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Magda Kun
Magda Kun (17 February 1912 – 7 November 1945) was a Hungarian stage and film actress. She was born at Szászrégen and made her stage debut in Budapest. She married actor Steven Geray in 1934, appearing alongside him in the 1935 film '' Dance Band''. Kun died in 1945, in London, aged 33 years. Selected filmography * '' The Old Scoundrel'' (1932) * '' And the Plains Are Gleaming'' (1933) * '' Dance Band'' (1934) * '' Old Mother Riley in Paris'' (1938) * '' Room for Two'' (1939) * '' Old Mother Riley Overseas'' (1943) * '' Heaven Is Round the Corner'' (1944) * '' Meet Sexton Blake'' (1945) * ''Dead of Night ''Dead of Night'' is a 1945 black and white British anthology horror film, made by Ealing Studios. The individual segments were directed by Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden and Robert Hamer. It stars Mervyn Johns, Googie ...'' (1945) References Bibliography * Hodgson, Michael. ''Patricia Roc''. Author House, 2013. External links * 1912 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reghin
Reghin (; hu, Szászrégen, or ; german: (Sächsisch) Regen) is a Municipalities of Romania, city in Mureș County, Transylvania, central Romania, on the Mureș (river), Mureș River. As of 2011 Romanian census, 2011, it had a population of 33,281.Rezultatele finale ale Recensământului din 2011: Location Reghin lies north-northeast of Târgu Mureș, extending on both shores of the river Mureș, at the confluence with the Gurghiu (river), Gurghiu River. It was created by the 1926 union of the German-inhabited (formerly Szászrégen) and the Hungarian-inhabited (formerly Magyarrégen) city, and later joined with the two smaller communities of Apalina (Hungarian: ''Abafája''; German: ''Bendorf'') and Iernuțeni (Hungarian: ''Radnótfája''; German: ''Etschdorf''), added in 1956. Formally, the latter two are separate villages administered by the city. The city is on the Târgu Mureș–Deda, Mureș, Deda–Gheorgheni Căile Ferate Române, Romanian Railways line 405. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Mother Riley In Paris
''Old Mother Riley in Paris'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane, Magda Kun and C. Denier Warren. It is the second in the Old Mother Riley series of films, and is also known by its re-release title, ''Old Mother Riley Catches a Quisling''. Synopsis Old Mother Riley is sacked from her job as a step cleaner at the office where her daughter Kitty works. She goes home to make steak and kidney pudding for their lodger, Joe, who is vaguely engaged to Kitty, but distractedly pours castor oil into the gravy, with amusing results. Jo is not sure he wants to be tied down to Kitty (or her impossible mother) and arranges for his travel agency employers to post him to Paris for six months, much to Kitty's discomfiture. While changing a light bulb, Old Mother Riley has a fall from a stepladder, resulting in her hospitalisation: keen to claim the maximum amount on her insurance she alters her medical records for the worse, only to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungarian Film Actresses
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People From Reghin
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1945 Deaths
1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which nuclear weapons have been used in combat. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: ** Germany begins Operation Bodenplatte, an attempt by the ''Luftwaffe'' to cripple Allied air forces in the Low Countries. ** Chenogne massacre: German prisoners are allegedly killed by American forces near the village of Chenogne, Belgium. * January 6 – WWII: A German offensive recaptures Esztergom, Hungary from the Russians. * January 12 – WWII: The Soviet Union begins the Vistula–Oder Offensive in Eastern Europe, against the German Army. * January 13 – WWII: The Soviet Union begins the East Prussian Offensive, to eliminate German forces in East Prussia. * January 16 – WWII: Adolf Hitler takes residence in the ''Führerbunker'' in Berlin. * January 17 ** WWII: The Soviet Union occupies Warsaw, Polan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1912 Births
Year 191 ( CXCI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Apronianus and Bradua (or, less frequently, year 944 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 191 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Parthia * King Vologases IV of Parthia dies after a 44-year reign, and is succeeded by his son Vologases V. China * A coalition of Chinese warlords from the east of Hangu Pass launches a punitive campaign against the warlord Dong Zhuo, who seized control of the central government in 189, and held the figurehead Emperor Xian hostage. After suffering some defeats against the coalition forces, Dong Zhuo forcefully relocates the imperial capital from Luoyang to Chang'an. Before leaving, Dong Zhuo orders his troops to loot the tombs o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dead Of Night
''Dead of Night'' is a 1945 black and white British anthology horror film, made by Ealing Studios. The individual segments were directed by Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden and Robert Hamer. It stars Mervyn Johns, Googie Withers, Sally Ann Howes and Michael Redgrave. The film is best remembered for the concluding story featuring Redgrave and an insane ventriloquist's malevolent dummy. ''Dead of Night'' is a rare British horror film of the 1940s; horror films were banned from production in Britain during the war. It had an influence on subsequent British films in the genre. Both of John Baines' stories were reused for later films and the ventriloquist dummy episode was adapted into the pilot episode of the long-running CBS radio series '' Escape''. While primarily in the horror genre, the film has shades of the comedy that would make the studio's name. Plot Walter Craig arrives at a country cottage in Kent, where he is greeted by his host Elliot Foley. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meet Sexton Blake
''Meet Sexton Blake!'' is a 1945 British supporting feature A B movie or B film is a low-budget commercial motion picture. In its original usage, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, the term more precisely identified films intended for distribution as the less-publicized bottom half of a double feature ... drama film directed by John Harlow and starring David Farrar, Manning Whiley, Dennis Arundell, and John Varley. It was one of two films in which David Farrar played Sexton Blake, the other being '' The Echo Murders'' (1945), both directed by John Harlow. Important documents are stolen from a dead man during an air raid, and the War Office call in Sexton Blake to investigate. Cast * David Farrar as Sexton Blake * Manning Whiley as Raoul Sudd * Dennis Arundell as Johann Sudd * John Varley as Tinker * Betty Huntley-Wright as Nobby * Gordon McLeod as Inspector Venner * Kathleen Harrison as Mrs Bardell * Cyril Smith as Belford * Magda Kun as Yvonne * Ferdy Mayne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heaven Is Round The Corner
''Heaven is Round the Corner'' is a 1944 British musical film, directed by Maclean Rogers. It was made by British National Films, starring Will Fyffe, Leni Lynn, Leslie Perrins, and Austin Trevor. The script was written by Austin Melford. Plot A country girl goes to Paris to sing professionally, where she falls in love with a member of the British Embassy. They are parted by the outbreak of the Second World War, but subsequently reunited again. Music The film's music was by Kennedy Russell, with lyrics by Desmond O'Connor. They wrote the title song, which was featured in the film by contralto singer Leni Lynn. "Heaven is Round the Corner" was listed among Britain's bestselling sheet music titles in June 1944. Cast * Will Fyffe as Dougal * Leni Lynn as Joan Sedley * Austin Trevor as John Cardew * Magda Kun as Musette * Peter Glenville as Donald McKay * Barbara Waring as Dorothy Trevor * Leslie Perrins as Robert Sedley * Barbara Couper as Mrs. Trevor * Toni Edgar- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Mother Riley Overseas
''Old Mother Riley Overseas'' is a 1943 British comedy film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane and Anthony Holles. In the screenplay, Old Mother Riley relocates to Portugal. Plot summary Mother Riley is tricked out of her licence for a pub, and heads for Portugal to find her daughter who is working in the wine business. Along the way she is somehow mistaken for a famous pianist, but arrives in Portugal just in time to prevent her daughter from being kidnapped. She also manages to retrieve stolen port wine. Cast * Arthur Lucan ... Mrs. Riley * Kitty McShane ... Kitty Riley * Morris Harvey ... Barnacle Bill * Fred Kitchen ... Pedro Quentos * Sebastian Cabot ... Bar Steward * Magda Kun * Anthony Holles * Ferdy Mayne * Freddie William Breach * Bob Lloyd * Paul Erickson * Eda Bell * Ruth Meredith Critical reception ''TV Guide TV Guide is an American digital media company that provides television program TV listings, listings information ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Room For Two (film)
''Room for Two'' is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Frances Day, Vic Oliver and Greta Gynt. The film was written by Gilbert Wakefield, based on his 1938 stage farce. The film's Italian setting was overtaken by events, as by the time of its release Fascist Italy had entered the Second World War against Britain.Chibnall & MacFarlane p.3-4 Plot summary The story takes place in Venice, where a womanising Englishman Vic Oliver takes a strong interest in a married tourist who is played by Frances Day. Oliver disguises himself in drag and gets himself hired as the Days' maid. When Day's philandering husband, played by Basil Radford, shows up, the fun starts. Cast * Frances Day as Claire Spencer *Vic Oliver as Michael Brent * Hilda Bayley as Madame Mignon * Greta Gynt as Hilda Westby * Basil Radford as Robert Spencer * Rosamund Greenwood as Grace * Magda Kun as Mimi * Leo De Pokorny as Hotel Manager * Gleniss Mortimer as Maria *Victor Rietti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
And The Plains Are Gleaming
''And the Plains Are Gleaming'' (german: ...und es leuchtet die Puszta) is a 1933 German-Hungarian drama film directed by Heinz Hille and starring Rosy Barsony, Károly Sugar and Wolf Albach-Retty.Salwolke p. 322 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Herbert Lippschitz and Márton Vincze.A separate Hungarian-language version '' The Old Scoundrel'' was also made. Cast * Rosy Barsony as Baroneß Maria Inockay * Károly Sugar as Kaspar Borly, Gutsverwalter * Wolf Albach-Retty as Peter Borly, Husarenleutnant * Tibor Halmay as Graf Balassa, Leutnant * Magda Kun as Magda, Marias Freundin * Heinz Salfner as Baron Inokay * Hansi Arnstaedt as Baronin Inokay * Olga Limburg as Gräfin Balassa * Hans Zesch-Ballot as Thury * Béla Venczel as General Draskoczy * Franz Göbels as Untersuchungsrichter * Emilia Étsy as Frau Perkàl * Tivadar Bilicsi as 1. Weinreisender * Hugó Déri as 2. Weinreisender * Karl Bischof * Isabella ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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