''Hello, Peter!'' (Hungarian: '' Szervusz Péter!'') is a 1939 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

Sándor Szlatinay 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 Bo ...

and starring Antal Páger,

Erzsi Simor Erzsi Simor (Born Erzsébet Mária Terézia Porteller; 1913–1977) was a Hungarian film actress. Selected filmography * '' Segítség, örököltem!'' (1937) * '' The Perfect Man'' (1939) * '' The Relative of His Excellency'' (1941) * ''Dr. K ...

and

Sándor Pethes Sándor Pethes (28 May 1899 – 29 June 1981) was a Hungarian actor. Selected filmography * '' Rongyosok'' (1925) * '' Átok vára'' (1927) * ''Csak egy kislány van a világon'' (1930) * ''A kék bálvány'' (1931) * ''Spring Shower'' (1932) ...

.Rîpeanu p.65 The film's sets were designed by the art director József Simoncsics. It was based on a play by

Károly Nóti Károly Nóti (1 February 1892 – 28 May 1954) was a Hungarian screenwriter. For his work in Germany and Britain he was credited as Karl Noti. During the 1930s Nóti was one of the leading and most prolific screenwriters in the Hungarian indust ...

, and was later remade as the 1951 West German film ''

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'', also directed by Szlatinay.

Synopsis

Endre, an

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, is mistaken for the celebrity Péter who asks him to swap roles for a while.

Cast

* Antal Páger as Tamás Endre / Tornay Péter *

as Tornay Éva *

as Ferenc,Tornay inasa * Valéria Hidvéghy as Lány a mosodából *

Béla Mihályffi Béla may refer to: * Béla (crater), an elongated lunar crater * Béla (given name), a common Hungarian male given name See also * Bela (disambiguation) * Belá (disambiguation) * Bělá (disambiguation) Bělá, derived from ''bílá'' (''wh ...

as Lóránt bácsi *

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 t ...

as Fábri bácsi *

Gyula Szöreghy Gyula may refer to: * Gyula (title), Hungarian title of the 9th–10th century * Gyula (name), Hungarian male given name, derived from the title ; People * Gyula II, the ''gyula'' who was baptized in Constantinople around 950 * Gyula III, the ''g ...

as Magánnyomozó *

Etelka Dán Etelka or Etelke is a Hungarian given name. It is the female equivalent of Etele, a variant of Attila. It may have originated as the name of the title character in the 1788 novel ' by . It is sometimes translated into English as Adelaide. People w ...

as Takács Gizi *

Sári Déry Sári Déry (1911–1952) was a Hungarian stage and film actress. Székely &Gajdó p.705 She was married three times, including to the actor Nándor Bihary. She was born in Bratislava, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire but later part of C ...

as Tornay Péter barátnõje

References

Bibliography

* Juhász, István. ''Kincses magyar filmtár 1931-1944: az eredeti forgatókönyvből 1931 és 1944 között létrejött hazai mozgóképekről''. Kráter, 2007. * Rîpeanu, Bujor. (ed.) ''International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Hungary (from the beginnings to 1988)''. Saur, 1981.

External links

* 1939 films Hungarian comedy films 1930s Hungarian-language films 1939 comedy films Hungarian black-and-white films Films directed by Sándor Szlatinay Films set in Budapest {{Hungary-film-stub