''It Happened in March'' (Hungarian: ''Márciusi mese'') is a 1934 Hungarian

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directed by Emil Martonffi and starring Ida Turay, Imre Ráday and

Lili Berky Lili Berky (born Amália Terézia Berky) was a Hungarian actress. She was born on 15 March 1886 in Győr, Austria-Hungary, and died on 5 February 1958. She was married to Gyula Gózon. Selected filmography * '' The Yellow Foal'' (1913) * ''Whi ...

. Rîpeanu p.38 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Márton Vincze Márton Vincze (1905– 17 January 1941, Budapest) was a Hungarian art director who designed the sets for over eighty films during his career. Selected filmography * '' The Blue Idol'' (1931) * '' The Old Scoundrel'' (1932) * ''And the Plains Ar ...

Cast

* Ida Turay as Matyika * Irén Demkó as Lili *

as Özvegy Balogh Péterné * Jenö Törzs as Dr. Balla Tamás * Imre Ráday as Balla Gyözö *

Gyula Kabos Gyula Kabos (19 March 1887, Budapest – 6 October 1941, New York) was a Hungary, Hungarian actor and comedian, widely known for his comedic movie roles in the late 1930s. Biography Early years Kabos was born into a Jewish family on 19 Marc ...

as Kende bankigazgató *

Gyula Gózon Gyula Gózon (19 April 1885 – 8 October 1972) was a Hungarian actor and comedian. Life Gyula Gózon was born on 19 April 1885, in Érsekújvár, but grew up in Esztergom. With the mentoring of his brother, he could fulfill his dream of lea ...

as Gida Sándor *

Gusztáv Vándory Gusztáv Vándory (6 December 1882 – 16 November 1964) was a Hungarians, Hungarian stage and film actor. He was born and died in Budapest. Selected filmography * ''Lili (1918 film), Lili'' (1918) * ''Yamata'' (1919) * ''Neither at Home or Abroa ...

as Kéri igazgató *

Ödön Bárdi Ödön Bárdi (5 January 1877, in Pilisborosjenő – 24 June 1958, in Budapest) was a Hungarian actor. Selected filmography * ''A Csodagyerek'' (1920) * ''Lord Arthur Savile's Crime (1920 film), Lord Arthur Savile's Crime'' (1920) * ''It Happe ...

as Agglegény * István Dózsa as Dr. Steinkopf Szilárd *

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as Agglegény *

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 János * Elvira Horváthy as Virágáruslány * Lajos Gárday as Kisgazda * Elemér Baló as Pincér * József Kishonti as Olasz énekes

References

Bibliography

* Juhász, István. ''Kincses magyar filmtár 1931-1944: az eredeti forgatókönyvből 1931 és 1944 között létrejött hazai mozgóképekről''. Kráter, 2007. *Koerner, Andras. ''How They Lived: The Everyday Lives of Hungarian Jews, 1867-1940''. Central European University Press, 2015. * Rîpeanu, Bujor. (ed.) ''International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Hungary (from the beginnings to 1988)''. Saur, 1981.

External links

* 1934 films Hungarian musical films 1930s Hungarian-language films 1934 musical films Hungarian black-and-white films Films directed by Emil Martonffi Films shot at Hunnia Studios 1934 comedy films Hungarian comedy films {{1930s-Hungary-film-stub