THE GALOSHES OF FORTUNE

A Czech Fairytale/Historical Fantasy (Victorian) film I recommend. The premise concerns a young fairy who leaves a pair of wishing shoes at a soirée. The footwear's power of granting wishes is put to the test once every guest in the estate ballroom puts the Galoshes of Fortune on...

Jana Brejchová plays the wicked fairy, dressed in black, who claims that humans are flawed and that wishes bring nothing but trouble. Is she right?

Tereza Pokorná stars as the far younger good fairy, who created the Galoshes of Fortune: a well-intentioned ditz who sometimes gets into scrapes when trying to help mortals with their relevant issues...

Jan Hrusinsky plays this dashing young lieutenant, who basically gambles his pay away at écarté during the party.

With our wicked fairy for an opponent, he is soon left completely destitute, an affront forbidden by the strict code of honour within the regiment's officer class...

So his commanding officer has no other choice than forcing the lieutenant to commit suicide. Luckily, the good fairy was there, and she deflected the bullet. The young officer reformed and quitted playing cards.