The Devil's Brother-in-Law

The devil's brother-in-law. Jan Hartl as Petr and Ladislav Mrkvička as the devil in the well-known fairy tale based on the motives of Božena Němcová. After the death of his father, Peter is in a bad way. His stepmother is evil and calculating, so he ran away from home. But the stepmother doesn't want to let that go. She accuses her stepson of stealing from her. Meanwhile, Peter wanders from one building to another, seeking service. But they send him to all the devils everywhere. And so, in the end, Lucifer himself offers him the service, and Peter accepts. Persons and cast: Jan Hartl (Peter), Libuše Havelková (aunt), Vladimír Bičík (dráb), Antonín Hardt (Chief), Věra Kubánková (stepmother), Marta Malá (nine), Zdeněk Kutil (miller), Jiří Holý (administrator), Ladislav Mrkvička (the devil), Ilja Prachar (innkeeper), Jiří Práger (Jiřík), Josef Patočka (Prince), Sylva Sequens (Angelina), Naďa Konvalinková (Adele), Svatopluk Beneš (Chamber President). Directed by: Karel Weinlich.