''Guard House Number 5'' (Hungarian: ''Az 5-ös számú örház'') is a 1942 Hungarian

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directed by

Frigyes Bán Frigyes Bán (19 June 1902 – 30 September 1969) was a Hungary, Hungarian screenwriter and film director. His wife was the actress Éva Vass. Selected filmography * ''The Unquiet Night'' (1940) * ''Matthew Arranges Things'' (1940) * ''One Night ...

and starring Elma Bulla, Pál Jávor and

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. Kulcsár & Veress p.39 It was shot at the

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Synopsis

András, a

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worker, is suspected of murdering his wife's Zsuzsa former lover after a corpse is found on the track. The man had paid a visit in his absence to the guard house where the couple live.

Cast

* Elma Bulla as Zsuzsa * Pál Jávor as András *

as Török Kálmán - jegyzõ *

József Bihari József Bihari (1901–1981) was a Hungary, Hungarian actor. Selected filmography * ''St. Peter's Umbrella (1935 film), St. Peter's Umbrella'' (1935) * ''My Daughter Is Different'' (1937) * ''All Men Are Crazy'' (1937) * ''The Golden Man (film ...

as Kasza Péter *

Imre Toronyi Imre Toronyi (1888–1952) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. A character actor, he appeared in a number of supporting roles in Hungarian cinema of the 1930s and 1940s. He featured in the 1942 neorealist film ''People of the Mountains''.Hames ...

as Vizsgálóbíró *

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as Vendég a bálon *

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as Orvos *

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as Csendõr *

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as Vizsgálóbíró *

Ferenc Pethes Ferenc Pethes (1905–1979) was a Hungarian stage and film actor.Bondy p.90 A character actor, he appeared in supporting roles in more than a hundred Hungarian film productions. He also acted in a variety of theatre venues. He was the cousin of th ...

as Irnok *

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as Állomásfõnök *

Ilona Kökény Ilona Kökény (7 April 1891 - 1 July 1947) was a Hungarian actress. She appeared in more than forty films from 1918 to 1944. Selected filmography References External links * 1891 births 1947 deaths Hungarian film actresses { ...

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References

Bibliography

* Balski, Grzegorz. ''Directory of Eastern European Film-makers and Films 1945–1991''. Flicks Books, 1992. * Juhász, István. ''Kincses magyar filmtár 1931–1944: az eredeti forgatókönyvből 1931 és 1944 között létrejött hazai mozgóképekről''. Kráter, 2007. * Kulcsár, István Karcsai & Veress József. ''Magyar filmkalauz: negyven év száz magyar nagyjátékfilmje''. Magyar Filmintézet, 1985. * Rîpeanu, Bujor. (ed.) ''International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Hungary (from the beginnings to 1988)''. Saur, 1981.

External links

* 1942 films Hungarian drama films 1940s Hungarian-language films 1942 drama films Hungarian black-and-white films Films shot at Hunnia Studios Films directed by Frigyes Bán 1942 mystery films Hungarian mystery films {{1940s-Hungary-film-stub