Auntie
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1941Production year
1941Premiere
5 September 1941Runtime
90 minDirector
Martin FričCategory
filmGenre
comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
TetičkaCzech title
TetičkaEnglish title
AuntieProtectorate parallel title
Die GespenstertanteSynopsis
Berta, a wealthy lady, is celebrating her sixtieth birthday. But the only person who comes to congratulate her is her loyal friend, doctor Jelínek. Still remembering the great love of her life, Eduard, Berta again turns down Dr. Jelínek's offer of marriage. The butler Hynek carefully and lovingly prepares a small reception feast but no relatives turn up. Mr Felix and Mr Dusbaba and their families are not interested in their aunt. They are only interested in the inheritance and therefore hate each other passionately. Their children, Slávka Felixová and Jindřich Dusbaba, do not even know each other. When they happen to meet they fall in love with each other. Hynek the butler then plots revenge. He invites both families to the manor house and tells them their aunt has died. Even a distant relative Oskar and his wife arrive. They all argue with each other and greedily start looking for the will, half-destroying the furniture in the process. Slávka and Jindřich are only concerned with each other. In a spiritualist seance Berta appears in the flesh and they all scatter in terror. Berta converts the house into a children's home which she runs with Dr. Jelínek.
Note
The first performance of the film was held on the 1st of August 1941 on festival Filmové žně in Zlín.
Photos
Cast
Růžena Nasková
teta Berta
Ferenc Futurista
majordomus Hynek
František Smolík
MUDr. Jelínek, Bertin přítel
Theodor Pištěk
Eduard Švagrovský, Bertina první láska
Jaroslav Marvan
prokurista Arnošt Dusbaba
Růžena Šlemrová
Mařenka, Dusbabova žena
Jiří Dohnal
dr. Jindřich Dusbaba, syn Arnošta a Mařenky
Miloš Nedbal
komerční rada Čeněk Felix
Zdeňka Baldová
Felixova žena
Lída Chválová
Slávka, dcera Felixových
František Kreuzmann
vzdálený příbuzný Oskar
Lola Skrbková
Oskarova žena
Vladimír Řepa
sluha Jeřábek
Darja Hajská
služka Víchová
Nancy Rubensová
Slávčina přítelkyně
Milada Smolíková
služka Anežka
Viktor Nejedlý
listonoš Dvořáček
Marie Nademlejnská
němá hospodyně tety Berty
Karel Beníško
právní zástupce JUDr. Hrůza
Marie Štrosová-Steinerová
Slávčina přítelkyně
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Based on
Jaroslav Tumlíř (Strašidelná tetička – divadelní hra)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Set Designer
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
František Jerhot, Josef Jonáš (ředitel výroby)
Consultant
Miroslav Haller (jazykový poradce)
Cooperation
Antonín Frič (fotograf), Willy Ströminger (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
Orchestr F.O.K. (Music Conducted by Roman Blahník)
Songs
Bláhové mládí /Stín mládí, Deep River/ (blues)
Song Composer tradicionálRoman Blahník /úprava/
Writer of Lyrics K. M. Walló
Singer František Smolík
Malé znamení (foxtrot)
Song Composer Roman Blahník
Writer of Lyrics K. M. Walló
Singer Arnošt Kavka
Production info
Original Title
Tetička
Czech Title
Tetička
English Title
Auntie
Protectorate Parallel Title
Die Gespenstertante
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
comedy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1941
Production Year
1941
Production specifications
start of filming 23 June 1941
end of filming 07/1941
date of censorship 5 August 1941 (kulturně-výchovný)
date of censorship 1943 (predikáty „uznáníhodný film“ a „film pro Den hrdinů“)
withdrawal from distribution 18 May 1945
date of censorship 24 September 1945 (konec povolení k promítání 31. 12. 1947)
withdrawal from distribution 23 July 1947
withdrawal from distribution 7 January 1948
withdrawal from distribution 1 April 1966
Premiere
festival premiere 1 August 1941 (2. Filmové žně 1941 Zlín)
premiere 5 September 1941 /suitable for youths/ (kina Blaník /3 týdny/ a Kapitol /3 týdny/, Praha)
renewed premiere 5 October 1945 /suitable for youths/
Production
With support
Copyright Holders
Studio
Laboratories
Distribution
Lloyd (původní 1941), Státní půjčovna filmů (obnovená 1945)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
90 min
Original length in metres
2 560 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
Awards
Vítěz
Festival: 2. Filmové žně 1941 Zlín
1941
Zlín / Czechoslovakia
Lloyd
