The Gingerbread House (1933)
Even children in an over-technified civilization need fairy tales, and Mrs. Fairy Tale invites them into her world. The woodcutter goes to the forest with his children, Hansel and Gretel. While their father works, the children pick strawberries. However, they get lost deep into the forest and lose their way back. After a sinister night, they find themselves in front of a honey gingerbread house. While peeling gingerbread, the witch catches them: she locks the skinny Hansel in a cage to fatten him up, and makes the plump Gretel her helper. However, benevolent angels watch over both children, appearing to them in their dreams and giving them hope for salvation.
Director:
Oldřich Kmínek
Writer:
Oldřich Kmínek
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František Kotal as Jeníček |
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Dagmar Kmínková as Mařenka |
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Jan W. Speerger as tatínek |
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Marie Holanová as maminka |
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Milka Balek-Brodská as ježibaba |
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Růžena Píšová as královna noci |
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Ria Astrová as královna víl |
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Blanka Novotná as pohádka |
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Emil Fassl as vodník / smrt |
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Zdenka Palečková-Maschová as víla |
| Sound | Antonín Maria Nademlejnský | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Oldřich Kmínek | Director |
| Writing | Oldřich Kmínek | Screenplay |
| Camera | Josef Bulánek | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Josef Zora | Sound |
| Production | Zdeněk Reimann | Production Manager |
| Crew | František Bubla | Choreographer |
| Production | Oldřich Kmínek | Producer |
| Writing | Oldřich Kmínek | Story |
| Art | Štěpán Kopecký | Production Design |
| Camera | Antonín Frič | Still Photographer |
