in his father's opinion, has an adventurous spirit and so he wants to marry his son off. Doug spends most of his time in his cottage by the lake and, one day, he fishes a girl called Dorotka out of the lake who went by boat to visit her aunt and had fallen into the water. Dorotka dries her wet clothes on the trees. The clothes, however, are swept away by the wind so the girl has to stay overnight at the cottage with Doug. In the morning she goes to her aunt where her cousin Petr, who loves her, is waiting for her. Petr soon finds out that Dorotka had spent the night with Doug and he is overcome with jealousy. In the end the two young men start a fight and Doug goes off to his parents. The engagement turns out well for him for it is Teddy who wants to marry the girl originaly chosen for his brother. Doug once more returns to the cottage and crosses the lake to go and see Dorotka. His boat capsizes during a storm but Doug is saved by Petr who has now recognised how much Doug and Dorotka love each other and has decided to step back. Doug and Dorotka are now free and begin to make wedding plans.
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Cast
Margot Landa
Dorotka
Václav Norman
Dorotčin bratranec Petr Seymour
Saša Dobrovolná
Petrova matka
Karel Hašler
konsul Kennedy
Božena Svobodová
konsulova žena
Paul Vincenti
konsulův syn Dug
Teddy Bill
konsulův mladší syn Teddy
Anita Janová
Natalie Kingstonová
Lydia Potechina
Nataliina teta
Jarmila Kronbauerová
Alice
Josef Sládek
konzulův sluha
Milka Balek-Brodská
Dorotčina teta
Karel Schleichert
sluha
Crew and creators
Director
Based on
Marcellus Schiffer (Kennst du das kleine Haus am Michigansee – píseň)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Production info
Original Title
Znáš onen malý domek u jezera?
Czech Title
Znáš onen malý domek u jezera?
English Title
Do You Know of that Little House by the Lake?
Co-production Title
Kennst du das kleine Haus am Michigansee
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
melodrama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia, Germany
Copyright
1929
Production Year
1929
Production specifications
date of censorship 25 September 1929
date of censorship 04/1937 (konec povolení k promítání 1942)
withdrawal from distribution 1 June 1940
Premiere
premiere 4 April 1930 /unsuitable for youths/ (kino Národ /2 týdny/, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
74 min
Original length in metres
2 120 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
