School Is the Foundation of Life

School Is the Foundation of Life (1938)

Comedy

Seventh form pupils at a grammar school in Přívlaky are preparing for a secondary school sports competition. Class creep Krhounek gives the class teacher Lejsal a copy of the seventh form’s magazine Roar. Most of the teachers insist on severe punishing the culprit. The author does not own up and consequently the whole class is punished by being banned from taking part in the schools competition. The most gifted pupil, Benetka, rather sharply criticises the school in a homework essay on a subject of his choice. The strict Czech language teacher is convinced Benetka is the author of the school magazine. Benetka denies the charge but his expulsion from school is proposed anyway on account the views he expounded in his essay. Eventually, Boukal, the author of the school magazine comes forward and admits to writing it. The pupils are allowed to take part in the contest and thanks to Benetka they win. In the meantime however the teachers vote to expell him.

Director: Martin Frič
Writer: Václav Wasserman

Casts

	Theodor Pištěk as ředitel gymnázia
	František Smolík as profesor přírodopisu Gábrlík
	František Kreuzmann as profesor latiny Lejsal, třídní septimy
	Jaroslav Marvan as profesor češtiny Kolísko
	Ladislav Boháč as profesor francouzštiny Bartoš
	Václav Trégl as profesor matematiky Ludvík Koďousek
	Karel Postranecký as profesor dějepisu Mykiska
	Čeněk Šlégl as profesor tělocviku Lusk
	Marie Burešová as suplující profesorka Božena Lachoutová
	Lola Skrbková as profesorka přírodopisu Suchánková
	Antonín Novotný as septimán Jindra Benetka
	R. A. Strejka as septimán Tonda Holous
	Ladislav Pešek as septimán Áda Čuřil
	František Filipovský as septimán Ludvík Krhounek
	Věra Gabrielová as septimánka Máňa Hájková
	Zorka Janů as septimánka Jiřina Nováková
	Gustav Hilmar as školník Mleziva
	Jaroslav Průcha as nezaměstnaný dělník Jindřich Benetka
	Marta Májová as Anna, manželka ředitele gymnázia
	Milada Smolíková as Lejsalová, manželka latináře
	Karel Jičínský as továrník Krhounek
	Miloš Šubrt as kantinský Hájek
	Zdeňka Baldová as matka kvintána Živného
	Josef Kemr as tercián Vávra
	Milivoj Uzelac as
	Antonín Padrlík as
	Vladimír Cikán as
	Jarmila Holmová as
	Ladislav Velíšek as
	Václav Piskáček as
	Vladimír Salač as
	Marie Pilská as
	František Roland as
	Alois Dvorský as
	Leopold Horešovský as
	Dagmar Appelová as
	Milena Velíšková as
	Marie Přikrylová as
	František Šimon as
	Jaroslav Palát as
	Martin Frič as Broadcast Voice (voice)

Crew