Directed by:
Martin FričCinematography:
Otto HellerComposer:
Jára BenešCast:
Vlasta Burian, Růžena Šlemrová, Jaroslav Marvan, Theodor Pištěk, Jindřich Plachta, Jiří Dréman, Ella Nollová, Karel Postranecký, František Kreuzmann st. (more)Plots(1)
True, Anton Špelec is by trade a producer of musical instruments, but in his heart and soul he is a sharp-shooter. In a little provincial town arrangements are being made for a large parade during which the worthy sharp-shooters will be decorated with medals. Anton believes that this time the council will come to him but he is disappointed, for they are one medal short and he must wait for another year. Then in the pub he drinks so much that he insults the emperor for which he is sentenced to jail. It is necessary, however, to fulfil the order, so Anton decides to send his employee Josef Kukačka in his stead while he works secretly at home alone. But even Kukačka doesn't want to go to jail and he sends there in his place a vagabond who would like to wait out the winter in a jail cell. As luck would have it, the vagabond dies while serving the sentence. So it comes about that Anton is officially dead and in the town a solemn funeral is planned. Špelec can no longer hold out and he turns up among the grieving guests as his own brother Rudolf who has allegedly been living many years abroad. He closely resembles Anton, but he acts quite differently. His wife and relatives hold this new Špelec in higher regard. And he also becomes a sharp-shooter ... (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Vlasta Burian
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
He Stood at the Till (1939)
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1954)
Station Master (1941)
Růžena Šlemrová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Station Master (1941)
Valentin Dobrotivý (1942)
Anton Špelec, ostrostřelec (1932)
Jaroslav Marvan
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Theodor Pištěk
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
School Is the Foundation of Life (1938)
The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
Station Master (1941)
Jindřich Plachta
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Journey into the Depth of the Student's Soul (1939)
Nebe a dudy (1941)
Anton Špelec, ostrostřelec (1932)
Jiří Dréman
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Ella Nollová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Journey into the Depth of the Student's Soul (1939)
Eva Fools Around (1939)
The Blue Star Hotel (1941)
Karel Postranecký
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
He Stood at the Till (1939)
School Is the Foundation of Life (1938)
Station Master (1941)
František Kreuzmann st.
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Lišák Pseudolus (1960) (TV movie)
Journey into the Depth of the Student's Soul (1939)
School Is the Foundation of Life (1938)
Alexander Třebovský
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Anton Špelec, ostrostřelec (1932)
Battalion (1927)
Der falsche Feldmarschall (1930)
Čeněk Šlégl
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
He Stood at the Till (1939)
School Is the Foundation of Life (1938)
Station Master (1941)
Karel Schleichert
Austrian Empire
Best movies:
The Lumberjack (1922)
The Sins of Love (1929)
Anton Špelec, ostrostřelec (1932)
Viktor Nejedlý st.
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Anton Špelec, ostrostřelec (1932)
The Poacher's Foster Daughter or Noble Millionaire (1949)
Life Is a Dog (1933)
Emanuel Hříbal
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Blue Star Hotel (1941)
Valentin Dobrotivý (1942)
Anton Špelec, ostrostřelec (1932)
Ferdinand Jarkovský
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
He Stood at the Till (1939)
Ducháček Will Fix It (1938)
The Blue Star Hotel (1941)
Anči Pírková
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The White Disease (1937)
Anton Špelec, ostrostřelec (1932)
The Lovers of an Old Criminal (1927)
Robert Ford
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Anton Špelec, ostrostřelec (1932)
Life Is a Dog (1933)
His Majesty's Adjutant (1933)
Václav Menger
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
He Stood at the Till (1939)
Ducháček Will Fix It (1938)
Anton Špelec, ostrostřelec (1932)
Jan W. Speerger
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Christian (1939)
The Blue Star Hotel (1941)
The Lumberjack (1922)
Josef Kytka
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Anton Špelec, ostrostřelec (1932)
Tonka Šibenice (francouzská verze) (1930)
Poor Girl (1929)