Conversion of Ferdys Pistora (1932)
Cashier Ferdyš Pištora goes to rob the villa of banker Rosenštok. At that moment, a fire breaks out and Ferdyš saves the banker's two young children. He is hailed as a hero by everyone and Rosenštok makes him a messenger in the bank. This changes Ferdyš's entire life. He becomes a moralist and bullies the whole neighborhood with his sermons. He falls in love with Terezka, a member of the Salvation Army. Ferdyš's former lover Irma is jealous of Terezka. The two women argue and Terezka, in anger, claims that she killed her child and buried it in the cellar. Ferdyš believes this fabrication. In order to save her, he wants to give her the money that he was supposed to hand over to the bank. Out of jealousy, Irma tells the police that Ferdyš wanted to rob the banker's villa, and Ferdyš is arrested. However, Rosenštok intercedes for him and Ferdyš is acquitted. Terezka confesses that she made up the child's murder and celebrates her wedding with Ferdyš.
Director:
Josef Kodíček
Writers:
Josef Kodíček, Karel Poláček, František Langer.
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Zdeněk Štěpánek as |
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Jindřich Plachta as |
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Zdeňka Baldová as |
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Zvonimir Rogoz as |
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Marta Trojanová as |
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František Kreuzmann as |
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Hugo Haas as |
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Libuše Freslová as |
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Felix Kühne as |
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Bedřich Vrbský as |
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Jaroslav Vojta as |
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Milada Smolíková as |
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Adolf Horálek as |
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Jaroslav Šára as |
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Arnold Reimann as |
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Světla Svozilová as |
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Lída Baarová as |
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Václav Rabský as |
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Josef Sládek as |
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Jan W. Speerger as |
| Sound | Julius Kalaš | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Josef Kodíček | Director |
| Writing | František Langer | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Josef Kodíček | Screenplay |
| Writing | Karel Poláček | Screenplay |
| Camera | Jan Stallich | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Antonín Zelenka | Editor |
| Sound | Helmuth Neumann | Sound |
| Sound | Josef Zora | Sound |
| Production | Ladislav Kolda | Production Manager |
| Writing | František Langer | Screenplay |
| Camera | Jaroslav Blažek | Director of Photography |
| Art | Alexander Hammid | Art Designer |
| Art | Jaroslav Svára | Production Design |
| Art | Hanuš Gödert | Production Design |
| Writing | Karel Hrnčíř | Lyricist |
| Production | Alexander Hammid | Unit Manager |