Anton Spelec ostrostrelec (1932) ***

Amusing Czech comedy about Anton, a sharp-shooter and a producer of musical instruments, eagerly awaiting to be decorated with a medal. Unfortunately, the authorities are one medal short and he must wait for another year. Then in the pub he drinks so much that he insults the emperor for which he is sentenced to jail. Anton decides to send his employee Josef in his stead. But Josef doesn't want to go to jail neither and he sends there in his place a vagabond who would like to wait out the winter in a warm cell. As luck would have it, the vagabond dies while serving the sentence. So it comes about that Anton is officially dead and in the town a solemn funeral is planned.