Women in Waiting
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1940Production year
1940Premiere
5 April 1940Runtime
93 minDirector
Vladimír BorskýCategory
filmGenre
comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
ČekankyCzech title
ČekankyEnglish title
Women in WaitingProtectorate parallel title
Die ewigen BräuteSynopsis
Young Plichta arrives to serve out an apprenticeship on a country estate where the count has sternly decreed that officials may not marry. However, on the way Plichta met and fell in love with Jiřina Krátká, and he intends to marry her. The petty official Ráček and fellow apprentice Ptáček are also interested in Jiřina. All officials have prospective brides who they call ladies in waiting. News of the count's death therefore causes a great flurry - twelve weddings are planned at once. Jiřina, wanting to tease Plichta, promises her hand to Ráček. Plichta then tells Ráček that the new baron only loves married women. Word gets out and all the newly weds vow vengeance on the baron. When the baron arrives at the estate, all the women are enchanted by him. The baron decides to arrange a festivity in their honour. The men are scandalised and resolve to protect their wives from the charming "seducer". Plichta confesses to the baron that he told lies about him and that this caused all the commotion. The baron, greatly amused, forgives Plichta and raises the salaries of all young clerks on the estate.
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Cast
Zorka Janů
panna Jiřina Krátká
Meda Valentová
čekanka Kristina, nevěsta Pilníčka
Anna Letenská
čekanka Marie, nevěsta Hlavína
Marie Nademlejnská
čekanka Jitka
František Smolík
důchodní Pilníček, později direktor
Ladislav Pešek
praktikant Ráček
Jiří Steimar
baron
František Kreuzmann
starý hrabě
Svatopluk Beneš
praktikant Vojtěch Plichta
Vladimír Řepa
adjunkt Josef Ptáček
Ferenc Futurista
úředník Hřídelíček
Jára Kohout
úředník Hlavín
Ota Motyčka
úředník Skokan
František Roland
poklasný
Vlasta Matulová
panna Toninka, nevěsta Ráčka
Milada Horutová
čekanka, nevěsta Hřídelíčka
Lída Chválová
panna Mína, nevěsta Ptáčka
Libuše Rogozová
panna Josefína
Růžena Gottliebová
čekanka, nevěsta lesního Sojky
Gabriela Bártlová-Buddeusová
čekanka
Vítězslav Boček
myslivecký mládenec
Darja Hajská
šafářka
Jan Černý
komorník
Vladimír Smíchovský
probuzený soused Jiřiny
F. X. Mlejnek
zámecký úředník, ženich Jitky
Alois Dvorský
zámecký úředník
Emanuel Hříbal
lesní Sojka
Betty Kysilková
zámecká kuchařka
Jaroslav Seník
úředník
Karel Šanda
úředník
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Based on
F. X. Svoboda (Čekanky – divadelní hra)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Set Designer
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 E. F. Burian)
Songs
Panenky, vy se nesmějete
Song Composer E. F. Burian
Singer Vladimír ŘepaLadislav PešekSvatopluk Beneš
Líp nežli láskou naříkat
Song Composer E. F. Burian
Singer sbor
Už mou milou do kostela vedou
Production info
Original Title
Čekanky
Czech Title
Čekanky
English Title
Women in Waiting
Protectorate Parallel Title
Die ewigen Bräute
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
comedy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1940
Production Year
1940
Production specifications
start of filming 21 February 1940
end of filming 5 March 1940
date of censorship 2 April 1940 (kulturně-výchovný)
date of censorship 1943 (predikát „lidově hodnotný film“)
withdrawal from distribution 04/1945
date of censorship 05/1945 (neschváleno do distribuce)
date of censorship 19 November 1945 (konec povolení k promítání 19. 11. 1946)
withdrawal from distribution 19 December 1946
Premiere
premiere 5 April 1940 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Adrie /1 týden/, Juliš /2 týdny/ a Letka /2 týdny/, Praha)
renewed premiere 8 December 1945 /unsuitable for youths/
Production
With support
Copyright Holders
Studio
Laboratories
Distribution
Terra (původní 1940), Státní půjčovna filmů (obnovená 1945)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
93 min
Original length in metres
2 650 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, German
