Irča's Romance
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1936Production year
1936Premiere
11 September 1936Runtime
78 minDirector
Karel HašlerCategory
filmGenre
melodramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Irčin románekCzech title
Irčin románekEnglish title
Irča's RomanceProtectorate parallel title
Flucht an die AdriaSynopsis
Irča Miňovská, the daughter of the director of a car factory, has a chance meeting with mechanic Lexa Hora. They fall in love with one another. Irča's father, however, does not wish an ill-matched relationship for his daughter, and he decides to send Irča to a boarding school so that she will not be able to meet with Lexa. Lexa leaves the plans for his new motor at his friend's, Harry Peters, gives notice at work, and leaves to forget about Irča. Director Miňovský would like to produce the new type of motor but Lexa is nowhere to be found. Only Irča finds out that Lexa is in Yugoslavia and she runs away from the boarding school after him. Together they found the prosperous Adria Bus Company. Harry finally finds out where Lexa is and sets off to Yugoslavia. Some time later he visits Lexa and Irča as the representative of a mysterious competing firm that of late has brought Adria Bus to the brink of bankruptcy, and speaking in the name of his English boss, he offers to take them on in their firm. But the Englishman turns out to be Irča's father. He rehires Lexa at the plant, now as a design engineer, and gives him his daughter as a bride.
Note
This theme had already been treated in a Czech film under the title Irča´s Little Romance I. and Irča´s Little Romance II. (Irča in a Boarding School) (1921; directed by Václav Binovec).
Photos
Cast
Rolf Wanka
montér Lexa Hora
Jiřina Steimarová
Irča Miňovská
Theodor Pištěk
Tomáš Miňovský, generální ředitel Spojených autotováren, Irčin otec
František Paul
Ing. Harry Peters, Miňovského synovec
Truda Grosslichtová
Lola, milenka Ing. Peterse
Antonie Nedošinská
Šulcová, Lexova bytná
Čeněk Šlégl
vedoucí inženýr-konstruktér
Jan W. Speerger
dílovedoucí Kraus
Jan Sviták
soukromý detektiv
Eliška Pleyová
animírka
Ella Nollová
bytná v Dubrovníku
Běla Tringlerová
chovanka penzionátu Marta Navrátil
Lída Ondrová
chovanka penzionátu Hana Linková
Eva Prchlíková
chovanka penzionátu
Milka Balek-Brodská
představená penzionátu
Marie Norrová
sekretářka Ing. Peterse
Marie Kopecká
sekretářka ředitele Miňovského
Emil Dlesk
námořník v krčmě
Oldřich Kovář
zpívající námořník v krčmě
Jaroslav Hladík
host v baru
Pavla Stahlová
uklízečka v baru
Jindřich Fiala
kočébr
Karel Němec
vrátný v hotelu
Bohumil Heš
turista
Rousová
tlustá turistka
Jaroslav Tryzna
návštěvník restaurace
Pavla Stolzová
Irčina bytná v Dubrovníku
Rudolf Maria Mandée
pianista
Setleři
pěvecký sbor
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Based on
Josef Roden (Irčin románek – román)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
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 Rudolf Maria Mandée)
Songs
Ta láska je jak kytička
Song Composer Rudolf Maria Mandée
Writer of Lyrics František Paul
Singer Truda Grosslichtová
Jen pojď, ponese nás náš autokar
Song Composer Rudolf Maria Mandée
Writer of Lyrics František Paul
Singer sbor
Rád mám tě, modrá Adrie
Song Composer Rudolf Maria Mandée
Writer of Lyrics František Paul
Singer Rolf Wanka
Námořnické písně
Song Composer Rudolf Maria Mandée
Writer of Lyrics František Paul
Singer SetleřiOldřich Kovář
Production info
Original Title
Irčin románek
Czech Title
Irčin románek
English Title
Irča's Romance
Protectorate Parallel Title
Flucht an die Adria
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
melodrama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1936
Production Year
1936
Production specifications
start of filming 30 May 1936
end of filming 23 June 1936
date of censorship 09/1936
date of censorship 06/1940
date of censorship 15 June 1942 (konec povolení k promítání 30. 6. 1943)
withdrawal from distribution 30 June 1943
Premiere
premiere 11 September 1936 /unsuitable for youths/ (kino Alfa /2 týdny/, Praha)
Production
With support
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
78 min
Original length in metres
2 232 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
