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The Undertaker
An employee of the funeral home Pleticha calls his superior. He overhears that he is supposed to buy a wedding gift and deliver it to his boss's relatives. He therefore sets off to the given address to organize the funeral. When the mistake is explained, Pleticha, in return for the entertainment, performs dances and songs of various nations for the wedding guests. One of the guests, grandfather Boleslav Hnipírdo, experienced a train collision near Vrňany on his way to Prague. Since he was not injured, he does not even want to ask for compensation. Pleticha takes advantage of this and goes to the railway headquarters with his leg bandaged. He pretends to be Hnipírdo and is questioned in detail about his journey. Thanks to his talkativeness, he reveals, among other things, that he jumped on a moving train, drove illegally, spat on the window and tore off the emergency brake...
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An employee of the funeral home Pleticha calls his superior. He overhears that he is supposed to buy a wedding gift and deliver it to his boss's relatives. He therefore sets off to the given address to organize the funeral. When the mistake is explained, Pleticha, in return for the entertainment, performs dances and songs of various nations for the wedding guests. One of the guests, grandfather Boleslav Hnipírdo, experienced a train collision near Vrňany on his way to Prague. Since he was not injured, he does not even want to ask for compensation. Pleticha takes advantage of this and goes to the railway headquarters with his leg bandaged. He pretends to be Hnipírdo and is questioned in detail about his journey. Thanks to his talkativeness, he reveals, among other things, that he jumped on a moving train, drove illegally, spat on the window and tore off the emergency brake...
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Genre:Comedy
Written By:Václav Wasserman
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Runtime:92 minutes
Studio:Elektafilm
Cast
Karel Lamač
Director
Vlasta Burian
zaměstnanec pohřebního ústavu Vendelín Pleticha a falešný Boleslav Hnipírdo
Theodor Pištěk
vrchní železniční rada Klapka
Josef Rovenský
Boleslav Hnipírdo, švagr paní Plicové
Betty Kysilková
teta Františka Plicová
Růžena Šlemrová
nevěsta Anna Plicová, neteř paní Plicové
Jan Sviták
řidič Franz, milenec Anny Plicové
Čeněk Šlégl
ženich Anny Plicové
Lída Baarová
paní Rozmarová
Jaroslav Marvan
otec svedené dívky ženichem
Martin Frič
kancelista na inspektorátu drah
Milka Balek-Brodská
švagrová paní Plicové
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