Cinematography:
Jaroslav TuzarCast:
Vlasta Burian, Jaroslav Marvan, Antonín Novotný, Eva Matoušková, Vladimír Salač, Marie Glázrová, Jiřina Šejbalová, Čeněk Šlégl, Ladislav Hemmer (more)Plots(1)
Circus clowns Emil and Josef take Franci, an abandoned child, into their care. One day the circus burns down and the clowns start to earn their living as street musicians. Franci, now grown up, falls for Lora who cares for them selflessly. Josef still longs for the circus and Franci is not happy with a busker's life either. A thief who has stolen precious jewellery is being chased by the police so he throws it over a wall. A box hits Josef on the head and he decides to sell the jewels it contains to a second-hand dealer. Franci agrees, has the jewels valued, pawns some and gives the rest to Katy, a young widow he has taken a fancy to and because of whom he wants to split up with Lory. In a bar Franci gets to know Mr Hradil who notices Katy is wearing the jewels stolen from his mother. He invites them both back to his place. Franci recognises the necklace Katy is wearing in a painting of Mr Hradil's mother. He realises they are trapped and he throws the necklace out of the window. Lory, who has been following them, finds the necklace and takes it to the police. The reward for the finder is twenty thousand crowns - it changes their lives. Josef and Emil buy a circus van. Franci, contrite, returns to Lory and is overjoyed to discover he is to be a father. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Vlasta Burian
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
He Stood at the Till (1939)
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1954)
Station Master (1941)
Jaroslav Marvan
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Antonín Novotný
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
School Is the Foundation of Life (1938)
The Blue Star Hotel (1941)
Catacombs (1940)
Eva Matoušková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Paní Morálka kráčí městem (1939)
Prosím, pane profesore! (1940)
Pražský flamendr (1941)
Vladimír Salač
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Journey into the Depth of the Student's Soul (1939)
Charleyova teta (1969) (theatrical recording)
School Is the Foundation of Life (1938)
Marie Glázrová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Kočičí hra (1982) (theatrical recording)
Higher Principle (1960)
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1954)
Jiřina Šejbalová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Men About Town (1969)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
Láska jako trám (1967) (TV movie)
Čeněk Šlégl
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
He Stood at the Till (1939)
School Is the Foundation of Life (1938)
Station Master (1941)
Ladislav Hemmer
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
He Stood at the Till (1939)
Ducháček Will Fix It (1938)
I'll Give My Wife in Marriage (1941)
Milada Gampeová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Ducháček Will Fix It (1938)
Valentin Dobrotivý (1942)
Morality Above All Else (1937)
Antonín Streit
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
He Stood at the Till (1939)
Zlaté dno (1942)
Děti na zakázku (1938)
Ella Nollová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Journey into the Depth of the Student's Soul (1939)
Eva Fools Around (1939)
The Blue Star Hotel (1941)
Karel Postranecký
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
He Stood at the Till (1939)
School Is the Foundation of Life (1938)
Station Master (1941)
František Plodr
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Mazlíček (1934)
Děti na zakázku (1938)
Paní Morálka kráčí městem (1939)
Vladimír Pospíšil-Born
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Nebe a dudy (1941)
Ducháček Will Fix It (1938)
The Sins of Love (1929)
Ada Dohnal
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Station Master (1941)
Christian (1939)
Eva Fools Around (1939)
Emanuel Kovařík
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
He Stood at the Till (1939)
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
Station Master (1941)
Václav Hrubý
Best movies:
Ulice zpívá (1939)
Jana Romanová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Nebe a dudy (1941)
U pěti veverek (1944)
Alena (1947)
Josef Venclů
Best movies:
White Crow (1938)
Dnes neordinuji (1948)
The Reluctant Grandfather (1939)