The film depicts the adventures of Kacenka (Zdena Kavková) and Vincek (Vlasta Burian), two innocent country bumpkins who live in a Czech small town, and the various jobs that Kacenka has once she moves to Prague, that beautiful capital city. Our heroine will have to bear difficult working conditions and to make things worse, she falls in love with a fake aristocrat. Fortunately her companion, Vincek who is also in Prague, has an unrequited love for her. Though he is the cause of many Kacenka's problems, Vincek finally will help and resolve her loves troubles. And of course there is a happy ending that brings the Czech couple together.
Acting
Vlasta Burian's physical comedy — Czech cinema's first superstar clown.
Production
1920s Prague locations, a time capsule of pre-war Czechoslovakia.
Director
Svatopluk Innemann
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Vlasta Burian became Czechoslovakia's biggest comedy star; this early role shows why audiences adored his harmless-loser persona.
Based on a popular novel by Eliška Krásnohorská, the film helped establish the 'country girl conquers the city' template in Czech cinema.
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