The Innocent Girl

Country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1939

Production year

1939

Premiere

24 November 1939

Runtime

84 min

Category

film

Genre

melodrama

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Nevinná

Czech title

Nevinná

English title

The Innocent Girl

Protectorate parallel title

Die Unschuldige

Working title

Láska a rozmary

Synopsis

Engineer Jiří Novák returns home to Domažlice from America after leaving his lover, the singer Jasmína Dalia. He wants to find a girl from a different environment. After his return he finds himself captivated by his aunt's maid Jarmila. Jarmila lives a modest life and supports her father, a heavy drinker, and her brother, a gambler and good-for-nothing. Jiří marries Jarmila and introduces her into society. Their marriage is very happy although they are frequently visited by Jasmína who tries to take her revenge for the way Jiří had treated her. She seizes her chance in his absence and invites Jarmila to a party and gets her drunk. She then sends the composer Bartoň to accompany Jarmila home and makes sure that Jarmila's companion Mrs Klečínská knows that Jarmila left with a man, informing her that she had fallen in love with him at the party. Klečínská decides to stay the night at Jarmila's. After Bartoň has left the house, Josef, who is being followed by the police, sneaks in and asks Jarmila for help. Klečínská thinks that Bartoň has returned and she tells Jiří everything on his return. After an argument, Jiří leaves Jarmila. Jiří's suspicions are put allayed after a conversation with the policeman who arrested Josef. Jiří hurries home. He returns just in time to save a desperate Jarmila from committing suicide.

Cast

Otomar Korbelář

Ing. Jiří Novák

Vladimír Borský

skladatel Petr Bartoň

Adina Mandlová

Jarmila Černá později Novákova žena

Gabriel Hart

domkář Černý, otec Jarmily

František Kreuzmann

Jarmilin bratr Josef

Jiřina Šejbalová

revuální hvězda Jasmína Dalia

Marie Ptáková

teta Ing. Nováka

Růžena Šlemrová

Klečínská, společnice paní Jarmily

Jarmila Beránková

komorná u paní Jarmily Marie

Doďa Pražský

barman na lodi

Hermína Vojtová

trhovkyně Vosátková

Slávka Rosenbergová

starostova žena

František Paul

oddávající úředník

Jan Černý

sluha u Ing. Nováka

Rudolf Macharovský

tanečník v páru

Ema Karlová

tanečnice v páru

Vladimír Pospíšil-Born

vyšetřující komisař dr. Hnátek

František Černý

host na večírku u Jasmíny

Václav Mlčkovský

host na večírku u Jasmíny

Karel Roden

host na večírku u Jasmíny

Marie Oliaková

divačka v divadle

Crew and creators

Assistant Director

Josef Zezulka

Based on

Gottfried Keller (Regina /Regine/ – novela)

Director of Photography

Jaroslav Tuzar

Production Designer

Bohumil Heš

Set Designer

Rudolf Žák

Film Editor

Marie Bourová

Sound Designer

Emanuel Formánek

Titles Designed by

Lorenc

Production Manager

František Jerhot

Cooperation

Willy Ströminger (fotograf)

Music

Music Composed by

František Svojík

Music Performed by

Orchestr F.O.K. (Music Conducted by František Svojík)

Songs

Pro lásku ztracenou nenaříkám (foxtrot)

Song Composer František Svojík
Writer of Lyrics František Kudrna
Singer Jiřina Šejbalová

Nevidím – neslyším, když tebe líbat smím /Nevidím, neslyším/ (tango)

Song Composer František Svojík
Writer of Lyrics František Kudrna
Singer barový zpěvák

Žádnej neví, co jsou Domažlice

Production info

Original Title

Nevinná

Czech Title

Nevinná

English Title

The Innocent Girl

Protectorate Parallel Title

Die Unschuldige

Working Title

Láska a rozmary

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

melodrama

Origin country

Czechoslovakia

Copyright

1939

Production Year

1939

Production specifications

start of filming 07/1939
end of filming 08/1939
date of censorship 11/1939
withdrawal from distribution 18 May 1945

Premiere

premiere 24 November 1939 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Letka /2½ týdne/ a Máj /2 týdny/, Praha)

Production

Continental

Copyright Holders

Národní filmový archiv

Laboratories

Grafofilm

Distribution

Continental

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

Visatone

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