The soldiers of a cavalry regiment spend their free time as they please, not leaving out various practical jokes and above all singing songs. Also participating in all of this is Corporal Václav Toman. The soldiers stop on the way to training manoeuvers in one village and the mayor invites them to a dance. Toman meets here his long ago friend Boženka, who has taken a fancy to the mayor's son Jan. She would like, however, that her chosen one enter military service where they would make a real man out of him. Václav supports her efforts, and so Jan follows after the soldiers. Barracks life is difficult for him at first, but he soon gets used to it. He meets his schoolmate Olga at a party and she points out to him the peculiar behaviour of one man. With her and Václav's help Jan uncovers a spy ring. The young man returns to his native village a new man and his parents and Boženka joyfully welcome him. Accompanying him are also Olga and Václav, who have become engaged.
starosta Rohan
starostova žena
Jan, starostův syn
Boženka Skálová
desátník Václav Toman
voják Ondrejko
štábní kapitán Duras
Olga
voják Držmíšek
dědeček Loula
policejní komisař
špión
dívka na lavičce
kaplan
účastník na taneční zábavě
účastník na taneční zábavě
Baruška
obecní strážník
návštěvník kavárny na Barrandově
dirigent
voják s brýlemi
bezzubý voják
voják
zpívající voják
harmonikář
vojáci
voják Karel hrající šachy
Willy Ströminger (fotograf)
Song Composer Josef Dobeš
Writer of Lyrics Saša Razov
Singer Ingrišův sbor
Song Composer Václav Smetáček
Writer of Lyrics Ladislav Brom
Singer Ladislav BromIngrišův sbor
Song Composer Josef Dobeš
Writer of Lyrics Saša Razov
Singer Ingrišův sbor
Život vojenský – život veselý
Život vojenský – život veselý
Army Life – Cheerful Life
film
featuretheatrical distribution
comedy
Czechoslovakia
1934
1934
start of filming 24 April 1934 (ateliéry)
end of filming 30 April 1934 (ateliéry)
date of censorship 06/1934
withdrawal from distribution 03/1939
premiere 8 June 1934 /suitable for youths/ (kina Gaumont /3 týdny/, Juliš /2 týdny/ a Světozor /3 týdny/, Praha)
feature film
82 min
2 335 meters
35mm
1:1,19
black & white
sound
Tobis – Klang
Czech
Czech
without subtitles
Czech