High School Dream
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1938Production year
1938Premiere
16 September 1938Runtime
78 minDirector
Václav KubásekCategory
filmGenre
comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Ideál septimyCzech title
Ideál septimyEnglish title
High School DreamProtectorate parallel title
Das Ideal der SeptimaSynopsis
Jindřich Tůma, partner in a store selling "Asana" gas masks, has a very energetic wife who publicizes a vegetarian diet. Tůma expends all his energy in secretly eating meat dishes and solving crossuond puzzles. The real soul of the enterprise is Eng. Ivan Kareš, who also conducts the exercises for the civil defence. During an air-raid exercise on the street he severely reprimands a young girl who has not taken cover. This is Věra, Tůma's niece, who has come from the country to study in Prague. Tůma's son Jirka was to have collected her at the train station, but they missed each other. Věra enters the seventh year of school and soon she is sharing the enthusiasm of her schoolmates for an unknown composer whose pseudonym is Michal Marhan. Kareš is giving a lecture to the seventh year students on civil defence and so he again meets with Věra. Kareš attempts to convince the girls of the necessity of concrete ideals. At the premiere of Marhan's operetta 'Song of Joy' it comes out that the composer is in actuality Kareš. The girls give him an ovation. Deliberately Ivan does not notice Věra, with whom he just recently had a falling out. The obstinate girl decides to leave home. Kareš, however, catches up with the train and comes to Věra's compartment.
Note
The film contains documentary shots of public training by the Civil air-raid defence.
Photos
Cast
Jindřich Plachta
Jindřich Tůma, společník firmy Asana
Zdeňka Baldová
Nina, Tůmova žena
Jiří Dohnal
Jiří, syn Tůmových
Jiřina Sedláčková
Věra, neteř Tůmových
Gustav Nezval
Ing. Ivan Kareš alias skladatel Michal Marhan
Ella Nollová
hospodyně Amálka
Theodor Pištěk
ředitel gymnázia Kubát
Marie Norrová
septimánka Soňa Urbanová
Eman Fiala
Viktor, zákazník firmy Asana
Slávka Rosenbergová
Viktorova žena
Bolek Prchal
strážník
Karel Černý
lékař MUDr. Marek
Oldřich Kovář
tenorista na večírku
Ladislav Janeček
nakladatel
Anna Gabrielová
prodavačka v gramofonovém závodě
Hermína Vojtová
profesorka dějepisu
Karel Hradilák
profesor chemie
Vlasta Hrubá
profesorka
Eva Prchlíková
septimánka
Drahomíra Hůrková
septimánka
Miluška Bromová
septimánka
Bedřich Bozděch
Kohoutek, zřízenec u firmy Asana
Václav Menger
hajný Kotrč
Milena Velíšková
prodavačka u firmy Asana
Fanča Lopatová
prodavačka u firmy Asana
Antonín Soukup
vousatý zákazník
Alois Peterka
ředitel Salač, společník firmy Asana
R. A. Strejka
mladík
Alois Dvorský
divák na premiéře
Filip Balek-Brodský
divák na premiéře
Julius Baťha
ředitel divadla
Miloslav Svoboda
herec v operetě
Fanda Mrázek
herec v operetě
Rudolf Macharovský
baletní mistr
František Říha
průvodčí ve vlaku
Slkotová
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Based on
Jaromíra Hüttlová (Ideál septimy – román)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Set Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Titles Designed by
Production Manager
Cooperation
Antonín Frič (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
Orchestr F.O.K. (Music Conducted by Josef Stelibský)
Songs
Hledám štěstí, hledám /Hledám štěstí/ (waltz)
Song Composer Josef Stelibský
Writer of Lyrics Karel Melíšek
Singer Oldřich KovářBajo trio
Co je naše, nedáme
Song Composer Josef Stelibský
Writer of Lyrics Karel Melíšek
Singer SetleřiBajo trio
Má malá gejšo, vzpomínej
Song Composer Josef Stelibský
Writer of Lyrics Karel Melíšek
Singer Oldřich Kovář
Myslím jen na tebe (tango)
Song Composer Josef Stelibský
Production info
Original Title
Ideál septimy
Czech Title
Ideál septimy
English Title
High School Dream
Protectorate Parallel Title
Das Ideal der Septima
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
comedy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1938
Production Year
1938
Production specifications
date of censorship 09/1938
date of censorship 10/1939
withdrawal from distribution 18 May 1945
date of censorship 27 October 1945 (neschváleno do distribuce)
Premiere
premiere 16 September 1938 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Letka /2 týdny/ a Máj /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
2 210 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
Visatone
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
