Slávka, Don't Give In!
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1938Production year
1938Premiere
20 January 1939Runtime
81 minDirector
Karel LamačCategory
filmGenre
comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Slávko nedej se!Czech title
Slávko nedej se!English title
Slávka, Don't Give In!Protectorate parallel title
Slávka, lass dich nichtWorking title
Černá ovečkaSynopsis
Pavlovský, a chemist, has a modern-minded and sporty son called Karel, also a chemist, whom he would like to see married. Hence he sends him to his friend Řepa in Kutná Hora, Řepa having a daughter of marriageable age. Miroslava, it turns out, is strictly governed by her conservative parents and has no charm at all. In the family Karel gets to know uncle Ambrož who leads a double life. In the evening he creeps out so he can appear on stage at the local theatre. Karel, bored by Miroslava, goes out with Ambrož to have a night on the town. Because that night he had a bit too much to drink, he somehow ends up sleeping on the chair in Miroslava's bedroom, where next morning he is discovered. Mr Řepa declares that Karel and Miroslava are engaged, before leaving with his wife on a lecture tour. Miroslava is upset that Karel evidently has no desire to marry her. She makes the most of her parents' absence and in a few weeks, with the help of exercise, a hairdresser and new clothes, she transforms herself into a modern girl by the name of Slávka. Her parents are shocked by the change in her but accept it when they find Karel is now quite prepared to marry her.
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Cast
Theodor Pištěk
Zvonimír Řepa, přírodní lékař ze záliby
Anna Letenská
Renata, Řepova žena
Věra Ferbasová
Miroslava, zvaná Slávka, dcera Řepových
Jára Kohout
strýc Ambrož
Antonín Novotný
magistr farmacie Karel Pavlovský
Marie Norrová
studentka a zpěvačka Alena Skalská
Helena Bušová
Eva zvaná Leskulinka
Eva Prchlíková
Věra zvaná Šmudlík
Ella Nollová
papírnice Nováková
Milada Smolíková
soukromnice Bartošová
Eman Fiala
fotograf Silaba
Jindřich Láznička
redaktor Vysekal
Fanda Mrázek
Janda Pilát, herec divadla Komedie
M. D. Ladmanová
vedoucí rytmiky Dagmar
Jaroslav Sobota
asistent oddílu Vysokoškolského sportu
Ota Motyčka
kupec z Malína Louda
František Černý
obchodník z Malína Březina
Josef Příhoda
herec Bulíř
František Paul
uvaděč Vonásek
Josef Zora
nápověda Chudoba
Alois Dvorský
zákazník v lékárně
Karel Kolár
lékárník Bořivoj Pavlovský, Karlův otec
Helena Svirtová
Marijánka, služka u Řepů
Josef Waltner
ředitel operetního divadla
Josef Zezulka
inspicient
Slávka Fenclová
číšnice od Tří kavek a fotomodelka
Ferry Seidl
divák na volejbalu
Jiří Hron
divák na volejbalu
Jan Černý
divák na volejbalu
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Screenstory
J. Oliva
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 Eman Fiala)
Songs
Naši dragouni
Song Composer lidová francouzská píseň
Writer of Lyrics Jaroslav Mottl
Singer Jára KohoutMarie Norrovámužský sbor
Hrajte tu mou /Hrajte, hrajte mi tu mou/ (valčík)
Song Composer Eman Fiala
Writer of Lyrics Jaroslav Mottl
Singer Fanda MrázekMarie Norrová
Já jsem z Kutné hory
Singer Setleři
Veselo je v Kutné Hoře
Song Composer Eman Fiala
Writer of Lyrics Jaroslav Mottl
Singer SetleřiJindřich Lásnička
Production info
Original Title
Slávko nedej se!
Czech Title
Slávko nedej se!
English Title
Slávka, Don't Give In!
Protectorate Parallel Title
Slávka, lass dich nicht
Working Title
Černá ovečka
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
comedy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1938
Production Year
1938
Production specifications
start of filming 19 December 1938
date of censorship 01/1939
end of filming 5 January 1939
date of censorship 05/1940
withdrawal from distribution 18 May 1945
Premiere
premiere 20 January 1939 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Máj /2 týdny/ a Ráj /2 týdny/, Praha)
Production
With support
Copyright Holders
Studio
Laboratories
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
81 min
Original length in metres
2 310 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
