''Dollar Daddy'' (Hungarian: ''Dollárpapa'') is a 1956 Hungarian

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Viktor Gertler Viktor Gertler (24 August 1901 – 5 July 1969) was a Hungarian film editor and director active between the 1930s and 1960s.Burns p.15 Selected filmography Editor * '' The Three from the Filling Station'' (1930) * '' The Man in Search of His Mu ...

and starring

Iván Darvas Iván Darvas (born ''Szilárd Darvas''; 14 June 1925 in Behynce ( hu, Beje, german: Behintz; now part of Tornaľa, Revúca District, Banská Bystrica Region) – 3 June 2007 in Budapest, Hungary) was a Hungarian actor. Early life Born as ...

János Rajz János Rajz (born János Reisz February 13, 1907 – July 20, 1981) was a Hungarian stage, film and television actor. Early life Rajz was born in Budapest in 1907 and attended Hódmezővásárhely Grammar School, and had aspirations of beco ...

and

Erzsi Somogyi Erzsi Somogyi (1906–1973) was a Hungarian stage and film actress. Fekete p.546 She was born in Transylvania in what subsequently became Romania after the First World War. She was active on the stage in Budapest for many decades, while also makin ...

. 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 and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

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 ...

. The film's sets were designed by the art director

Mátyás Varga Mátyás () is a Hungarian given name meaning Matthew or Matthias Matthias is a name derived from the Greek Ματθαίος, in origin similar to Matthew. People Notable people named Matthias include the following: In religion: * Saint Matthias ...

Cast

as Dr. Szekeres Jenõ *

as Hoffmann Tamás *

as Koltayné *

Imre Ráday Imre Ráday (4 September 1905 – 12 March 1983) was a Hungarian film actor. Ráday was born in Budapest, then part of Austria-Hungary and died in Budapest, Hungary in 1983. Selected filmography * '' The Trial of Donald Westhof'' (1927) * '' Th ...

as Koltay * Júlia Horváth as Gizi *

Rozi Gaál Rozi may refer to: *Razi, Ardabil, a city in Iran * Rozi Khan, Pashtun Barakzai tribal leader in Afghanistan * Fatrurazi Rozi (b. 1978), Malaysian footballer * MV ''Rozi'', tugboat *Lozi language, also known as Rozi, a Bantu language *Rozi(company) ...

as Kató *

Tivadar Uray Tivadar Uray (9 November 1895 – 22 June 1962) was a Hungarian film actor. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1917 and 1962. He was born and died in Munkács, Hungary (now Mukachevo, Ukraine). Selected filmography * '' A Vörös S� ...

as Fõispán *

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as A fõispán fia *

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as Polgármester *

Lajos Mányai 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 Auli ...

as Bottlik bankár *

Sándor Peti Sándor is a Hungarian given name and surname. It is the Hungarian form of Alexander. It may refer to: People Given name * Sándor Apponyi (1844–1925) was a Hungarian diplomat, bibliophile, bibliographer and great book collector * Sándor B ...

as Brenner bankár *

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as Dr. Króny *

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as Faragó úr *

László Bánhidi László Bánhidi (1906–1984) was a Hungarian actor. Selected filmography * '' Song of the Cornfields'' (1947) * ''Treasured Earth'' (1948) * ''Iron Flower'' (1958) * ''The Smugglers'' (1958) * '' Yesterday'' (1959) * '' I'll Go to the Min ...

as Kocsis *

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as Kapitány úr * Márta Fónay as Polgármesterné *

László Hlatky 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. Other versions are Lessl or Laszly. The name has a history of being frequ ...

as Közjegyzõ *

László Kabos 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. Other versions are Lessl or Laszly. The name has a history of being frequ ...

as Kandel Ágost, szabómester *

László Kazal 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. Other versions are Lessl or Laszly. The name has a history of being frequ ...

as Húskereskedõ * Kálmán Koletár as Diák *

Lenke Lorán Lenke Lorán (1 May 1927 – 27 August 2017) was a Hungarian actress. She was born in Győr, Hungary. Her career began in 1935. Lorán played mostly comedies, but she also performed memorably in more serious films as well. Her best known r ...

as A polgármester lánya *

János Makláry János or Janos may refer to: * János, male Hungarian given name, a variant of John Places * Janos Municipality, a municipality of Chihuahua ** Janos, Chihuahua, town in Mexico ** Janos Biosphere Reserve, a nature reserve in Chihuahua * Janos T ...

as Kocsis *

László Misoga 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. Other versions are Lessl or Laszly. The name has a history of being frequ ...

as Pék *

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as Szikszai bácsi *

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as Börtönõr * Ernö Szabó as Leihner Rudolf, kereskedõ * László Ujlaky as Miniszter titkára

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

* 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 {{Hungary-film-stub