''Gala Suit'' (Hungarian: ''Díszmagyar'') is a 1949 Hungarian

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directed by Viktor Gertler and starring Gyula Benkö, Zsuzsa Bánki and Iván Darvas.https://port.hu/adatlap/film/tv/diszmagyar-diszmagyar/movie-14002 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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József Pán.

Synopsis

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Lajos discovers that his friends have pawned his only suit, which contains his friend Kitty's

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in the pocket. To go and fetch it back he puts on an old costume belonging to his

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's brother. Out on the streets in this strange attire, he enjoys a series of adventures on the day of a visit by the King of Italy to the Hungarian capital.

Cast

* Gyula Benkö as Rédey Lajos * Zsuzsa Bánki as Gohrmann Kitty * Iván Darvas as Dodo * Mária Kovács as Kállai Ilonka * György Solthy as Gohrmann tábornok * Mária Lázár as Gohrmanné * György Dénes as Würstler * László Földényi as Kovács * József Mátray as báró Kékesy *

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 III. Viktor Emmanuel * László Keleti as Salgó Izsó * John Bartha as one of the counts at the ball * Gyula Farkas (actor) as one of the counts at the ball

References

Bibliography

* Balski, Grzegorz . ''Directory of Eastern European Film-makers and Films 1945-1991''. Flicks Books, 1992. * Nemeskürty, István. ''A Short History of the Hungarian Cinema''. Corvina, 1980.

External links

* 1949 films Hungarian comedy films 1940s Hungarian-language films 1949 comedy films Hungarian black-and-white films Films directed by Viktor Gertler Films shot at Hunnia Studios Films set in Budapest Films scored by Tibor Polgár {{1940s-Hungary-film-stub