The Respectable Ladies of Pardubice (1944)

8.0/10 94 min Comedy History

Overview

The bickering of envious mistresses, the criminal intentions of fraudsters and the love of two young people are at the center of events, in the middle of which unfolds the fate of the city executioner Jiří, who longs to break free from his destiny and become a proper burgher. He is not heard, but he manages to expose the iniquities and their culprits, reunites a hard-pressed couple in love and his undeniable merits for the city and eventually bring him luck.

Cast

František Smolík

Jiří

Jiřina Štěpničková

Rozina

Eman Fiala

Adam

Ferenc Futurista

pacholek

Terezie Brzková

hraběnka

Marta Fričová

Aninka Dražická

Zita Kabátová

Helena z Alcantaru

Jindřich Plachta

Pálka

Jaroslav Marvan

purkmistr

Gustav Nezval

Prokop Trubka

František Filipovský

Flaška

Jára Kohout

Hypolit Kostík

Meda Valentová

Kostíková

Vilém Pfeiffer

Bořita z Klokočína

František Kreuzmann

Zvůnek

Helena Bušová

Baruška

Dana Medřická

konšelova žena

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