The Dishonourable Woman
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1930Production year
1930Premiere
16 January 1931Runtime
89 minDirector
Oldřich KmínekCategory
filmGenre
melodramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Nepočestná ženaCzech title
Nepočestná ženaEnglish title
The Dishonourable WomanSynopsis
Young count Karel Drahanovský is receiving medical treatment in a sanitorium. During his absence his wife, Pavla has an affair with Hanuš Záruba. Karel's sister. Ema wants to prevent a scandal and spare her dying brother the disillusion of discovering his wife's infidelity. Consequently, she fakes a love affair with Záruba herself. Her father drives her out of the house. When, however. Ema meets Hanuš Záruba in Prague they do in fact fall in love with each other. After Karel's death Ema reveals to the family lawyer, Dr. Vysocký the truth about Pavla. Pavla tries to win favour with her father-in-law, however, the old Count, having spoken with Dr. Vysocký, annuls the will, disinherits his daughter-in-law and then dies suddenly. Pavla tries vainly once more to win back Hanuš. After a time, Hanuš and Ema return to the family residence to start a new life together.
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Cast
Josef Rovenský
hrabě Albrecht Drahaňovský
Anita Janová
vdova Ema, Drahaňovského dcera
Karel Třešňák
Karel, Drahaňovského syn
Ema Kneblová
Karlova žena Pavla
Fred Bulín
Hanuš Záruba
Jindřich Lhoták
advokát JUDr. Vysocký
Ludmila Folprechtová
Drahaňovského sestra
Josef Zezulka
sluha na Jiskrově
Crew and creators
Director
Based on
Václav Lípa (Nepočestná žena – román)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Production info
Original Title
Nepočestná žena
Czech Title
Nepočestná žena
English Title
The Dishonourable Woman
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
melodrama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1930
Production Year
1930
Production specifications
date of censorship 29 December 1930
Premiere
premiere 16 January 1931 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Flora /1 týden/ a Národ /2 týdny/, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
89 min
Original length in metres
2 530 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
