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The cunning lawyer Dr. Werner tries to divorce Pavel Bertl, who is considered by everyone to be a notorious gambler and drunkard. In reality, he is a weakling; although he loves his wife very much, he squanders her fortune. He is already in danger of financial ruin and Bertl, instead of truly improving himself, lets the lawyer convince him that the only way out of this situation is divorce. He secretly leaves home for the mountains with a girl whom the lawyer randomly finds for him, in order to obtain a reason for the divorce...Read moreLess
The cunning lawyer Dr. Werner tries to divorce Pavel Bertl, who is considered by everyone to be a notorious gambler and drunkard. In reality, he is a weakling; although he loves his wife very much, he squanders her fortune. He is already in danger of financial ruin and Bertl, instead of truly improving himself, lets the lawyer convince him that the only way out of this situation is divorce. He secretly leaves home for the mountains with a girl whom the lawyer randomly finds for him, in order to obtain a reason for the divorce...
The story
The cunning lawyer Dr. Werner tries to divorce Pavel Bertl, who is considered by everyone to be a notorious gambler and drunkard. In reality, he is a weakling; although he loves his wife very much, he squanders her fortune. He is already in danger of financial ruin and Bertl, instead of truly improving himself, lets the lawyer convince him that the only way out of this situation is divorce. He secretly leaves home for the mountains with a girl whom the lawyer randomly finds for him, in order to obtain a reason for the divorce...
Cast & crew
Anny OndraAnny Plavcová
Oldřich NovýPavel
Adina MandlováHelena
Jindřich Plachta
Theodor Pištěkdr. Werner
Jára KohoutŠpargl
Otomar KorbelářSheriadan alias Skála
Ferenc Futuristaopilec
Ella Šárkovápokojská
Václav Tréglexekutor
Jaroslav Marvanředitel zastavárnyExplore the crew
- Director
- Karel Lamač
- Editor
- Jan Kohout
- Screenplay
- Václav Wasserman
- Editor
- Ervín Drexler
- Screenplay
- Aldo von Pinelli
- Director of Photography
- Otto Heller
- Editor
- Marie Bourová
- Original Music Composer
- Jára Beneš