The Suffering of the Grey Sister
Country
Czechoslovakia, AustriaCopyright
1930Production year
1930Premiere
28 November 1930Runtime
115 minDirector
Leo MartenCategory
filmGenre
melodramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Utrpení šedé sestryCzech title
Utrpení šedé sestryEnglish title
The Suffering of the Grey SisterCo-production title
Die graue SchwesterSynopsis
Postal clerk Hana Krásná falls in love with pilot Roman Vinický who, however, is betrothed to Sylva Mauerová. Roman returns Hana's feelings but he has to go abroad to work. Hana discovers that she is expecting a child with Roman. Silva finds out about Roman's affair with Hana and she ensures that Hana is transferred to the mountains. When the child is born Hana tells the doctor who the father is and the doctor writes Roman a letter. The letter, however, is appropriated by Sylva's brother Adolf and he tells Hana, who is penniless, that he will look after her little daughter. In despair Hana agrees and tries to kill herself. She is saved by sisters from a convent. Roman returns home and discovers that Hana has disappeared. He marries Sylva but the marriage is not successful. Three years later the maid caring for Hana's daughter tells Adolf that the child is seriously ill. Roman takes the child to hospital. The operation is successful and the child is returned to the care of her mother who has meanwhile become a nun. The little girl's nurse recognises Hana as the mother and she tells Roman. He goes to find Hana and they talk together about all that has happened.
Note
The film includes shots of an air display taken at an airfield – Aero airplanes and hangars.
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Cast
Anita Janová
Hana Krásná, později jeptiška Dolores
Václav Norman
letecký důstojník Roman Vinický
Jára Kohout
sluha Alois
Čeněk Šlégl
velkostatkář Jan Horák zvaný Bubi
Bronislava Livia
Vinického snoubenka Silva Mauerová
Jack Mylong-Münz
Silvin bratr Adolf zvaný Reddy
Antonie Nedošinská
chůva Rézi
Wilhelm Sichra
ředitel pošty
vídeňští herci a herečky
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Screenstory
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Production info
Original Title
Utrpení šedé sestry
Czech Title
Utrpení šedé sestry
English Title
The Suffering of the Grey Sister
Co-production Title
Die graue Schwester
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
melodrama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia, Austria
Copyright
1930
Production Year
1930
Production specifications
date of censorship 23 October 1930
date of censorship 09/1935 (konec povolení k promítání 1940)
Premiere
premiere 28 November 1930 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Flora /1 týden/ a Národ /2 týdny/, Praha)
Production
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Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
115 min
Original length in metres
3 265 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
