Directed by:
František SádekCinematography:
Václav HanušComposer:
Jan Evangelista ZelinkaCast:
Jindřich Plachta, Vlasta Fabianová, Václav Voska, Oldřich Musil, František Kreuzmann st., Meda Valentová, Jaroslav Seník, Blažena Slavíčková (more)Plots(1)
Grammar school teacher Bláha hurts himself in pursuit of a red lizard, and is lying unconscious in the lonely house of Šantrůček family. The postman, who found Bláha's coat and hat in the water, announces to everyone in town that the professor has drowned. But, the venerable citizens are at that moment more interested in the theatre group with the beautiful guest actress Eva Gazdová. They demand a change of repertoire and manage to persuade the theatre manager to have the group play the musical comedy The Red Lizard instead of an established play. Eva, out of comradely spirit for the manager, agrees not only to appear in the main role, but, at his request, discredits the townspeople so much that they agree to the earlier planned performance of The Beggar's Opera. The grammar school prepares a commemorative ceremony for teacher Bláha, and the teacher, already healed, appears in it to everyone's surprise. In the evening, the entire town gathers in the theatre. The success of The Beggar's Opera is enormous, and the young teacher Vojtěch forgives Eva for her acting in the kitschy musical comedy The Red Lizard. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Jindřich Plachta
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Journey into the Depth of the Student's Soul (1939)
Nebe a dudy (1941)
Anton Špelec, ostrostřelec (1932)
Vlasta Fabianová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Kočičí hra (1982) (theatrical recording)
Krakatit (1948)
Crime at the Zlenice Castle (1971) (TV movie)
Václav Voska
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Vajíčko (1968) (TV movie)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series) - actor, narrator
The White Lady (1965)
Oldřich Musil
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Joachim, Put It in the Machine (1974)
Mnoho povyku pro nic (1972) (theatrical recording)
The Stolen Airship (1966)
František Kreuzmann st.
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Lišák Pseudolus (1960) (TV movie)
Journey into the Depth of the Student's Soul (1939)
School Is the Foundation of Life (1938)
Meda Valentová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Poslední mohykán (1947)
Valentin Dobrotivý (1942)
The Girl on the Broomstick (1971)
Jaroslav Seník
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Poslední mohykán (1947)
The Proud Princess (1952)
Distant Journey (1948)
Blažena Slavíčková
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Journey into the Depth of the Student's Soul (1939)
Adela Has Not Had Her Supper Yet (1978)
Milada Smolíková
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
School Is the Foundation of Life (1938)
Valentin Dobrotivý (1942)
Hostinec „U kamenného stolu“ (1948)
Vojta Plachý-Tůma
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Jan Hus (1954)
Jan Žižka (1955)
A Game Without Rules (1967)
Blažena Částková
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Red Lizard (1948)
František Vnouček
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Jindra Hermanová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Poslední mohykán (1947)
Girl in Blue (1939)
The Secret of Blood (1953)
Zdeněk Šavrda
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Romeo a Julie na konci listopadu (1971) (TV movie)
The Poacher's Foster Daughter or Noble Millionaire (1949)
Zlaté dno (1942)
Felix le Breux
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Invention for Destruction (1958)
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
František Filipovský
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Hamlet (1986) (theatrical recording)
Lišák Pseudolus (1960) (TV movie)
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
Miloš Vavruška
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Charleyova teta (1969) (theatrical recording)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973)
Alena Kreuzmannová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
How to Get Dad Into Reform School (1978) (TV movie)
Invention for Destruction (1958)
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
Ota Motyčka
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
Today for the Last Time (1958)
Poslední mohykán (1947)
Marie Ježková
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
He Stood at the Till (1939)
Morality Above All Else (1937)
The Respectable Ladies of Pardubice (1944)