Miss Mother
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1938Production year
1938Premiere
19 August 1938Runtime
99 minDirector
Vladimír SlavínskýCategory
filmGenre
comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Slečna matinkaCzech title
Slečna matinkaEnglish title
Miss MotherProtectorate parallel title
Fräulein MamaWorking title
PařížankaSynopsis
Mr Klučina, owner of a fashion house, devises an unusual publicity gimmick with his marketing head, Mr Muška: a top fashion model, Boženka, will travel round the republic incognito dressed in his costumes and anyone who recognises her will win a prize. At a hotel in the Krkonoše mountains Boženka, on the advice of Muška who is accompanying her, enters the name Mrs Martenová in the guest book. Unfortunately a woman whose real name is Mrs Martenová has a suite reserved, and confusion results. Mrs Martenová's stepson Jan arrives at the hotel to visit her and since he has not seen his father's new wife assumes it is Boženka. Jan is accompanied by Daisy who once was Muška's girlfriend. One of the guests, Mr Nehasil, recognises Boženka. Klučina arrives at this moment and tries to prevent the exposure. When Jan finds out Boženka is not his mother he asks for her hand in marriage because he is in love with her. Boženka happily accepts. Muška makes up with Daisy. Klučina does not lose any money because the competition began in the morning and ended in the morning, and Mr Nehasil recognised Boženka in the evening.
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Cast
Věra Ferbasová
manekýnka Božena Smolíková
Jindřich Plachta
Rafael Klučina, majitel módního závodu
František Krištof-Veselý
Filip Muška, reklamní šéf Klučinova závodu
Stanislav Strnad
závodník Jan Marten zvaný Big John
Theodor Pištěk
továrník Jan Marten, otec Big Johna
Světla Svozilová
Maruška Martenová, Big Johnova nevlastní matka
Eva Gerová
Čechoameričanka Daisy Brožová
Jan W. Speerger
továrník Jakub Sesle
Ferenc Futurista
ředitel Nehasil
Josef Bělský
Želva, ředitel hotelu Sokolská bouda
Sláva Grossmann
Pěnkava, portýr hotelu Sokolská bouda
Fanča Foltová
manekýnka Růža
Eliška Pleyová
manekýnka
Jiřina Sedláčková
manekýnka Zdeňka
Jarmila Beránková
manekýnka Anča
Marie Přikrylová
zákaznice v módním salónu
Emanuel Kovařík
strážník
Jindra Hermanová
host v bratislavském hotelu
Frank Rose-Růžička
automechanik
Julius Baťha
člen sportovního výboru
Karel Třešňák
člen sportovního výboru
Jaroslav Bráška
divák na závodech
Vladimír Smíchovský
divák na závodech
Ferry Seidl
divák na závodech
Karel Faltys
ředitel hotelu
Robert Ford
recepční v bratislavském hotelu
Jan Černý
recepční v pražském hotelu
Josef Kotalík
recepční v brněnském hotelu
Doďa Pražský
vrchní v horském hotelu
Viktor Socha
číšník v horském hotelu
Jindřich Adolf
zřízenec v horském hotelu
Josef Juhan
podomek hotelu Sokolská bouda
Milena Velíšková
dívka v auditoriu
Jiří Hron
opilý muž v brněnském hotelu
Olga Stocká
host v bratislavském hotelu
Zita Lažanská
host v bratislavském hotelu
L. Procházková
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Based on
Vladimír Rohan (Pařížanka – opereta), Václav Špilar (Pařížanka – opereta), Karel Tobis (Pařížanka – opereta), Václav Mírovský (Pařížanka – opereta), Jára Beneš (Pařížanka – opereta)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
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 Jára Beneš)
Songs
Hlavně, slečno, chovat se mravně
Song Composer Jára Beneš
Writer of Lyrics Václav ŠpilarVáclav MírovskýVladimír RohanKarel Tobis
Singer František Krištof-Veselý
Láska, ta kvete po celém světě
Song Composer Jára Beneš
Writer of Lyrics Václav ŠpilarVáclav MírovskýVladimír RohanKarel Tobis
Singer František Krištof-VeselýVěra Ferbasová
Bílé hory, bílý sníh
Song Composer Jára Beneš
Writer of Lyrics Václav ŠpilarVáclav MírovskýVladimír RohanKarel Tobis
Singer Věra FerbasováStanislav StrnadEva GerováFrantišek Krištof-Veselý
Mnoga ljeta
Song Composer Jára Beneš
Writer of Lyrics Václav ŠpilarVáclav MírovskýVladimír RohanKarel Tobis
Singer František Krištof-Veselý
Nevím, zda smím
Song Composer Jára Beneš
Writer of Lyrics Václav ŠpilarVáclav MírovskýVladimír RohanKarel Tobis
Singer Stanislav Strnad [dab]
Není všechno zlato, co se zlatem zdá
Song Composer Jára Beneš
Production info
Original Title
Slečna matinka
Czech Title
Slečna matinka
English Title
Miss Mother
Protectorate Parallel Title
Fräulein Mama
Working Title
Pařížanka
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
comedy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1938
Production Year
1938
Production specifications
start of filming 22 March 1938
end of filming 2 April 1938
date of censorship 05/1938
date of censorship 05/1940
withdrawal from distribution 18 May 1945
date of censorship 10/1945 (neschváleno do distribuce)
Premiere
premiere 19 August 1938 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Letka /2 týdny/ a Máj /3 týdny/, Praha)
Production
With support
Copyright Holders
Studio
Laboratories
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
99 min
Original length in metres
2 830 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
Tobis – Klang
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech, English
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
