''Old Waltz'' (Hungarian: ''Régi keringö'') is a 1941 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
Viktor Bánky
Viktor Bánky (17 January 1899 – 13 March 1967) was a Hungary, Hungarian film editor and film director, director.
He was the brother of the actress Vilma Bánky who enjoyed Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood stardom in the 1920s. He was initiall ...
and starring
Éva Szörényi
Éva Szörényi (born Elvira Schwáb; May 26, 1917 – December 1, 2009) was a Kossuth Prize-winning actress of the Hungarian National Theatre. Her acting career started in the early 1930s, when she played leading roles in over 20 motion pictu ...
,
Antal Páger and
László Szilassy.
[Cunningham p.45] It was shot at the
Hunnia Studios in
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
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...
Imre Sörés.
Cast
*
Éva Szörényi
Éva Szörényi (born Elvira Schwáb; May 26, 1917 – December 1, 2009) was a Kossuth Prize-winning actress of the Hungarian National Theatre. Her acting career started in the early 1930s, when she played leading roles in over 20 motion pictu ...
as Tavasz Erzsi, primadonna
*
Antal Páger as Dudva Mihály, taxisofõr
*
Margit Zsilley as Gál Dorothy
*
Margit Lánczy as Almády Júlia grófnõ
*
Ilona Kökényas Hajnal Ilka, öltöztetõnõ
*
László Szilassy as Almády László gróf
*
László Földényi as Bakonyi Péter, ex-bonviván
*
Tivadar Bilicsi
Tivadar Bilicsi (1901–1981) was a Hungarian film, stage and television actor, known for his comic roles.Juhász p.64 He performed in over a hundred film or television productions.
Selected filmography
* '' The Old Scoundrel'' (1932)
* ''And th ...
as Almády gróf inasa
*
Margit Vágóné as Dudva édesanyja
*
Zsuzsa Gögh as Kati, szobalány
*
Livia Miklós
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AD 29) was Roman empress from 27 BC to AD 14 as the wife of Augustus, the first Roman emperor. She was known as Julia Augusta after her formal adoption into the Julia ''gens'' in AD 14 ...
as SzÃnésznõ
*
Lajos Sugár
Lajos Sugár (1893–1974) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. He appeared at a variety of Hungarian theatres during his career including the National Theatre in Budapest.Fekete p.376 He frequently appeared in films in supporting roles during t ...
as Gál Fülöp, milliomos
*
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 ...
as Gróf Döme
*
Lajos Gárday
Lajos () is a Hungarian masculine given name, cognate to the English Louis. People named Lajos include:
Hungarian monarchs:
* Lajos I, 1326-1382 (ruled 1342-1382)
* Lajos II, 1506-1526 (ruled 1516-1526)
In Hungarian politics:
* Lajos Aulic ...
as Bakonyi inasa
*
Béla Vizi as Radványi, szÃnész
*
Nándor Bihary as Ödön, pincér a Hungáriában, Dudva Mihály sógora
*
Gyula Szöreghy as Rendezõ
*
György Gonda
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 ethnogr ...
as Taxisofõr
*
István Lontay
István () is a Hungarian language equivalent of the name Stephen or Stefan. It may refer to:
People with the given name Nobles, palatines and judges royal
* Stephen I of Hungary (c. 975–1038), last grand prince of the Hungarians and first k ...
as pincér a Hungáriában
References
Bibliography
* Cunningham, John. ''Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex''. Wallflower Press, 2004.
* 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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1941 films
Hungarian comedy films
1940s Hungarian-language films
1941 comedy films
Hungarian black-and-white films
Films directed by Márton Keleti
Foreign films set in the United States
Films shot at Hunnia Studios
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