''Left-Handed Angel'' (Hungarian: ''Balkezes angyal'') is a 1941 Hungarian

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directed by

Ákos Ráthonyi Ákos Ráthonyi (26 March 1908 – 6 January 1969) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. He directed 42 films between 1936 and 1968. He was born in Budapest, Hungary and died in Munich, West Germany. He is widely considered one of ...

and starring

Clara Tabody Clara Tabody (born Klára Lívia Thurmayer) (1915–1986) was a Hungarian actress, singer and dancer. She starred in both the stage version of the operetta '' Mask in Blue'' and its 1943 film adaptation. She worked for many years in Germany wher ...

, Pál Jávor and Gerö Mály. Vilmos p.200 It was shot at the

Hunnia Studios Hunnia Film Studio was the largest and most significant sound film studio in Hungary until its nationalization in 1948. Its predecessor, Corvin Film Studio, founded by Alexander Korda in 1917, was the most important Hungarian silent film compa ...

Budapest Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul ...

. 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 ...

Synopsis

Klári lives in

with her widowed mother and works first in a

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and then a

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. She manages to prevent a

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being arranged by Uncle Zsiga of the wealthy Palotay family for his nephew Miklós, and then captivates Miklós herself.

Cast

as Klári * Pál Jávor as Palotay Miklós * Gerö Mály as Zsiga bácsi * Juliska Ligeti as Klári mamája *

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 ...

as Palotayné *

Piroska Vaszary Piroska "Piri" Vaszary (19 May 1901 – 2 October 1965) was a Hungarian film actress. Life Family Born 19 May 1901 in Budapest, Piroska's father was Gábor Vaszary (born in Kaposvár, on 13 March 1866) main-notar of Budapest, her mother w ...

as Viktória * Éva Libertiny as Vörös Ica mûvésznõ *

Emmi Nagy Emmi may refer to: People *Emmi (Australian singer), singer-songwriter and voice of Blind Pig *Emmi (Finnish singer), a Finnish singer-songwriter * Emmi Buttykay (1911–1957), a Hungarian actress *Emmi Dölling (1906–1990), a Czechoslovak/German ...

as Mende Vera * Gabi Szabó as Mende Vera * Anci Barna as Magda * Lajos Boray as Palotay *

Andor Sárossy Andor Sárossy (1885–1967) was a Hungarian singer and stage and film actor.''Ki kicsoda?: kortársak lexikona''. Béta Irodalmi Részvénytársaság, 1937. p.712 He appeared in supporting roles in a number of Hungarian films of the 1930s and 194 ...

as Peches úr *

Zoltán Makláry Zoltán Makláry (16 April 1896, Budapest – 12 July 1978, Budapest) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. He was awarded the Kossuth Prize. Selected filmography * '' Stars of Eger'' (1923) * '' The Blue Idol'' (1931) * '' Hyppolit, the Bu ...

as Mihály bácsi *

György Solthy György Solthy (1904–1961) was a Hungarian stage actor, stage and film actor.Székely & Gajdó p.561 He played supporting roles in a number of Hungarian films. Selected filmography * ''Mirage by the Lake'' (1940) * ''Dankó Pista'' (1940) * '' ...

as Mende Balázs *

László Misoga László Misoga (1895–1969) was a Hungarian film actor, film and stage actor.''The New York Times Film Reviews, Volume 3''. New York Times, 1939. p.1694 Later in his career he also appeared in television productions. Misoga was a prolific charac ...

as orcelánkereskedõ *

Géza Berczy Géza Berczy (1902–1963) was a Hungarian stage and film actor.Laura p.97 He acted at a variety of theatres during his career and appeared in many films as a character actor in supporting roles from the silent era to the 1960s. Selected filmogra ...

as Vera udvarlója *

Iván Ruttkay Iván Ruttkay (3 February 1926 – 30 June 2013) was a Hungarian speed skater who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (; ; ; ) and commonly known as St. Moritz 1948 ...

as Klári öccse *

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 ügyvéd *

József Berky József () is a Hungarian masculine given name. It is the Hungarian name equivalent to Joseph. Notable people bearing this name include: * József Bihari (1901–1981), Hungarian actor * József Bihari (1908–1997), Hungarian linguist * Jó ...

as Cigányprímás * Irma Cserei as Vevö a virágboltban * Lenke Egyed as öltöztetõnõ *

László Földényi László Földényi may refer to: * László F. Földényi (born 1952), Hungarian critic, essayist and art theorist * László Földényi (actor) László Földényi (1895–1960) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. Paietta p.114 He appeared a ...

as ügyvéd *

György Hajnal György () is a Hungarian version of the name '' George''. Some notable people with this given name: * György Alexits (1899–1978), Hungarian mathematician * György Almásy (1867–1933), Hungarian asiologist, traveler, zoologist and ethnog ...

as Postás * Margit Lánczy as Vera édesanyja *

Marika Lányi Marika is a both a given name and surname. As a feminine given name, it is of Hungarian and Greek origin; a diminutive of Maria. Apart from Hungary and Greece, the name is also found in Czechia, Estonia, Finland, Japan, Sweden, Slovakia and Poland ...

as Marika, eladó a virágboltban * Tihamér Lázár as Rendõrfõnök *

József Mátray József () is a Hungarian masculine given name. It is the Hungarian name equivalent to Joseph. Notable people bearing this name include: * József Bihari (1901–1981), Hungarian actor * József Bihari (1908–1997), Hungarian linguist * Jó ...

as ügyvéd *

Ferenc Pataki Ferenc Pataki (18 September 1917 – 25 April 1988) was a Hungarian gymnast and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, l ...

as pincér az Aranykacsában *

Sándor Pethes Sándor Pethes (28 May 1899 – 29 June 1981) was a Hungary, Hungarian actor. He was the cousin of the actor Ferenc Pethes. Selected filmography * ''Rongyosok'' (1925) * ''Átok vára'' (1927) * ''Csak egy kislány van a világon'' (1930) * '' ...

as Ispán * Ferenc Szabó as Inas

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. * Vilmos, Várkonyi. ''Jávor Pál: és a magyar film aranykora''. Zima Szabolcs, 2013

External links

* 1941 films Hungarian drama films 1940s Hungarian-language films 1941 drama films Hungarian black-and-white films Films shot at Hunnia Studios Films directed by Ákos Ráthonyi Films set in Budapest Films scored by Szabolcs Fényes {{1940s-Hungary-film-stub