Bed of Roses
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1934Production year
1934Premiere
25 January 1935Runtime
101 minDirector
Miroslav CikánCategory
filmGenre
music, comedy, operettaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Na růžích ustlánoCzech title
Na růžích ustlánoEnglish title
Bed of RosesProtectorate parallel title
Rosenhochzeit / Auf Rosen gebettetRerelease title
Svatba v růžích [uvedení 1942]English parallel title
A Wedding in RosesSynopsis
Unemployed engineer Pavel Garden has fallen in love with the wealthy doctor Marianna. His friend and flatmate, philosopher Ivan Kuropkin, loves Klára, the landlord's daughter and Marianna's cousin. Klára's parents, Mr and Mrs Haugwitz, the owners of the house, run a successful business as greengrocers. The landlady cannot cope with her sudden social ascent and plagues her family with her excessive behaviour and dress sense. Pavel has managed to cultivate a special violet rose which he calls Marianna. The girl, however, mistakenly accuses Pavel of self-interested motives and rejects him. Mrs Haugwitz arranges to make an investment into the construction of a luxury hotel with the banker Ladman. Her otherwise downtrodden husband opposes her decision and refuses to put a penny of his money into the project. Both young men receive their marching orders and, together with their landlord, they move into a rented house where they cultivate a garden. The cheating banker has meanwhile caused Haugwitz's wife to go bankrupt and she is glad to accept a position in her husband's company. A celebration is held to mark the company's succes and all sides are reconciled.
Note
The end of the film was made in colour using a system devised by Ing. Horst and Kretchmer. In the year 1942 the film was released under the non-original title Svatba v růžích (A Wedding in Roses).
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Cast
Jindřich Plachta
Rudolf Haugwitz zvaný Raul
Antonie Nedošinská
Marie, Haugwitzova žena
Maria Tauberová
Klárka, dcera Haugwitzových
Lída Baarová
Marianna, neteř Haugwitzových
Jiří Plachý
Ing. Pavel Garden
Ladislav Pešek
dr. Ivan Kuropkin, Pavlův přítel
Čeněk Šlégl
bankéř Ladman
Jaroslav Marvan
ředitel hotelu Hubáček
Stanislav Neumann
kominík
Darja Hajská
Ginetta, služka u Haugwitzů
Milada Smolíková
ošetřovatelka Boženka
Marie Kučerová
kuchařka Anna
František Černý
ředitel výstavní síně
Ladislav Hemmer
hejsek
Rudolf Lampa
zpěvák v baru
Jarmila Bechyňová
sekretářka firmy Lila
Jan W. Speerger
tulák zloděj
František Kreuzmann
aranžér
Jaroslav Bráška
spící host v baru
Alfred Baštýř
host na výstavě růží
Robert Ford
host na výstavě růží
Josef Novák
host na výstavě růží
Bohumil Langer
host na výstavě růží
Ferdinand Jarkovský
zřízenec firmy Lila
Václav Huňka
pěstitel růží
Miloš Smatek
dirigent
Karel Štěpánek
tanečník v operetním finále
Josef Fuksa
tanečník v operetním finále
Crew and creators
Director
Screenstory
Based on
Bohumír Polách (Na růžích ustláno – opereta)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Set Designer
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Music
Music Composed by
Jaromír Weinberger, Miloš Smatek (úprava)
Music Performed by
Songs
Růží rudý lán
Singer Maria Tauberová
Na růžích ustláno mít
Singer Rudolf Lampa
Jen jednou
Singer Maria Tauberová
Muž je pánem světa veškerého
Production info
Original Title
Na růžích ustláno
Czech Title
Na růžích ustláno
English Title
Bed of Roses
Protectorate Parallel Title
Rosenhochzeit / Auf Rosen gebettet
Rerelease Title
Svatba v růžích [uvedení 1942]
English Parallel Title
A Wedding in Roses
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
music, comedy, operetta
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1934
Production Year
1934
Production specifications
start of filming 3 November 1934 (ateliéry)
end of filming 22 November 1934 (ateliéry)
date of censorship 12/1934
date of censorship 12/1940
date of censorship 25 August 1942 (konec povolení k promítání 31. 12. 1943)
withdrawal from distribution 31 December 1943
Premiere
premiere 25 January 1935 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Avion /2 týdny/, Juliš /2 týdny/ a Světozor /2 týdny/, Praha)
renewed premiere 9 October 1942 /unsuitable for youths/ (kino Lido /1 týden/, Praha)
Production
With support
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Lloyd (původní 1935 a obnovená 1942)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
101 min
Original length in metres
2 880 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,19
Colour
colour, black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
Tobis – Klang
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
