Eaten Out of House and Home
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1933Production year
1933Premiere
1 November 1933Runtime
99 minDirector
Martin FričCategory
filmGenre
dramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
U snědeného krámuCzech title
U snědeného krámuEnglish title
Eaten Out of House and HomeSynopsis
After years of grind Martin Žemla finally manages to open his own grocer's shop. His neighbour, Šustrová the widow, manoeuvres the kind and gentle Žemla into marrying her daughter Pavlína. But she feels a mere grocer is not good enough for her and tells him on their wedding night that she does not like him and makes him sleep in the backroom of the grocer's shop. Retired horse master Kyllian often comes into Žemla's shop. He abuses Žemla's hospitality and drinks and eats there on tab. Žemla is upset by the flagrant selfishness of the two women. He also has to tolerate them devouring all his groceries. When the widow falls ill Pavlína allegedly goes to visit her at the hospital, but in fact she meets a young officer. Then Šusterová comes out of hospital. Pavlína tries to coax Žemla into her bedroom but he refuses. He finds out by chance from her mother that Pavlína is pregnant. He realises his wife has been unfaithful. He surveys his miserable life and his empty shop and poisons himself by eating match heads. The police come the next day and find him dead. Kyllian profits from the confusion and erases the tab on which his debts are recorded.
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Cast
František Smolík
kupec Martin Žemla
Vlasta Burian
rytmistr ve výslužbě Kyllian
Antonie Nedošinská
vdova Kateřina Šustrová
Ela Poznerová
Pavlína, dcera Šustrové, později Žemlova žena
Alexander Třebovský
loterijní kancelista na penzi Madras, Pavlínin poručník
Ella Nollová
Randová, posluhovačka u Žemly
Čeněk Šlégl
bývalý důstojník Ernst Plagowitz, Pavlínin milenec
Gustav Hilmar
strážník
Vladimír Smíchovský
strážník
Kamila Rosenkranzová
sousedka Píšková
Milka Balek-Brodská
sousedka
Karolína Vávrová
sousedka
Blažena Čechová
sousedka
Béďa Pražský
mládenec na svatbě
Darja Hajská
družička na svatbě
Vláša Rozmarová
číšnice-kelnerka
Terezie Třebovská
domovnice
Josef Oliak
soused
Karel Schleichert
soused
Josef Sládek
soused
Karel Český
soused
Jindřich Adolf
host v hostinci
Bajo trio
zpěvačky v hostinci
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Based on
Ignát Herrmann (U snědeného krámu – román)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Costume Designer
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Cooperation
Willy Ströminger (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Songs
Když jsme byli v Itálii /In Italien/ (pochod)
Song Composer Karel Hašler
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hašler
Singer Vlasta Burian
Neplač, neplač
Song Composer Karel Hašler
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hašler
Singer Bajo trio
Kdybych měl maminku alespoň na chvilku
Singer mužský sbor
Production info
Original Title
U snědeného krámu
Czech Title
U snědeného krámu
English Title
Eaten Out of House and Home
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
drama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1933
Production Year
1933
Production specifications
date of censorship 10/1933
date of censorship 11/1938 (konec povolení k promítání 1943)
withdrawal from distribution 05/1940
date of censorship 05/1940 (neschváleno do distribuce)
date of censorship 1950 (konec povolení k promítání 1955)
withdrawal from distribution 19 April 1956
projection approval 15 November 1957
withdrawal from distribution 31 December 1991
Premiere
premiere 1 November 1933 /unsuitable for youths/ (kino Alfa /5 týdnů/, Praha)
renewed premiere 31 May 1950 /unsuitable for youths/
renewed premiere 31 January 1958 /unsuitable for youths/
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Moldavia (původní 1933), Rozdělovna filmů Československého státního filmu (obnovená 1950), Ústřední půjčovna filmů (obnovená 1958)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
99 min
Original length in metres
2 808 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,19
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
Tobis – Klang
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech, German
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
Awards
Vítěz
Event: Stuhy časopisu Český filmový zpravodaj
1934
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Vlasta Burian
Vítěz
Event: Zlatá medaile časopisu Prager Film-Kurier
1933
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Martin Frič
