The Gold Key (1922)
1h 11m
Running Time
December 8, 1922Release Date
Plot.
Young Matula has succumbed to gambling and he steals money from his parents to finance his passion. His father catches him red-handed and throws him out of the house. Matula roams the world and meets Vávra, also a tramp, who accepts a job as a road-sweeper but he soon dies in a car accident. On his lone wanderings Matula finds a miraculous little key which opens all locks. With its help he acquires a great fortune. He breaks into a bank and steals more money. He then meets the daughter of the cashier who was wrongly accused under suspicion of theft and when he sees her despair, he realises his wrong-doings. Finally he wakes up - it had all been a dream. (According to the censor's certificate).
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Cast & Crew.

Václav Vydra
Matula

František Roland
Vávra

Olga Augustová
Pavlína

Václav Vydra
mladý Matula

Marie Ptáková

Olga Scheinpflugová

Jaroslav Vojta

František Kovářík

Alexander Třebovský

Zdeněk Štěpánek

Miloš Vávra

Jaroslav Kvapil
Director / Screenplay

Alfons Weber
Director of Photography

Karel Kopřiva
Director of Photography

Karel Čapek
Original Story

Bohuslav Šula
Production Design

Josef Wenig
Production Design

Tadeusz Dura
Details.
Release DateDecember 8, 1922
Original NameZlatý klíček
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 11m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
based on novel or book