The alley to paradise

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Movie
Original title The alley to paradise
Country of production Czechoslovakia ,
German Empire
original language German , Czech
Publishing year 1936
length 75 minutes
Age rating FSK 14
Rod
Director Martin Frič
script Hugo Haas
Otakar Vávra
production Wladimír Kabelík
music Emil František Burian
Richard Ralf
camera Ferdinand Pečenka
cut WL Bagier
occupation

Das Gäßchen zum Paradies (distribution title in Austria: Der Hundefänger von Wien ) is a Czechoslovak-German melodrama from 1936 directed by Martin Frič . Hans Moser plays the ruthless dog catcher Haslinger, who changes through meeting the orphan boy Peter, played by Peter Bosse , which ultimately leads to both fates being turned for the better. Mady Rahl is cast in a leading role.

The film is the German version of the original Czech version Ulička v Ráji .

action

The dog catcher Tobias Haslinger lives in poor circumstances in Prague , of all places, in the "alleyway to paradise". Because of his job he is very unpopular with the street boys; again and again they try tricky to come to the aid of the captured dogs. Among the children is also little Peter, who after the death of his parents with his mother's sister and her husband Gustav, a traveling artist, found shelter with his beloved fox terrier Bobby. Gustav sees in the boy only a burden that costs and does not bring in anything. After a mishap that Peter makes, he simply delivers the boy to the orphanage. The little one is deadly unhappy because he has to leave Bobby behind. During the children's outing, Peter steals away and sees Haslinger catching his dog. He follows the elderly man's car to his office and manages that he can spend the night there with Bobby. Haslinger delivers Peter back to the orphanage, but then thinks about it and takes care of the child. The little guy, who openly shows his love for him, grows as dear to him as Bobby. This means that Haslinger is unable to continue his job and so he resigns from his position. This means that he not only loses his regular income, but also has to vacate his official apartment after a short period of time.

During his time as a dog catcher, Haslinger also caught the mastiff owned by the publishing director Körner. Luise Körner and her chauffeur appear during Haslinger's absence to redeem her dog. Only Peter is there and an emotional bond immediately develops between Luise Körner and the little boy. So it happens that after a while the rich Körners, Haslinger, propose to take Peter and let them see what possibilities this would open up for the child. Haslinger knows that this is correct, but is shocked at the thought of losing Peter. He desperately tries to find a new job, but only receives rejections and the day when he has to vacate his official apartment is getting closer and closer. Little Peter tries to earn money by performing tricks with his dog Bobby. They both do so well that people donate abundantly. In the meantime Gustav is back with his wife Sonja and realizes that he can earn money with Peter and Bobby. So he outwits the boy and locks him up and takes the bucket of money that Bobby has collected. However, he did the math without the street boys who call Haslinger on the scene and take action themselves by throwing mud balls at Gustav. Gustav lied to the police who were called, saying that Haslinger was the leader of the boys and that he was responsible for his injuries. Haslinger ends up in police custody. Peter, who is free again, sees only one way out of his need, he runs to the Körners and asks for their help. And of course Director Körner ensures that Haslinger is released and not only that: Peter gets a new home and Haslinger is also accepted into the big house of the Körner.

And it is also the Körners who ensure that Anni, the girl from the shooting gallery, whom Peter met with a lot of understanding during his time at the fair, and the quick draftsman Hans, can think of a future together, as Director Körner Hans a professional opportunity in his publishing house.

production

Production notes, background

Production companies were Tobis-Cinema-Film AG (Berlin) and Moldavia-Film AG (Prague). Tobis-Klangfilm was responsible for the sound of the film, which was shot in black and white. Wolfgang Loë-Bagier was responsible for the dialogue direction, Tr. Georg Wittuhn for the German dialogues. The buildings were in the hands of Andrej Andrejew and Bohumil Heš.

The then five-year-old leading actor Peter Bosse was on the film set in the care of his mother, the actress Hilde Maroff, who can be seen in the role of Sonja, wife of the artist Gustav.

publication

The premiere of the film took place on August 14, 1936 in Vienna. A censorship test was then carried out on October 7, 1936 under the number B.43596, with the result of a release from the age of 14. In Germany, Das Gäßchen zum Paradies premiered on November 9, 1936 in the UT Kurfürstendamm in Berlin. The film was first broadcast on television on June 9, 1974 by ZDF ; it was first shown on DFF 2 on August 17, 1987.

The film was released in Slovenia on January 18, 1937, in the USA on August 20, 1937, in Finland on May 29, 1938, in France on September 7, 1938 and in Denmark on December 15, 1944. Under the title Uličica do raja he was seen in Croatia and under the title Dobrodinec chudých psu in Czechoslovakia. It was also published in Italy and what was then Yugoslavia. The English title of the film is A Little Street in Paradise , alternatively also Paradise Road .

criticism

The lexicon of international film found: "Comedy told in an antiquated style with superimposed cordiality."

Karlheinz Wendtland pointed out that Moser can be seen here in a "serious role" in which "the great actor" can also "convince". “He literally lives in his role as a dog catcher.” It goes on to say: “First he is relentless, grumpy, obnoxious - then he becomes, visibly reluctantly, a person. Peter Bosse, who was five at the time, is also good at this film. "

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Dog Catcher of Vienna Illustrated Film-Kurier No. 1456
  2. ↑ a b Karlheinz Wendtland: Beloved Kintopp. All German feature films from 1929–1945 with numerous artist biographies born in 1935 and 1936, Medium Film Verlag Karlheinz Wendtland, Berlin, first and second edition 1987, third completely revised and expanded edition 1989, film 112/1936, pp. 265, 266. ISBN 3-926945-08-7
  3. ↑ The alley to paradise. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used