A Heart For a Song
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1933Production year
1933Premiere
22 December 1933Runtime
76 minDirector
Karel HašlerCategory
filmGenre
melodramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Srdce za písničkuCzech title
Srdce za písničkuEnglish title
A Heart For a SongParallel title
Ein Herz für ein LiedWorking title
KomediantSynopsis
Countess Mira has fallen in love with the poor musician Petr Braun whom she got to know through hearing his song while out walking in the Malá Strana quarter. Her aunt, Princess Sofie, would like to see Mira married to Harry, to whom she is engaged. Sofie employs a private detective to follow Mira. Mira's father, Count Strindberg, wants his daughter to be happy, so he invites Petr to his palace. Mira, outside Petr's apartment, happens to hear him confessing his love to someone; she does not know he is speaking to a photograph of her. She therefore rejects Petr and decides to marry Harry. Petr becomes a famous song writer. But he is unhappy and a friend of his, Skála, tells Mira how much Petr loves her. On the day of her wedding to Harry, Mira happens to hear a song of Petr's. She tells Harry she cannot marry him because she loves another man. Harry takes the news sanguinely and Mira goes off with Petr.
Note
The German-speaking copy KK-A 2084,0 m is preserved in the National Film Archive.
Photos
Cast
Karel Hašler
hrabě Hugo Strindberg
Marie Ptáková
kněžna Sofie, Hugova sestra
Jarmila Vacková
komtesa Mira, Hugova dcera
Oskar Marion
hrabě Harry, snoubenec Miry
Antonín Novotný
skladatel Petr Braun
Jaroslav Bráška
básník Vít Skála, Petrův spolubydlící
Josef Vošalík
detektiv Mádr
František Černý
nakladatel
Jan W. Speerger
pořadatel soutěže o královnu bohémů
Jiří Klečka
bohém
Vladimír Hájek
bohém
F. X. Mlejnek
bohém
Jiří Dědek
bohém
Josef Novák
portýr v paláci
Vasil Truchlý
houslista
Eliška Jílková
stará panna
Hermína Fordová
host na večírku
Robert Ford
host na večírku
Jožka Koldovská
host na večírku
Jiří Koldovský
host na večírku
Jarka Pižla
kamelot
Crew and creators
Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Set Designer
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Cooperation
Willy Ströminger (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Songs
Proč 'si si (foxtrot)
Song Composer Karel Hašler
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hašler
Singer Bajo trio
Až tvoje oči klamné /Oči klamné/ (tango)
Song Composer Karel Hašler
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hašler
Singer Jarmila VackováAntonín Novotný [dab]
Když soumrak Prahu zahalí /Kde jsi má neznámá/ (foxtrot)
Song Composer Karel Hašler
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hašler
Singer Antonín Novotný [dab]
Já za to, milá, nemohu, že ty máš oči jak oblohu
Song Composer Karel Hašler
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hašler
Singer mužský sbor
Každý bohém na světě je rád
Song Composer Karel Hašler
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hašler
Singer mužský sbor
Víte, co je novýho, Mira si vezme Harryho
Singer mužský sbor
Ach, cestička, cestička ušlapaná
Singer mužský sbor
Production info
Original Title
Srdce za písničku
Czech Title
Srdce za písničku
English Title
A Heart For a Song
Parallel Title
Ein Herz für ein Lied
Working Title
Komediant
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
melodrama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1933
Production Year
1933
Production specifications
date of censorship 12/1933
date of censorship 11/1934 (německy namluvená jazyková mutace)
Premiere
premiere 22 December 1933 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Fénix /2 týdny/ a Hollywood /3 týdny/, Praha)
premiere 11/1934 /unsuitable for youths/ (německy namluvená jazyková mutace)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
76 min
Original length in metres
2 150 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,19
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
Tobis – Klang
Versions
Czech, German
Dialogue languages
Czech, German
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech, German
