Overview
A rich bachelor, Pavel Haken, tries - with the help of his faithful servant - to escape the courtship of marriageable young ladies. They meet at a ladies' social club. In the cafeteria there, he is helped by the talkative Andula, the daughter of a poor taxi driver. Haken longs for peace and has a secluded weekend villa built for him. The brief silence that followed his mother's departure is interrupted by the inhabitants of a tent camp. The girls from the club have taken advantage of Mrs. Haken's offer and camped on their property, and Andula helps out in the camp kitchen...
Director and cast
- Miroslav Cikán Director
- Věra Ferbasová as Andula Mráčková
- Hugo Haas as Pavel Haken
- Růžena Šlemrová as Pavlova matka
- Václav Trégl as sluha u Hakenů Václav
- Saša Rašilov as taxikář Mráček, otec Anduly
- Stanislav Neumann Cast
- Milada Smolíková Cast
- Anna Steimarová Cast
- Fanda Mrázek Cast
- Gustav Hilmar Cast
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