''Lady Seeks a Room'' (Hungarian: ''Úrilány szobát keres'') is a 1937 Hungarian

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Béla Balogh Béla Balogh (1 January 1885 in Székesfehérvár – 30 March 1945 in Budapest) was a Hungary, Hungarian film director, one of the most prominent of the early 20th century. He was prominent in both silent and voiced productions and is most ...

and starring Irène Zilahy,

István Somló István Somló (1902–1971) was a Hungarian stage and film actor.Székely & Gajdó p.443 In 1947 he was appointed as a co-manager of the Comedy Theatre of Budapest along with Klári Tolnay. Of Jewish heritage, he was unable to work during the ...

and Ilona Kökény. The film's sets were designed by the

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József Pán József Pán (1901–1956) was a Hungarian art director. Laura p.76 While he also briefly worked in Austria and Germany, most of his career was spent working in the Hungarian film industry designing film sets. He was active during the Horthy era ...

Cast

* Irène Zilahy as Dr. Klári Székely *

as Dr. Sándor Lukács * Gizi Lengyel as Jolán * Ilona Kökény as Ilka *

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 Ödön Csahos * Andor Ajtay as Dr. Miklós Bognár * László Földényi as Dr. Pápai László *

Béla Mihályffi Béla Mihályffi (January 14, 1891 – April 4, 1948) was a Hungarian stage and film actor.Székely & Gajdó p.541 A character actor, he played supporting roles in more than sixty films during the 1930s and 1940s. Selected filmography * '' Stolen ...

as Törvényszéki bíró * Béla Salamon as Szedlacsek Márton * Sándor Radó as Egy tanú *

Ilona Eszterházy ''Ilona'' is a feminine given name used primarily in Hungary and Finland, as well as in other parts of Central and Eastern Europe. The name Ilona is the Hungarian form of the Greek name Helenē (Ἑλένη), which is commonly interpreted to mean ...

as Sovánka felesége *

István Major István Major (20 May 1949 – 5 May 2014) was a Hungarian high jumper. He won four medals at the European Indoor Championships between 1971 and 1974, as well as two silver medals at the Universiade. His best Olympic performance was a sixth ...

as Sovánka Tódor * Erzsi Pártos as Borbála * Emil Fenyö as Horváth bankelnök *

Mária Román Mária is a Hungarian and Slovak form of Maria (given name) or Mary (given name). As of December 2020, Mária is the most common female given name in Slovakia. With over 193 thousands Slovak women bearing the name, it has a substantial lead over ...

as Gépírónö * Imre László as Egy válóperes férj

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

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