On the Right Track
Country
CzechoslovakiaCopyright
1948Production year
1947—1948Premiere
7 January 1949Runtime
76 minDirector
Josef MachCategory
filmGenre
adventureTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Na dobré stopěCzech title
Na dobré stopěEnglish title
On the Right TrackSynopsis
During the occupation Eda's parents are killed by the Germans and he is dragged off to Germany for re-education. After the War Eda returns to Czechoslovakia and spends the holidays in a boy scout camp on the shores of a lake near the border. While on a shopping trip in a nearby town Eda meets the German Lang and his German companion who have remained behind in Bohemia. One day he offers to take the German back to Germany across the lake. As they are leaving the German is seen and secretly photographed by scout Odborka from the camp who dislikes Eda and considers him a German. When Odborka returns to the camp he accuses Eda of treachery. The perturbed Eda runs off into the woods where he meets Lang who entrusts him with the delivery of a letter and parcel. Eda instead first takes the parcel to the policeman Půža who discovers from the letter that German smugglers are planning a huge operation. Thanks to Eda the border guards are able to prepare well and with the help of the scouts they are able to catch the smugglers during the night. Eda is rewarded for his courage and accepted enthusiastically into the friendly scout circle.
Note
The film was only screened in cinemas outside Prague. The Prague premiere was originally scheduled for 18th June 1948 in the cinemas Blaník, Moskva, Arbes, Dukla, Oko and Revoluce, but it was not allowed to take place.
Photos
Cast
Antonín Šůra
skaut Eda
Karel Richter
skaut Odborka
Ladislav Boháč
velitel skautů Admirál
L. H. Struna
strážmistr finanční stráže Půža
Stanislav Neumann
hajný
Oskar Hák
skaut a kuchař Vraždotoho
Stanislav Fišer
skaut Očko
Oleg Reif
skaut Catillina
Zdeněk Borovec
skaut Autogen
Jaroslav Seník
německý sedlák Lang
Josef Šulc
Kurt, Langův synovec
Richard Záhorský
Chrůma, muž s nůší
Viktor Očásek
Němec Bürgl
Jiří Šašek
skaut
Libor Baptista
skaut
Václav Myška
skaut
Ladislav Hájek
pozemní skaut
Antonín Mikulič
pozemní skaut
Josef Toman
Němec
Karel Folprecht
Jasánek
Miloslav Koubek
skaut
Jiří Kollinger
kormidelník Karkul
Václav Vorlíček
skaut
Oldřich Král (2)
skaut
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Set Designer
Costumes
Make-Up Artist
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Consultant
Cooperation
Antonín Frič (fotograf), Pátý oddíl vodních skautů, pes Bodo
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
FISYO (Music Conducted by Milivoj Uzelac)
Songs
Červená se line záře
Singer sbor
Úzká dražka
Singer sbor
Harmonika námořníka
Singer sbor
Když se ten Tálinskej rybník nahání
Production info
Original Title
Na dobré stopě
Czech Title
Na dobré stopě
English Title
On the Right Track
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
adventure
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1948
Production Year
1947—1948
Production specifications
start of filming 31 July 1947
date of censorship 21 December 1948 (konec povolení k promítání 21. 12. 1953)
withdrawal from distribution 31 May 1950
Premiere
premiere 7 January 1949 /suitable for youths/ (celostátní)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Distribution
Creative Group
V. výrobní skupina Vávra – Feix, Karel Feix (produkční šéf V. výrobní skupiny), Otakar Vávra (umělecký šéf V. výrobní skupiny)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
76 min
Original length in metres
2 151 meters
Distribution carrier
16mm, 35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
