The Fourteenth at the Table
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1943Production year
1943Premiere
24 September 1943Runtime
85 minCategory
filmGenre
detective, comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Čtrnáctý u stoluCzech title
Čtrnáctý u stoluEnglish title
The Fourteenth at the TableProtectorate parallel title
Der Vierzehnte bei TischSynopsis
Thirteen guests gather at Mayor Bartoš's. They are troubled by the unlucky number and are glad when another guest appears, whose name coincidentally is also Čtrnáctý (Fourteenth). Everything would have been fine, but young Pavel Čtrnáctý caught sight of the mayor's daughter Ema and could not stop himself from kissing her. The girl immediately becomes the centre of gossip. The inquisitive Mrs Linhartová would like to get the bottom of the whole affair, so she invites round everybody who might have some information for her, but unfortunately the number of guests comes to thirteen again. The fourteenth guest is finally found in the Linharts' new librarian. To everyone's surprise, the librarian is Čtrnáctý. That evening, after looking through some rare editions, Pavel disappears. Under the name of Hubert Malina he immediately becomes the perfect valet of an industrialist called Bersecký. After the fiancé of Bersecký's daughter Count Alexy, is accused of theft, Pavel gives an explanation to this and the other strange goings-on. He in fact is a famous detective story writer and was looking for one peculiar last will on behalf of the Club of Detective Story Writers. He managed to fulfil this task as well as win Ema's heart.
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Cast
Karel Höger
Pavel Čtrnáctý alias Hubert Malina
Ludvík Veverka
velkostatkář a starosta Jan Bartoš
Helena Friedlová
Bartošova žena Julie
Dagmar Frýbortová
Ema, dcera Bartošových
Vladimír Majer
dr. Viktorin, Pavlův přítel
Karel Dostal
velkoprůmyslník Karel Bersecký
Růžena Šlemrová
Berseckého žena
Libuše Zemková
Lydie, dcera Berseckých
Raoul Schránil
hrabě Quido Alexy, snoubenec Lydie
Jiřina Petrovická
Bibi, Alexyho přítelkyně
Ella Nollová
babička Hedvika
Zvonimir Rogoz
generální ředitel Rudolf Linhart
Jarmila Švabíková
Linhartova žena Eli
František Filipovský
Kilián Vaverka, bratr Julie Bartošové
Nelly Gaierová
Holá
Jiří Vondrovič
tajemník Kamenec
Anna Gabrielová
komorná u Berseckých Monika
Anna Steimarová
Betty
Slávka Doležalová
služka u Bartošů Marie
Antonín Zacpal
host u Bartošů
Jindřich Doležal
host u Bartošů
Hermína Vojtová
host u Bartošů
Karel Peyr
host u Bartošů
Alois Peterka
dr. Malina
Miloš Šubrt
komorník Filip
Marie Vildová
komorná u Linhartových
Vasil Truchlý
houslista
Antonín Kandert
detektiv
Jan Fifka
host u Berseckých
Vladimír Pospíšil-Born
člen klubu detektivních spisovatelů Stopa
Michel Elaguine
člen klubu detektivních spisovatelů Stopa
Jaroslav Orlický
člen klubu detektivních spisovatelů Stopa
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Continuity
Based on
Ossi Oswalda (Der Vierzehnte am Tisch)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Set Designer
Costumes
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Oldřich Papež, Vilém Brož (ředitel výroby)
Consultant
Miroslav Rutte (jazykový poradce)
Cooperation
Jaroslav Balzar (fotograf), Karel Hájek (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
Orchestr F.O.K. (Music Conducted by Julius Kalaš)
Songs
Náměsíčník /Kdybych já byl náměsíčník/
Song Composer Julius Kalaš
Writer of Lyrics Karel Hrnčíř
Singer Oldřich Nový
Na děvče mi nesahej
Song Composer Julius Kalaš
Production info
Original Title
Čtrnáctý u stolu
Czech Title
Čtrnáctý u stolu
English Title
The Fourteenth at the Table
Protectorate Parallel Title
Der Vierzehnte bei Tisch
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
detective, comedy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1943
Production Year
1943
Production specifications
start of filming 4 June 1943
end of filming 08/1943
date of censorship 14 September 1943 (predikát „uznáníhodný film“)
withdrawal from distribution 18 May 1945
date of censorship 26 November 1945 (konec povolení k promítání 28. 11. 1946)
date of censorship 22 November 1946 (konec povolení k promítání 28. 11. 1947)
withdrawal from distribution 31 May 1947
Premiere
premiere 24 September 1943 /suitable for youths/ (kina Adria /3 týdny/, Kapitol /3 týdny/ a Lucerna /3 týdny/, Praha)
renewed premiere 14 December 1945 /suitable for youths/
Production
With support
Copyright Holders
Studio
Laboratories
Distribution
Lucernafilm (původní 1943), Státní půjčovna filmů (obnovená 1945)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
85 min
Original length in metres
2 422 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
