''Knock on the Window'' (Hungarian: ''Zörgetnek az ablakon'') is a 1944 Hungarian

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directed by László Sipos and starring László Szilassy, Éva Kelemen and

Margit Ladomerszky Margit Ladomerszky (17 December 1904 – 10 October 1979) was a Hungarian actress. Selected filmography * '' Spring Shower'' (1932) * '' The Ghost Train'' (1933) * ''Romance of Ida'' (1934) * '' The Man Under the Bridge'' (1936) * ''My Daught ...

. Kelecsényi p.53 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in

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Synopsis

After graduating a young

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plans to take a position in a private

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, but after witnessing the death of an impoverished young boy from his own village he decides to return home to work on deserving cases. His socially ambitious

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breaks off their engagement, but in the village he falls in love with the daughter of the old doctor who shares his sense of mission.

Cast

* László Szilassy * Éva Kelemen *

* Ernö Mihályi *

József Juhász József Juhász (4 July 1908 – 24 June 1974) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. He appeared in more than fifty films during his career including '' Marika'' (1938). He emigrated to Canada following the defeat of the Hungarian Revolution ...

* Beáta Barkóczy * Jenö Bodnár * Rózsi Bordás * Angela Christian * István Falussy * Gyözö Kabók * Géza Kardos * Ernõ Kraszna * Mária Kúnsági * Tibor Magyari * Endre Markovits *

Erzsébet Nádudvary Erzsébet (, ) is a village in Baranya county, Hungary. Demographics According to a 2011 census, the village of Erzsébet had 286 inhabitants. From an ethnic point of view, the majority of the inhabitants (81.36%) were Hungarians, with minor ...

* Ferenc Szabó * Sándor Szabó * László Té Szabó * Árpád Ujváry

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1944 films Hungarian drama films 1940s Hungarian-language films 1944 drama films Hungarian black-and-white films Films shot at Hunnia Studios Films directed by László Sipos Films scored by Dénes von Buday {{1940s-Hungary-film-stub