At Home in Kocourkov
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1934Production year
1934Premiere
23 November 1934Runtime
89 minDirector
Miroslav CikánCategory
filmGenre
comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
U nás v KocourkověCzech title
U nás v KocourkověEnglish title
At Home in KocourkovWorking title
Převrat v KocourkověSynopsis
Escaped convict no. 1313, Ferdinand Kaplan, changes into civilian clothes in the train and gets out by chance at the town of Kocourkov. The locals welcome him warmly, believing him to be "young Jalovec", a poacher's son who had left the country years earlier and became famous. He is duly elected mayor and he proposes measures to attract tourists to the town. One of the attractions is to be a new fountain in the square. Blaženka, daughter of a previous mayor Adam, is in love with young Nykys, but her parents choose to marry her off to the new mayor. A circus comes to town, and Kaplan's former sweetheart Lily is in it. During the opening performance Adam tells the people of Kocourkov that he hopes to marry his daughter to Kaplan. The latter however knows that Blaženka and Nykys love each other, and so he adopts the appearance of Nykys. Adam has to consent to the marriage. Two men arrive in Kocourkov looking for the escaped convict Kaplan and they recognise him from a photograph. Lily tries to help him escape by making the circus tent collapse. But Kaplan is hauled off to prison. Adam, reinstated as mayor, decides to demolish the new fountain.
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Cast
Jan Werich
trestanec číslo 1313 Ferdinand Kaplan
Jindřich Plachta
pytlák Jalovec
Václav Trégl
holič Ludvík Ešpandr
Zdeňka Baldová
vdova Nykysová
Ladislav Pešek
dr. Nykys, syn vdovy
Jaroslav Vojta
starosta Adam
Hermína Vojtová
starostova žena
Maria Tauberová
Blaženka, dcera Adamových
Světla Svozilová
cirkusačka Lily
Jaroslav Marvan
ředitel trestnice
Stanislav Neumann
trestanec v samovazbě
Jaroslav Průcha
detektiv
Jan Richter
detektiv
František Černý
radní
František Filipovský
radní
Emanuel Hříbal
radní
Ferdinand Jarkovský
kantýnský Macourek
Václav Piskáček
host v kantýně
F. X. Mlejnek
majitel reklamní kanceláře
Jaroslav Bráška
krotitel Mr. Jenkins
Pavla Stolzová
vdova, host u starostů
Zdenka Hatláková
sousedka paní starostové
Bohuš Záhorský
dozorce vězňů
Věkoslav Satoria
dozorce vězňů
Iža Lechnýřová
návštěvnice cirku
Vladimír Štros
hlasatel
Václav Mlčkovský
velitel ostrostřelců
Kocourkovští učitelé
členové městské rady
Dubbing
Jiří Plachý
hlas průvodce Čedoku
Crew and creators
Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Art Director
A. L. Salač (interiéry)
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Music
Music Composed by
Songs
Hrdino města, sláva ti
Song Composer Julius Kalaš
Writer of Lyrics Julius KalašJaroslav Mottl
Singer Kocourkovští učitelé
Láska beznadějná
Song Composer Julius Kalaš
Writer of Lyrics Julius KalašJaroslav Mottl
Singer Maria TauberováLadislav Pešek
Šaty dělaj' člověka (slowfox)
Song Composer Jaroslav Ježek
Writer of Lyrics Jiří VoskovecJan Werich
Singer Jan Werich
Production info
Original Title
U nás v Kocourkově
Czech Title
U nás v Kocourkově
English Title
At Home in Kocourkov
Working Title
Převrat v Kocourkově
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
comedy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1934
Production Year
1934
Production specifications
start of filming 24 September 1934 (ateliéry)
end of filming 4 October 1934 (ateliéry)
date of censorship 20 November 1934
date of censorship 11/1946 (jako retrospektiva)
withdrawal from distribution 30 September 1976
Premiere
gala premiere 22 November 1934 (kino Světozor, Praha)
premiere 23 November 1934 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Gaumont /2 týdny/, Juliš /2 týdny/ a Světozor /2 týdny/, Praha)
renewed premiere 20 December 1946 /suitable for youths/
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Lloyd (původní 1934), Státní půjčovna filmů (obnovená 1946)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
89 min
Original length in metres
2 546 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
