''Miss President'' (Hungarian: ''Elnökkisasszony'') is a 1935 Hungarian

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directed by

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and starring Lili Muráti, Pál Jávor and

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.Ostrowska, Pitassio & Varga p.90 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Synopsis

Zsuzsa inherits a

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from her father and takes over is management. She has to overcome scepticism about her ability to run the business and fend off the unwelcome advances of the factory foreman. To do this she creates a fictitious fiancée, only for a new

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to arrive strongly resembling her creation.

Cast

* Lili Muráti as Várkonyi Zsuzsa * Pál Jávor as Török István * Ella Gombaszögi as Berta *

as Vas Ödön * Jenö Törzs as Kollár * Márta Nádai as Kató *

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 Gáldy Péter * Gusztáv Pártos as Mr. White * Andor Sárossy as Gonda Károly * Kálmán Zátony as Bamberger Ferenc * Géza Rónai as Titkár *

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as Pincér * József Lengyel as Kaszinójátékos * Tibor Puskás as ifj. Török István * Miklós Sebõ as Énekes

References

Bibliography

* Ostrowska, Dorota, Pitassio, Francesco & Varga, Zsuzsanna. ''Popular Cinemas in East Central Europe: Film Cultures and Histories''. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017.

External links

* 1935 films Hungarian comedy films 1930s Hungarian-language films 1935 comedy films Hungarian black-and-white films Films directed by Andrew Marton Films set in Budapest Films scored by Alfréd Márkus {{1930s-Hungary-film-stub