A Little Street in Paradise
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1936Production year
1936Premiere
25 September 1936Runtime
97 minDirector
Martin FričCategory
filmGenre
comedy, melodramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Ulička v rájiSecond title
Dobrodinec chudých psůCzech title
Ulička v rájiEnglish title
A Little Street in ParadiseEnglish second title
Benefactor of Poor DogsSynopsis
Petr the orphan lives with his aunt and his dog Punťa. His uncle Gustav wants to get rid of him and puts him in an orphanage. Petr runs away and goes looking for his dog. He finds Punťa, but he is now owned by the knacker Tobiáš who does not want to give it back to Petr. But when he sees how fond Petr and Punťa are of each other he lets them both stay with him. Petr makes friends with children on the street. Anička, his friend from the firing range, gets to know Emil, an unemployed painter who is trying to find work with the publisher Brož. A rich lady comes into the knacker's yard looking for her lost dog. A woman with no children of her own, she takes a liking to the quick-witted Petr. At Christmas she sends Petr nice presents and invites him to her house. Her husband, the publisher Brož, asks Tobiáš if Petr can stay with them, but Tobiáš refuses. But he is fired from his job at the knacker's yard because he is unable to catch stray dogs and even helps them to escape. Tobiáš is then arrested after a row with uncle Gustav who has taken the money Petr earnt. Thanks to Emil, Brož and Petr, Tobiáš is released from prison. Brož offers Emil a job in the publishing house. Tobiáš realises he cannot take care of Petr by himself any more and so he takes him to Brož's villa. Mr and Mrs Brož are happy to take Petr in and employ Tobiáš in their household.
Note
The sets used very probably come from the film Golem.
Photos
Cast
Hugo Haas
pohodný Tobiáš
Vladimír Jedlička
sirotek Petr
Zdeněk Štěpánek
komediant Gustav
Světla Svozilová
Soňa, Gustavova žena
Hana Vítová
Anička ze střelnice
Jiří Dohnal
nezaměstnaný malíř Emil Růžička
Bedřich Vrbský
nakladatel František Brož
Zita Kabátová
Luisa, Brožova žena
Theodor Pištěk
hostinský
Stanislav Neumann
komediant Mr. Salkovič
Marta Májová
správkyně sirotčince
Karla Oličová
sestra v nemocnici
Jaroslav Marvan
magistrátní úředník
Jaroslav Průcha
nový pohodný
Čeněk Šlégl
záletník u střelnice
Václav Trégl
majitel střelnice
Milka Balek-Brodská
návštěvnice poutě
František Černý
návštěvník poutě
Mimi Erbenová
vrchní sestra v sirotčinci
Marie Vildová
sestra v sirotčinci
Emanuel Hříbal
metař
Václav Menger
železničář
Vladimír Štros
řidič paní Brožové
Bohuš Záhorský
lampář
Jan Richter
host ve výčepu
Jindřich Fiala
host ve výčepu v klobouku
Josef Sládek
host ve výčepu
Josef Zurýnek
host ve výčepu
Karel Hašler
ředitel nakladatelství
Ladislav Hemmer
sekretář nakladatele Brože
Jan Černý
sluha u Brožů
Alois Dvorský
vetešník
Anči Pírková
domovnice
Jindřich Adolf
strážník
Josef Kotalík
magistrátní revizor
Vladimír Smíchovský
polír na stavbě
Marie Grossová
žena kupující vánoční stromek
Jan Marek
prodavač vánočních stromků
Karel Němec
prodavač vánočních stromků
Bohumil Švarc
chlapec
Jaroslav Dražil
chlapec
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Art Director
Bellan
Set Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Cooperation
Willy Ströminger (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
Orchestr F.O.K. (Music Conducted by E. F. Burian)
Songs
Pane ras, prosím vás /parodie na Pejsku náš, co děláš/
Song Composer E. F. Burian
Writer of Lyrics Hugo Haas
Singer Hugo HaasVladimír Jedličkadětský sbor
Production info
Original Title
Ulička v ráji
Czech Title
Ulička v ráji
Second Title
Dobrodinec chudých psů
English Title
A Little Street in Paradise
English Second Title
Benefactor of Poor Dogs
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
comedy, melodrama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1936
Production Year
1936
Production specifications
start of filming 4 April 1936
end of filming 30 April 1936
date of censorship 08/1936
withdrawal from distribution 10/1939
date of censorship 10/1939 (neschváleno do distribuce)
date of censorship 03/1947 (jako retrospektiva)
withdrawal from distribution 30 June 1990
Premiere
premiere 25 September 1936 /suitable for youths/ (kina Juliš /2 týdny/ a Světozor /2 týdny/, Praha)
renewed premiere 4 April 1947 /suitable for youths/
Production
With support
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Moldavia (původní 1936), Státní půjčovna filmů (obnovená 1947)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
97 min
Original length in metres
2 772 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
Tobis – Klang
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
Awards
Vítěz
Event: Čestné diplomy časopisu Filmové listy
1937
Praha / Czechoslovakia
Hugo Haas
