Women at the Petrol Station

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1939

Production year

1939

Premiere

10 November 1939

Runtime

84 min

Category

film

Genre

comedy

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Ženy u benzinu

Czech title

Ženy u benzinu

English title

Women at the Petrol Station

Parallel title

ŽUB

Protectorate parallel title

Mädel bei der Tankstelle

Synopsis

Milada Dvořáková has in front of her a wedding with her business partner Dub, owner of petrol stations. When she catches him in the arms of his secretary she breaks with him. She founds a competing firm ŽUB (Ženy u benzinu - Women at the Petrol Station) that employs predominantly single women. Dub also takes up the battle of competition. His situation is precarious because drivers are giving their preference to the petrol station staffed with girls. Dub still loves Milada, he desires a reconciliation, but in vain. In the meantime, the girls experience love affairs; they want to preserve their right to fall in love and they conspire against Milada. They throw a ball in her house, and they invite their boyfriends and even Dub. During the entertainment the underhanded factory owner Marič attempts with his companion to burglarize the safe. Dub assists in exposing and catching the thieves. Milada makes peace with him and everyone, boys and girls, prepares themselves for marriage. This marks the end of the independent enterprise of single women.

Cast

Růžena Šlemrová

majitelka firmy ŽUB Milada Dvořáková

František Kreuzmann

majitel benzinových pump Václav Dub

Jiřina Sedláčková

pumpařka Máňa Dostálová

Božena Šustrová

pumpařka Tonča, sestra Máni

Zita Kabátová

revizorka pumpařek Anča Králová

Marie Norrová

pumpařka Katka Dlouhá

Anna Letenská

Alžběta, hospodyně u Dvořákové

Vladimír Borský

pumpař Ing. Jiří Hrubeš

Gustav Nezval

sedlák Karel Loukota

Fanda Mrázek

revizor a technik pump Franta Kalina

Vilém Pfeiffer

strážník Svoboda

Karel Černý

podvodný továrník Marič

Josef Příhoda

spící zákazník Vaněček

Jarmila Holmová

úřednice Berta Svobodová

Alois Dvorský

účetní Kovařík

Tilda Brabcová

sekretářka Brázdová

Ota Motyčka

soukromý detektiv Sláma

Bedřich Bozděch

spící prodavač u pumpy

Bohuslav Kubásek

podvodný disponent Horský

Julius Baťha

policejní inspektor

F. X. Mlejnek

čtenář v autokaru

František Haller

cestující v autokaru

Václav Mlčkovský

právní poradce

Fráňa Vajner

svědek nehody

Anna Petřínská

svědkyně nehody

František Beranský

svědek nehody

Bolek Prchal

netrpělivý zákazník

Ladislav Janeček

záletník s autem

Slávka Rosenbergová

uchazečka o místo

Ella Nollová

uchazečka o místo

Marie Nademlejnská

uchazečka o místo

Darja Hajská

uchazečka o místo

Miloslava Skořepová

uchazečka o místo

Milka Balek-Brodská

uchazečka o místo

Crew and creators

Assistant Director

Václav Štrup, Josef Mach

Based on

Vladimír Zika (Ženy u benzinu – román)

Director of Photography

Ferdinand Pečenka

Production Designer

Alois Mecera

Set Designer

Rudolf Žák

Sound Designer

František Pilát

Production Manager

Václav Dražil

Cooperation

Antonín Frič (fotograf)

Music

Music Composed by

Josef Dobeš (Zpívej mi, zpívej)

Music Performed by

Orchestr F.O.K. (Music Conducted by Josef Dobeš)

Songs

Zpívej mi, zpívej (waltz)

Music Composed by Josef Dobeš
Song Composer Josef Dobeš

Production info

Original Title

Ženy u benzinu

Czech Title

Ženy u benzinu

English Title

Women at the Petrol Station

Parallel Title

ŽUB

Protectorate Parallel Title

Mädel bei der Tankstelle

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

comedy

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1939

Production Year

1939

Production specifications

start of filming 24 July 1939
end of filming 15 August 1939
date of censorship 11/1939
withdrawal from distribution 18 May 1945

Premiere

premiere 10 November 1939 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Letka /2 týdny/ a Máj /2 týdny/, Praha)

Production

P. D. C.

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Laboratories

Grafo

Distribution

P. D. C.

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

84 min

Original length in metres

2 400 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