Tonka of the Gallows
Overview
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.
Release date
27/02/1930
Votes
12
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Ita Rina
Tonka Šibenice
Vera Baranovskaya
Mother
Josef Rovenský
Killer
Theodor Pištěk
Drunk
Antonie Nedošinská
Mistress of whorehouse
Jindřich Plachta
Cabman
Jindra Hermanová
Prostitute
Jan Marek
Pub Guest
John Mylong
Jan
Emilie Nitschová
Rudolf Štěpán
Felix Kühne
Jan Sviták
Karel Jelínek
Eliška Jílková
Josef Kytka
V. Mecera
Václav Rabský
Ada Velický
Karel Hašler
Erno Koštál
Original Soundtrack
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My Air Raid Shelter
In the Bedroom
Mário a kúzelník
Panter čeká v 17,30
All About Eve
Nobody Will Laugh
The Graffiti of Mr. Tupaia
The Ballad of Seven Hanged Men
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
Shanghai Express
Rashomon
The Man Who Would Be King
Rebel Without a Cause
Rio Bravo
Days of Hate
The Macomber Affair
Song of Triumphant Love
Mute
The Island of the Silver Herons
The Secret Lives of Dentists