Safe-cracker Ferdyš Pištora attempts to rob a villa owned by the banker Rosenštok. At that moment a fire breaks out and Ferdyš happens to be around to save the life of the banker's two young children. He is treated like the great hero and Rosenštok gives him a job as a messenger at his bank. From this moment on, Ferdyš's life changes completely. He becomes a moralist and he terrorises his whole environment with his preaching. He falls in love with Terezka, a sister from the Salvation Army. His former lover Irma is jealous of her, they have an argument and, in her anger, Terezka makes up a story that she killed her child and buried her in the cellar. Ferdyš believes this story and, in order to save her, he intends to give her money he was supposed to hand in at the bank. Irma's jealousy drives her to inform the police and she tells them that Ferdyš had planned to rob the banker's villa; for this Ferdyš is arrested. Rosenštok puts in a good word for him, however, and he is released. Terezka admits that she had invented the story about murdering her own child and, having rid herself of this burden, is then able to look forward to celebrating her wedding with Ferdyš.
kasař Ferdyš Pištora
drožkář Pištora, Ferdyšův otec
Irmička
kníže Petr Ivanovič Dolgorov
sestra Armády spásy Terezka
kapitán Armády spásy prof. Kostelka
bankéř Richard Rosenštok
Hedva, Rosenštokova žena
účetní Kühne
komisař Faltys
Dostál
Dostálka
člen Ferdyšovy party
člen Ferdyšovy party
úředník v bance
členka Armády spásy
členka Armády spásy
policejní inspektor
strážník na komisařství
divačka při požáru
úředník
František Langer (Obrácení Ferdyše Pištory – divadelní hra)
Song Composer Julius Kalaš
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hrnčíř
Singer Zdeněk Štěpánek
Song Composer Julius Kalaš
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hrnčíř
Singer Jindřich Plachta
Song Composer Julius Kalaš
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hrnčíř
Singer Hugo Haas
Song Composer Julius Kalaš
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hrnčíř
Singer Zvonimir Rogoz
Obrácení Ferdyše Pištory
Obrácení Ferdyše Pištory
Ferdyš Pištora Turns Over a New Leaf
film
featuretheatrical distribution
comedy
Czechoslovakia
1931
1931
date of censorship 12/1931
premiere 1 January 1932 /suitable for youths/ (kina Kotva /3 týdny/ a Lucerna /3 týdny/, Praha)
feature film
86 min
2 435 meters
35mm
1:1,19
black & white
sound
Tobis – Klang
Czech
Czech
without subtitles
Czech