The House of the Five Squirrels
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1943Production year
1943Premiere
25 February 1944Runtime
78 minDirector
Miroslav CikánCategory
filmGenre
comedyTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
U pěti veverekCzech title
U pěti veverekEnglish title
The House of the Five SquirrelsProtectorate parallel title
Zu den fünf EichhörnchenSynopsis
The owner of the House of the Five Squirrels, Josef Houbička, is henpecked by his wife Filoména. Houbička is a kind man who secretly lends two down-at-heel painters money for rent and bribes the injured maids so that there is peace in the household. He would like to convert the house into a soap factory, as it was before, but his wife wants a garage which will be more lucrative. Houbička gets uncustomary energy for his plan when he finds an old chronicle written by the house's former owner, a soap boiler who hoped the trade would continue to be practised there. After a row with Filoména, Houbička moves out. He becomes friends with the innkeeper Pulc. He invests his money into transforming the inn into a successful wine bar which his painter friends decorate. Filoména in the meantime is duped into making dubious investments by the swindler Kozel. The two young painters, who have a power of attorney from Houbička, stop the old soap house being demolished. Kozel disappears with Filoména's money. She faked Houbička's signatures on several contracts and so she is relieved when her husband forgives her. She works hard in the office of her husband's new soap factory.
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Cast
Míla Pačová
domácí Filoména Houbičková
Jindřich Plachta
domácí Josef Houbička
Růžena Nasková
majitelka hodinářství Bety Mráčková
Jana Romanová
hodinářka Míla, dcera Mráčkové
Eva Klenová
fotografka Lída, dcera Mráčkové
Jan Pivec
malíř portrétista Jan Rezek
Ladislav Pešek
malíř krajinář Jiří Holec
Jaroslav Průcha
mydlář Antonín Aloyz
Jaroslav Marvan
Jan Pulec, hostinský U děravého džbánu
František Kreuzmann
podnikatel Anatol Kozel
Helena Bušová
služka u Houbičků Stázi
Jana Dítětová
služka u Houbičků Růžena
Antonín Holzinger
domovník Jánský
Bohuš Hradil
sochař Perner
Nelly Gaierová
přítelkyně paní Filomény
Ema Kreutzerová
přítelkyně paní Filomény, paní doktorová
Milada Horutová
přítelkyně paní Filomény
Bohuš Záhorský
architekt Koumar
Bolek Prchal
polír
Jindřich Doležal
účetní u Houbičků
Alois Peterka
obchodník s obrazy Brázda
Eva Šípová
stenotypistka Mánička
Ladislav Janeček
číšník U děravého džbánu
Zdeněk Šolle
číšník U děravého džbánu
Karel Pavlovský
právní zástupce JUDr. Malík
Jindřich Láznička
bednář z Kampy
Emanuel Hříbal
bednář z Kampy
Miloš Šubrt
bednář z Kampy
Jan Fifka
bednář z Kampy
R. Antony
pikolík Toník
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Set Designer
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Karel Šilhánek, Vilém Brož (ředitel výroby)
Consultant
Miroslav Rutte (jazykový poradce)
Cooperation
Jaroslav Balzar (fotograf)
Music
Songs
Píseň o děravém džbánu
Song Composer Josef Stelibský
Writer of Lyrics Miroslav Rutte
Singer Ladislav PešekJan PivecSetleři
Praha je krásná
Song Composer Josef Stelibský
Co hodiny povídaly (valčík)
Song Composer Josef Stelibský
Production info
Original Title
U pěti veverek
Czech Title
U pěti veverek
English Title
The House of the Five Squirrels
Protectorate Parallel Title
Zu den fünf Eichhörnchen
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
comedy
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1943
Production Year
1943
Production specifications
start of filming 14 September 1943
end of filming 11/1943
date of censorship 8 February 1944 (predikát „uznáníhodný film“)
withdrawal from distribution 18 May 1945
date of censorship 09/1945 (konec povolení k promítání 31. 12. 1947)
withdrawal from distribution 7 January 1948
Premiere
premiere 25 February 1944 /suitable for youths/ (kina Adria /3 týdny/, Kapitol /3 týdny/ a Lucerna /3 týdny/, Praha)
renewed premiere 11 October 1945 /suitable for youths/
Production
With support
Copyright Holders
Studio
Laboratories
Distribution
Lucernafilm (původní 1944), Státní půjčovna filmů (obnovená 1945)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
78 min
Original length in metres
2 276 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
