Girl or Boy?
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1938Production year
1938Premiere
3 February 1939Runtime
102 minDirector
Vladimír SlavínskýCategory
filmGenre
comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Holka nebo kluk?Czech title
Holka nebo kluk?English title
Girl or Boy?Protectorate parallel title
Bub oder MädelWorking title
Kluk nebo holka? / Holka neb klukSynopsis
Three unsuccessful marriages have made of estate-owner Orlický an enemy of women. He pressures his employees, even nephew Ríša who lives with him, into bachelorhood. Later, when he finds out that Ríša has met a young girl, Orlický thinks about a more suitable heir. The estate owner sees in the newspaper a photograph of Ada Bártů, dancer and singer. He thinks that this could be the son of his sister, who at one time married against their parents' wishes. Consequently he sends his secretary, Kropáček, to Prague. He ascertains that this actually does concern the offspring of Orlický's sister and that this offspring even has a business school, but unfortunately it is a girl. Ada only presents herself in men's clothing in the theatre. Ada makes Kropáček take her dressed in men's clothing with him. The uncle believes that she is a boy, but Ada soon has some difficulties with her disguise as she has fallen in love with Ríša. The deception is soon seen through and Ríša returns Ada's feelings. The uncle, who has grown fond of Ada, eventually reconciles with everyone, especially when the young couple promise him that their child will call him grandfather.
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Cast
Adina Mandlová
Ada Bártů
Marie Blažková
matka Ady
Theodor Pištěk
statkář Jaroslav Orlický, strýc Ady
Václav Trégl
Anatol Kropáček, tajemník Orlického
Růžena Šlemrová
statkářka Jindřiška Lenská
Raoul Schránil
Ríša, syn paní Lenské
Nina Strnadová-Jarková
Anička, dcera paní Lenské
Bedřich Veverka
dr. Viktor Zeman
Ferenc Futurista
komorník Alois
Fanča Foltová
Emča Kučerová, Ríšova snoubenka
Ota Motyčka
sluha Emil
Vladimír Štros
řidič Ferda
František Černý
kuchař
Jindřich Láznička
zahradník
Jan W. Speerger
lesník
František Kabeláč
boxer Gusta Brož
Eduard Šimáček
inspicient Špaček
Václav Švec
podomek
Jaroslav Tryzna
zřízenec
Josef Fuksa
taneční duo
Iška Košťálová
taneční duo
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Set Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Titles Designed by
Production Manager
Cooperation
Willy Ströminger (fotograf)
Music
Songs
Dejte si radit (foxtrot)
Song Composer Josef Stelibský
Writer of Lyrics Karel Melíšek
Singer Adina Mandlovádívčí sbor
Běží liška k Táboru
Singer Václav Trégl
Production info
Original Title
Holka nebo kluk?
Czech Title
Holka nebo kluk?
English Title
Girl or Boy?
Protectorate Parallel Title
Bub oder Mädel
Working Title
Kluk nebo holka? / Holka neb kluk
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
comedy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1938
Production Year
1938
Production specifications
start of filming 9 December 1938
end of filming 22 December 1938
date of censorship 01/1939
date of censorship 04/1940
date of censorship 7 August 1942
date of censorship 1943 (predikát „lidově vzdělavatelský film“)
withdrawal from distribution 18 May 1945
Premiere
premiere 3 February 1939 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Amerika /2 týdny/ a Juliš /2 týdny/, Praha)
Production
With support
Copyright Holders
Studio
Laboratories
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
102 min
Original length in metres
2 905 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: Anketa deníku Večer – O nejlepší český film roku 1939 a o nejoblíbenější českou filmovou herečku a herce
1940
Praha / Czechoslovakia
