''Dollar Daddy'' (Hungarian: ''Dollárpapa'') is a 1956 Hungarian
comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
Viktor Gertler
Viktor Gertler (24 August 1901 – 5 July 1969) was a Hungary, Hungarian film editor and film director, director active between the 1930s and 1960s.Burns p.15
Selected filmography Editor
* ''The Three from the Filling Station (1930 film), The Th ...
and starring
Iván Darvas,
János Rajz and
Erzsi Somogyi. It was a success at the Hungarian box office, drawing over three million spectators.
[Ostrowska, Pitassi & Varga p.98] It was shot at the
Hunnia Studios in
Budapest
Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul ...
and
on location around
Nagykőrös
Nagykőrös is a town in Pest County, Hungary.
János Arany taught there from about 1851, and a local museum is named for him.
Notable people
*Szabolcs Czira (b. 1951), politician
*Frigyes Hegedűs (1920–2008), pentathlete
*István Kecskés (b ...
. The film's sets were designed by the
art director
Art director is a title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, live-action and animated film and television, the Internet, and video games.
It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...
Mátyás Varga.
Cast
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Iván Darvas as Dr. Jenő Szekeres
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János Rajz as Tamás Hoffmann
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Erzsi Somogyi as Mrs. Koltay
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Imre Ráday as Koltay
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Júlia Horváth as Gizi
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Rozi Gaál as Kató
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Tivadar Uray as Count
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Tivadar Horváth as Son of count
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József Timár as Mayor
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Lajos Mányai as Bottlik, banker
*
Sándor Peti
Sándor Peti (1898–1973) was a Hungarian stage actor, stage and film actor.Nemeskürty & Szántó p.107 A character actor, he played supporting roles in many films. Of Jewish heritage, his career was restricted by the Anti-Jewish Laws imposed in ...
as Brenner, banker
*
Sándor Tompa as Dr. Króny
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Tibor Benedek
Tibor Benedek (12 July 1972 – 18 June 2020) was a Hungarian professional water polo player and coach, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. He played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olym ...
as Faragó
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László Bánhidi as Coachman
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István Egri as Lieutenant
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Márta Fónay as Wife of mayor
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László Hlatky as Notary
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László Kabos as Kandel Ágost, tailor
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László Kazal as Butcher
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Kálmán Koletár as Student
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Lenke Lorán as Douther of mayor
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János Makláry as Coachman
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László Misoga as Baker
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József Máriáss as Uncle Szikszai
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Imre Pongrácz as prison guard
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Ernö Szabó as Rudolf Leihner, salesman
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László Ujlaky as Minister's secretary
References
Bibliography
* Cunningham, John. ''Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex''. Wallflower Press, 2004.
* Ostrowska, Dorota, Pitassio, Francesco & Varga, Zsuzsanna. ''Popular Cinemas in East Central Europe: Film Cultures and Histories''. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017.
* Rîpeanu, Bujor. (ed.) ''International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Hungary (from the beginnings to 1988)''. Saur, 1981.
External links
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1956 films
Hungarian comedy films
1950s Hungarian-language films
1956 comedy films
Hungarian black-and-white films
Films directed by Viktor Gertler
Films shot at Hunnia Studios
Films scored by Szabolcs Fényes
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