
The Laughing Woman (1931)
1h 20m | PG-13
Helena Leeová is at a spa with her daughter Marcelka. One day a lifeguard saves her from drowning. The rescued woman comes to in the lifeguard's arms. This incident is used by the newspapers to promote a society scandal. They print a report that the lifeguard was seen with Helena in her bedroom. Helena's husband, the banker Filip Lee, is a candidate for bank president. The scandal threatens his career and thus Lee at once demands a divorce. His legal representative, Jan Farrland, not only wins the divorce suit but also manages to have Helena's daughter taken from her custody. One day Farrland meets Helena at a society party and he comes to understand that he has wronged her, and he falls in love with her.
Director: Jan Bor
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Genre: Drama
Video: 720p
Cast

Olga Scheinpflugová
as Helena Leeová

Jiří Steimar
as Jann Farrland

Karel Jičínský
as Playgate

Růžena Šlemrová
as Playgateová

Antonín Strnad
as Filip Lee

Marie Vacková
as Marcela