African Bride
| African Bride | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | István Balogh |
| Written by | Zoltan Deak Károly Nóti László Segesdy |
| Produced by | István Erdélyi |
| Starring | Kálmán Latabár Piroska Vaszary Valéria Hidvéghy |
| Cinematography | István Eiben |
| Edited by | Félix Máriássy |
| Music by | Béla Dolecskó |
Production company | Erdélyi Filmgyártó |
| Distributed by | Kárpát Film Danubia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Hungary |
| Language | Hungarian |
African Bride (Hungarian: Afrikai völegény) is a 1944 Hungarian comedy film directed by István Balogh and starring Kálmán Latabár, Piroska Vaszary and Valéria Hidvéghy.[1][2][3] It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director József Simoncsics.
Synopsis
[edit]A young man has been in correspondence with Mária a Hungarian woman living in Africa. Without ever meeting her, has fallen in love with her. Having met the woman, and fearing that she is ill-matched to his friend, his actor buddy persuades the attractive young daughter of his landlady to pretend to be Mária.
Cast
[edit]- Kálmán Latabár as Kökény Tóbiás
- Piroska Vaszary as Mária
- Valéria Hidvéghy as Szalkay Manci
- Mici Haraszti as Mici néni
- Lenke Egyed as Házvezetõnõ
- Kornélia Gárdos as Szalkayné, Manci anyja
- Jenö Pataky as Berinday György
- Gusztáv Pártos as Dömötör Döme, díjbírkózó
- László Misoga as Feri - inas
- Sári Rédey as Postás Kisasszony
- Angela Christian as Bözsi, kozmetikuslány
- Erzsi Czobor as Irodakisasszony
- Erzsébet Nádudvarya sMari, Szalkayék cselédje
- Gusztáv Harasztos a sAltiszt
- Lajos Sugár as Fõportás
- Ferenc Szabó as Nagy János
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Frey, David. Jews, Nazis and the Cinema of Hungary: The Tragedy of Success, 1929-1944. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017.
- Juhász, István. Kincses magyar filmtár 1931-1944: az eredeti forgatókönyvből 1931 és 1944 között létrejött hazai mozgóképekről. Kráter, 2007.
- Rîpeanu, Bujor. (ed.) International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Hungary (from the beginnings to 1988). Saur, 1981.
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