The young and talented engineer Kohout works in a factory producing machine tools for the construction of a new automatic machine. From time to time he disappears and wanders about the night clubs and winebars. His friend, the fitter Vašek who lives with him in the factory hostel, always makes excuses for his absence. After one spree lasting several days Kohout is almost fired. He is saved by his friends who cover up for him and also because the management fears the factory will not fulfil its plan. Kohout's colleagues are convinced that only a woman can prevent his excesses and they decide to marry him off. They choose Helena who lives with Vašek's girlfriend Jarmila in the hostel. Helena surprises them by agreeing. In order that Helena and Kohout have somewhere to live, Vašek and Jarmila also have to get married. Everything is prepared for the two weddings, the brides and guests await the bridegrooms at the town hall. The boys, however, are in the middle of assembling a automatic new machine and forget about the wedding. After a series of misunderstandings and chases, everything turns out well in the end.
The first day of filming in the Barrandov studios took place on August 15, 1949, under the direction of Vladimír Slavínský. However, he died the next day. After a break, the project was taken over by director Miroslav Cikán.
Ing. František Kohout
sekretářka Helena Jansová
montér Vašek Zuna, Františkův přítel
jeřábnice Jarmila Jeřábková
mistr Tonda Klimeš
číšník ve vinárně U zbrojnoše
teta Anička
teta Tonička
učedník Pepík
dělník Vedral
fotograf
ředitel továrny
pradlena Pepina
oddávající úředník NV
vedoucí pracovník
magistrátní úředník
kuchař
taxikář
řidič
listonoš
vrátný
předseda závodní rady
člen závodní rady Fanda
sekretářka
úředník
Holá, členka závodní rady
vedoucí vinárny
člen závodní rady
starý dělník
žena s psíkem
dělnice
muž s bradkou
host na svatbě
květinářka
muž před NV
Marie Moravcová
Miroslav Cikán, Jaroslav Mottl, Vítězslav Nezval (dialogy)
FISYO (Music Conducted by Milivoj Uzelac)
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film
featuretheatrical distribution
comedy
Czechoslovakia
1950
1949
start of filming 15 August 1949
the first film copy approved 03/1950
date of censorship 30 August 1950 (konec povolení k promítání 30. 8. 1955)
withdrawal from distribution 22 January 1960
premiere 20 October 1950 /suitable for youths/ (kina Kotva /2 týdny/ a Bystrica /1 týden/, Praha)
feature film
81 min
2 300 meters
16mm, 35mm
1:1,37
black & white
sound
mono
Czech
Czech
without subtitles
Czech