Morality Above All Else (1937)
Professor Karas is widely known as enthusiastic propagator of the motto "Morality Above All Else". He guides his students as well as his own family to live a morally decent life. One day he has an unexpected visit. It's his illegitimate daughter Vera, who is proof of his thoughtless youth. Mr. Karas know that she can ruin his image, thus he decides to keep her a secret and asks her to leave. Instead of leaving she takes a position of a governess in his own family without letting him know. Mr. Karas realizes that he must reveal the truth sooner or later, but he doesn't have enough courage to do so. As he postpones it, he is more and more scared to come to his own home.
Director: Martin Frič
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 75 min
Release Date: February 24, 1937
Cast
- Hugo Haas - Professor Antonín Karas
- Světla Svozilová - Karolína Karasová - wife
- Adina Mandlová - Eva Karasová - daughter
- Jiří Hlinomaz - Ivan Karas - son
- Ladislav Boháč - MUDr. Jílkovský
- Saša Rašilov - JUDr. Mach - friend
- Věra Ferbasová - Vera Gregorova - illegitimate daughter
- Mirko Eliáš - Konrád - sculptor
- Zdeňka Baldová - Mr. Drázná - Executive Association for the Advancement of morality
- Marie Ptáková - Mr. Roubalová - Executive Association for the Advancement of morality
Screenplay
- J. Erbenová (Story)
- Martin Frič (Screenplay)
- Hugo Haas (Screenplay)
- Otakar Vávra (Screenplay)
Music: Roman Blahník, R. A. Dvorský
Cinematography: Ferdinand Pečenka
Editing: Jan Kohout
Production: A-B
Country: Czechoslovakia
Language: Český
Original Language: cs
More Films by Director: Martin Frič
More Films in Genre: Comedy
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Morality Above All Else about?
- Professor Karas is widely known as enthusiastic propagator of the motto "Morality Above All Else". He guides his students as well as his own family to live a morally decent life. One day he has an unexpected visit. It's his illegitimate daughter Vera, who is proof of his thoughtless youth. Mr. Karas know that she can ruin his image, thus he decides to keep her a secret and asks her to leave. Instead of leaving she takes a position of a governess in his own family without letting him know. Mr. Karas realizes that he must reveal the truth sooner or later, but he doesn't have enough courage to do so. As he postpones it, he is more and more scared to come to his own home.
- Who directed Morality Above All Else?
- Morality Above All Else was directed by Martin Frič.
- Who stars in Morality Above All Else?
- Morality Above All Else stars Hugo Haas, Světla Svozilová, Adina Mandlová, Jiří Hlinomaz, Ladislav Boháč, Saša Rašilov.
- How long is Morality Above All Else?
- Morality Above All Else has a runtime of 1h 15m (75 minutes).
- What genre is Morality Above All Else?
- Morality Above All Else is a Comedy film.
- Where was Morality Above All Else produced?
- Morality Above All Else was produced in Czechoslovakia.