Theatre props man Karel Vajgant is married to young Magda and they have two children, seven-year-old Pavlík and eleven-year-old Pepička. Magda is an anxious mother but senses that her husband puts his work and his comfort first. In a weak moment, Magda is unfaithful to her husband. Vajgant receives an anonymous letter which informs him of his wife's infidelity. His friend, the curtain-drawer Tonda, advises him to throw away the letter and instead spend more time with his wife. Karel invites his wife to a winebar. Magda is weighed down by her conscience and decides to admit her infidelity to Karel. Karel is greatly shocked by this and is determined to part with his wife and later divorce her. Magda has no choice but to propose that Pepička will keep house for him and she will look after Pavlík. During the few days left before Magda's departure, Vajgant realises that his wife deeply regrets her actions. Karel's pious old friend Zikmund reminds him that even a desecrated church can be consecrated once more. When his daughter begs him to let her leave with her mother, Karel chooses to forgive Magda.
divadelní rekvizitář Karel Vajgant
Magda, Vajgantova žena
Pepička, dcera Vajgantových
Pavlík, syn Vajgantových
šatnářka v divadle, Magdina matka
oponář v divadle Tonda
pasíř v divadle Zikmund
herečka Holmová
policejní komisař
policejní inspektor
strážník
strážník
herečka
herečka
herec
herec
klepna
klepna
klepna
guvernantka
Toník, Pavlíkův kamarád
asistent scény
inspicient
Klepetářová
manžel paní Klepetářové
varhaník
prostitutka
chodec v sadech
animírka ve vinárně
animírka ve vinárně
animírka ve vinárně
pianista ve vinárně Pepek
číšník ve vinárně
květinářka v restauraci
statista v divadle
kluk
hlas Magdina svůdce
Karel Šilhánek, Vilém Brož (ředitel výroby)
Miroslav Rutte (jazykový poradce)
Jaroslav Balzar (fotograf), Karel Hájek (fotograf)
Otakar Jeremiáš, Jiří Fiala (dokomponování)
Orchestr F.O.K. (Music Conducted by Jiří Fiala), Jiří Eliáš /klavírní sólo/
Preludium
Preludium
Prelude
Präludium
film
featuretheatrical distribution
melodrama
Czechoslovakia
1941
1941
start of filming 2 October 1941
end of filming 13 November 1941
date of censorship 19 December 1941 (kulturně-výchovný)
date of censorship 31 March 1943 (kulturně-výchovný /16mm verze/)
date of censorship 1943 (predikáty „umělecky hodnotný film“ a „film pro Den hrdinů“ /35mm a 16mm verze/)
withdrawal from distribution 18 May 1945
date of censorship 11 June 1945 (konec povolení k promítání 11. 6. 1947)
date of censorship 1949 (neschváleno do distribuce)
withdrawal from distribution 30 November 1949
premiere 25 December 1941 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Aleš /3 týdny/ a Lucerna /3 týdny/, Praha)
renewed premiere 04/1943 /unsuitable for youths/ (16mm verze)
renewed premiere 28 July 1945 /unsuitable for youths/
Lucernafilm (původní 1941), ČMÚ (obnovená 1943 /16mm verze/), Státní půjčovna filmů (obnovená 1945)
feature film
87 min
2 611 meters
16mm, 35mm
1:1,37
black & white
sound
Tobis – Klang
Czech
Czech
without subtitles
Czech, German