Polish Blood
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1934Production year
1934Premiere
21 December 1934Runtime
87 minDirector
Karel LamačCategory
filmGenre
music, comedy, operettaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Polská krevCzech title
Polská krevEnglish title
Polish BloodSynopsis
Although heavily in debt, count Bolko Baranský leads a carefree life on his estate while distrainers have taken all his furniture and animals. Bolko and his potty but wealthy friend Popiel go to the races. There Popiel's eye is charmed by Wanda Kwasinská who is accompanied by her mother Jadwiga. Baranský wins a bet and the landowner Zaremba tries to engineer a meeting between him and his daughter Helena but Baranský declines. Hurt by this behaviour, Helena decides to pay him back. The following summer Bolko goes off to see Wanda perform in a ballet in Warsaw and Helena applies for a job on his estate incognito as a housekeeper and prepares a ceremonial homecoming for Bolko. Within a short while the two of them have become friends. Into this emerging idyll come Wanda and her mother. Bolko offends Helena in front of them and she runs off home. Wanda's mother is horrified by his apparent poverty and tries to persuade her daughter to choose Popiel instead. Zaremba finally manages to introduce his daughter Helena to Bolko at a harvest festival. Bolko is surprised to discover that Helena is his former housekeeper and he realises that he now loves her.
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Cast
Anny Ondráková
Helena Zarembová
Theodor Pištěk
velkostatkář Jan Zaremba, otec Heleny
Štefan Hoza
hrabě Bolko Baranský
Růžena Šlemrová
Jadwiga Kwasińská
Alena Frimlová
Wanda, dcera Kwasińské
Václav Trégl
správce na statku Baranského Dymsza
Ludvík Veverka
světák Bronio Popiel
Alois Dvorský
sluha Kosťa
František Černý
Bolkův přítel
Vladimír Pospíšil-Born
Bolkův přítel
Bonda Szynglarski
Bolkův přítel
Čeněk Šlégl
předseda Jockey klubu
Emanuel Hříbal
sluha u Popiela
Jan Richter
exekutor
Josef Vošalík
exekutor
Jaroslav Bráška
host v Jockey klubu
Jan W. Speerger
host v Jockey klubu
Darja Hajská
tlustá návštěvnice závodiště
Ada Karlovský
fotograf
Václav Vích
fotograf
Lilian Berga
tanečnice v černém trikotu
Karel Němec
kovář
Emil Dlesk
kočí na zámku
Josef Oliak
Zarembův soused
Františka Mordová
děvečka Marinja
Mario Karas
divák na dostizích
Alfred Baštýř
divák na dostizích
Věra Ferbasová
divačka na dostizích
Marie Oliaková
divačka na dostizích
Viktor Socha
číšník
Václav Pata
číšník
Vladimír Smíchovský
host na dožínkách
Karel Schleichert
venkovan na dožínkách
Karolína Vávrová
venkovanka na dožínkách
Sylvie Havránková
děvečka u Zaremby
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Based on
Oskar Nedbal (Polská krev – opereta), Leo Stein (Polská krev – opereta)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Art Director
A. L. Salač (interiéry)
Set Designer
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Cooperation
Willy Ströminger (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Oskar Nedbal, Jára Beneš (úprava)
Music Performed by
Songs
Já jsem zamilován k zbláznění
Song Composer Oskar Nedbal
Writer of Lyrics Jaroslav MottlKarel Tobis
Singer Štefan HozaAlena Frimlová
Jenom jednu touhu mám
Song Composer Oskar Nedbal
Writer of Lyrics Jaroslav MottlKarel Tobis
Singer Štefan HozaAnny Ondráková
Kavalírská píseň
Song Composer Oskar Nedbal
Writer of Lyrics Jaroslav MottlKarel Tobis
Singer Štefan Hoza
Děvčátko krásné
Song Composer Oskar Nedbal
Writer of Lyrics Jaroslav MottlKarel Tobis
Singer Ludvík Veverka
Jedenadvacet
Song Composer Oskar Nedbal
Writer of Lyrics Jaroslav MottlKarel Tobis
Singer Štefan Hoza
Obžínková
Song Composer Oskar Nedbal
Writer of Lyrics Jaroslav MottlKarel Tobis
Singer Anny Ondráková
Production info
Original Title
Polská krev
Czech Title
Polská krev
English Title
Polish Blood
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
music, comedy, operetta
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1934
Production Year
1934
Production specifications
start of filming 28 July 1934 (ateliéry)
end of filming 19 August 1934 (ateliéry)
date of censorship 12/1934
withdrawal from distribution 12/1939
date of censorship 12/1939 (neschváleno do distribuce)
Premiere
premiere 21 December 1934 /unsuitable for youths/ (kino Fénix /4 týdny/, Praha)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
87 min
Original length in metres
2 489 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,19
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
Tobis – Klang
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
