Tonka of the Gallows

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Tonka of the Gallows (1930)

Directed by Karl Anton

Drama · 1h 25m

Melodramatic story of an innocent country girl (Ita Rina) who struggles to make a living in the city as a prostitute. As she provides last service to a murderer sentenced to death (Josef Rovenský), society condemns her and leads her to despair. This groundbreaking film directed by Karel Anton was made in 1930 as the first Czech feature movie with post-synchronised soundtrack, recorded in France. International star cast, sensitive adaptation of Egon Erwin Kisch’s short story and innovative combination of silent and sound film features make this movie an artwork of European significance.

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Cast

Ita Rina Tonka Šibenice Vera Baranovskaya Mother Josef Rovenský Killer Theodor Pištěk Drunk Antonie Nedošinská Mistress of whorehouse Jindřich Plachta Cabman
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Jindra Hermanová Prostitute
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Jan Marek Pub Guest John Mylong Jan
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Emilie Nitschová
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Rudolf Štěpán Felix Kühne

Crew

Director
Karl Anton
Screenplay
Willy Haas, Benno Vigny
Director of Photography
Eduard Hoesch
Original Music Composer
Erno Koštál
Editor
Karl Anton
Producer
Karl Anton

Details

Original title
Tonka Šibenice
Release date
1930-02-27
Runtime
1h 25m
Genres
Drama
Original language
CS
Spoken languages
No Language, Czech
Countries
Czechoslovakia