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120 Kilometres An Hour
''120 Kilometres an Hour'' (Hungarian: ''120-as tempó'') is a 1937 Hungarian comedy film directed by László Kardos and starring Béla Mihályffi, Lili Muráti and Gyula Kabos. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. It was one of the most successful films at the Hungarian box-office during the decade.Judson & Rozenblit p.208 Cast * Béla Mihályffi as Turner Kornél * Lili Muráti as Marianne * Gyula Kabos as Richter Menyhért * Lajos Básti as Leviczky Tibor * Mária Mezei as Perlakyné Anna * Lajos Köpeczi Boócz as Hornik * Mariska Vízváry as Vilma * Lajos Sugár as Mihály * László Z. Molnár as Walter * György Dénes as Elnöki titkár * Marcsa Simon as Richter házvezetönöje * Lajos Gárday as Feri bácsi * Béla Fáy as Banktisztviselö References Bibliography * Judson, Pieter and M. Rozenblit, Marsha L. (ed). ''Constructing Nationalities in East Central Europe''. Berghahn Books, 2005. * Juhász, István. ''Kincses magyar filmtár 1931-1944: az ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
László Kardos
László Kardos (October 8, 1905 – April 11, 1962) was a Hungarian film director, screenwriter and editor. He spent the latter part of his film career in the United States where he worked under the pseudonym Leslie Kardos. He was the son of the printing house owner Gábor Kardos (1860–1929) and Fanni Löbl (1866–1934). His paternal grandparents were Lipót Klein and Rozália Donáth, his maternal grandparents were Mór Löbl and Amália Ebenspanger. His sister was Erzsébet Kardos, a vaudeville actress and the second wife of fellow Hungarian actor S. Z. Sakall. His wife was Mária "Lenke" Paszternák, sister of the Hungarian-born American film producer Joe Pasternak. They were married on 24 March 1935 in Budapest. Filmography As director * ''Viereinhalb Musketiere'' (1935) * ''Barátságos arcot kérek'' (1936) * ''Sportszerelem'' (1936) * ''120 Kilometres an Hour'' (1937) * ''Dark Streets of Cairo'' (1940) * ''The Strip (1951 film), The Strip'' (1951) * ''Small Town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mária Mezei
Mária Mezei (16 October 1909 – 20 April 1983) was a Hungarian film actress. She appeared in more than 30 films between 1936 and 1970. Selected filmography * ''The Golden Man (film), The Golden Man'' (1936) * ''Tales of Budapest'' (1937) * ''A Girl Sets Out'' (1937) * ''120 Kilometres an Hour'' (1937) * ''Castle in Transylvania'' (1940) * ''One Night in Transylvania'' (1941) * ''Flames (1941 film), Flames'' (1941) * ''I Am Guilty (1942 film), I Am Guilty'' (1942) * ''Janika (film), Janika'' (1949) * ''The State Department Store'' (1953) * ''Springtime in Budapest'' (1955) * ''The Bridge of Life'' (1956) * ''Two Confessions'' (1957) * ''Édes Anna'' (1958) * ''Danse Macabre (1958 film), Danse Macabre'' (1958) * ''Young Noszty and Mary Toth (1960 film), Young Noszty and Mary Toth'' (1960) * ''Sunshine on the Ice'' (1961) * ''Lady-Killer in Trouble'' (1964) * ''Forbidden Ground (1968 film), Forbidden Ground'' (1968) References External links * 1909 births 1983 dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1937 Comedy Films
Events January * January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua. * January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into February, leaving 1 million people homeless and 385 people dead. * January 15 – Spanish Civil War: The Second Battle of the Corunna Road ends inconclusively. * January 23 – Moscow Trials: Trial of the Anti-Soviet Trotskyist Center – In the Soviet Union 17 leading Communists go on trial, accused of participating in a plot led by Leon Trotsky to overthrow Joseph Stalin's regime, and assassinate its leaders. * January 30 – The Moscow Trial initiated on January 23 is concluded. Thirteen of the defendants are Capital punishment, sentenced to death (including Georgy Pyatakov, Nikolay Muralov and Leonid Serebryakov), while the rest, including Karl Radek and Grigory Sokolnikov are sent to Gulag, labor camps and later murdered. They were i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930s Hungarian-language Films
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Hungarian Comedy Films
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1937 Films
The year 1937 in film involved some significant events, including the Walt Disney production of the first American full-length animated film, '' Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs''. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1937 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * March 26 – London Films abandons production of '' I, Claudius'' two weeks after its female lead, Merle Oberon, is injured in a car crash. * April 16 – Laurel and Hardy comedy '' Way Out West'' premieres in the US. * May 7 – Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers musical comedy '' Shall We Dance'' premieres in the US. * May 11 – Drama '' Captains Courageous'', starring Spencer Tracy, premieres in New York, going into general release on June 25. * June 7 – Jean Harlow, one of the biggest Hollywood stars of the decade, dies aged 26 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles. The official cause of death is listed as cerebral edema, a complication of kidney failure. * June 11 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Béla Fáy
Béla may refer to: * Béla (crater), an elongated lunar crater * Béla (given name), a common Hungarian male given name See also * Bela (other) * Belá (other) * Bělá (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Bela de:Béla pl:Béla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lajos Gárday
Lajos () is a Hungarian masculine given name, cognate to the English Louis. People named Lajos include: Hungarian monarchs: * Lajos I, 1326-1382 (ruled 1342-1382) * Lajos II, 1506-1526 (ruled 1516-1526) In Hungarian politics: * Lajos Aulich, second Minister of War of Hungary * Lajos Batthyány, first Prime Minister of Hungary * Count Lajos Batthyány de Németújvár, county head of Győr and Governor of Fiume * Lajos Dinnyés, Prime Minister of Hungary from 1947 to 1948 * Lajos Kossuth, Hungarian lawyer, politician and Regent of Hungary In football: * Lajos Baróti, coach of the Hungary national football team * Lajos Czeizler, Hungarian football coach * Lajos Détári, retired Hungarian football player * Lajos Sătmăreanu, former Romanian football player * Lajos Tichy, Hungarian footballer In art: * Lajos Csordák, Hungarian/Slovak painter * Lajos Lázár, Hungarian film director * Lajos Markos, Hungarian American painter * Lajos Koltai, Hungarian cinematographer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcsa Simon
Marcsa Simon (born Mária Cecília Simon 21 November 1882 – 8 January 1954) was a Hungarian actress. She was born in Tápiószele and died in Budapest. Selected filmography * ''Miska the Magnate'' (1916) * ''St. Peter's Umbrella (1917 film), St. Peter's Umbrella'' (1917) * ''Oliver Twist (1919 film), Oliver Twist'' (1919) * ''Melody of the Heart'' (1929) * ''Hyppolit, the Butler'' (1931) * ''Kiss Me, Darling'' (1932) * ''Anniversary (1936 film), Anniversary'' (1936) * ''Son of the Pusta'' (1936) * ''Cobweb (1936 film), Cobweb'' (1936) * ''Be True Until Death'' (1936) * ''120 Kilometres an Hour'' (1937) * ''There Are Exceptions'' (1937) * ''The Lady Is a Bit Cracked'' (1938) * ''Barbara in America'' (1938) * ''The Red Wallet'' (1938) * ''Two Prisoners'' (1938) * ''The Lady Is a Bit Cracked'' (1938) * ''The Village Rogue (1938 film), The Village Rogue'' (1938) * ''Bors István'' (1939) * ''Princess of the Puszta'' (1939) * ''Between River and Steppe'' (1939) * ''Flower of the Tis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
György Dénes
György Dénes (2 July 1898 – 14 April 1962) was a Hungarian stage and film actor.Gagelmann p.73 He appeared in more than forty films during his career. Selected filmography * ''Miss Iza'' (1933) * ''Everything for the Woman'' (1934) * ''The Students of Igloi'' (1935) * ''The Wise Mother'' (1935) * ''Dream Love (film), Dream Love'' (1935) * ''St. Peter's Umbrella (1935 film), St. Peter's Umbrella'' (1935) * ''Half-Rate Honeymoon'' (1936) * ''Be True Until Death'' (1936) * ''Pay Up, Madam!'' (1937) * ''All Men Are Crazy'' (1937) * ''Help, I'm an Heiress'' (1937) * ''120 Kilometres an Hour'' (1937) * ''Man Sometimes Errs'' (1938) * ''Rosemary (1938 film), Rosemary'' (1938) * ''The Minister's Friend'' (1939) * ''The Ball Is On'' (1939) * ''Yes or No? (1940 film), Yes or No?'' (1940) * ''The White Train'' (1943) * ''I'll Make You Happy (1944 film), I'll Make You Happy'' (1944) * ''The Schoolmistress (1945 film), The Schoolmistress'' (1945) * ''Renee XIV'' (1946) * ''Without Lies'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
László Z
László () is a Hungarian male given name and surname after the King-Knight Saint Ladislaus I of Hungary (1077–1095). It derives from Ladislav, a variant of Vladislav. The name has a history of being frequently anglicized as Leslie. It is the most common male name among the whole Hungarian male population since 2003. People with this name are listed below by field. Given name Science and mathematics * László Babai (b. 1950), Hungarian-born American mathematician and computer scientist * László Lovász (b. 1948), Hungarian mathematician * László Fejes Tóth (1915–2005), Hungarian mathematician * László Fuchs (b. 1924), Hungarian-American mathematician * László Rátz (1863–1930), influential Hungarian mathematics high school teacher * László Tisza (1907–2009), Professor of Physics Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology * László Mérő (b. 1949), Hungarian research psychologist and science author Politics and the military * László Almásy (p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lajos Sugár
Lajos Sugár (1893–1974) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. He appeared at a variety of Hungarian theatres during his career including the National Theatre in Budapest.Fekete p.376 He frequently appeared in films in supporting roles during the 1930s and 1940s. Selected filmography * '' The Dream Car'' (1934) * ''The Wise Mother'' (1935) * ''The Golden Man'' (1936) * '' Salary, 200 a Month'' (1936) * '' Tomi'' (1936) * ''120 Kilometres an Hour'' (1937) * ''Hotel Springtime'' (1937) * '' Young Noszty and Mary Toth'' (1938) * ''The Lady Is a Bit Cracked'' (1938) * ''The Wrong Man'' (1938) * ''Rézi Friday'' (1939) * ''Princess of the Puszta'' (1939) * '' The Ball Is On'' (1939) * '' Money Is Coming'' (1939) * '' The Five-Forty'' (1939) * '' The Perfect Man'' (1939) * '' Much Ado About Emmi'' (1940) * '' The Bercsenyi Hussars'' (1940) * '' Dankó Pista'' (1940) * ''Queen Elizabeth'' (1940) * '' Haunting Spirit'' (1940) * '' Yes or No?'' (1940) * '' Seven Plum Trees'' (1940) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
