''Masterless Woman'' (Hungarian: ''A gazdátlan asszony'') is a 1944 Hungarian

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directed by László Sipos and starring

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, István Nagy and

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. Rîpeanu p.111 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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János Pagonyi. Katalin Karády was originally intended to play the

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before being replaced by Simor.

Synopsis

In a French

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, Éva attracts the attention of other guests. She is in fact married to Ádám, but feels the loving attention he showed to her during their early courtship has now gone. She indulges in flirtations, but comes to understand the meaning of true love with her absent husband.

Cast

Erzsi Simor } Erzsi Simor (Born Erzsébet Mária Terézia Porteller; 1913–1977) was a Hungary, Hungarian film actress. Filmography References External links

* 1913 births 1977 deaths Hungarian film actresses Actresses from Budapest 20th-centur ...

as Éva, Pártos felesége * István Nagy as Pártos Ádám * Zoltán Greguss as Kotovszky Iván *

as Konzumnõ * Ferenc Delly as Szállodaigazgató * Erzsi Salamon as Alíz, Kotovszky Iván menyasszonya *

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 Parketttáncos * György Nagyajtay as Szobapincér *

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as Éva nagynénje *

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 Szalay bácsi * Mária Kúnsági as Juliska, Pártosék szobalánya * Ferenc Antók as Szállóvendég * Gusztáv Harasztos as Szállodaportás *

Nusi Somogyi Nusi Somogyi (born Anna Irén Somogyi; March 3, 1890 – October 8, 1963) was a Hungarian film and stage actress. Biography Somogyi was the daughter of master brewer István Somogyi Hollósi and Anna Mesterházy. She studied at the Deák tér Re ...

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 ...

* Éva Serényi

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

* 1944 films Hungarian comedy films 1940s Hungarian-language films 1944 comedy films Hungarian black-and-white films Films shot at Hunnia Studios Films directed by László Sipos Films set in France Films scored by Szabolcs Fényes {{1940s-Hungary-film-stub