''Quite a Lad'' or ''Clever Boy'' (Hungarian: ''Legény a gáton'') is a 1943 Hungarian

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directed by

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and starring

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and

Ferenc Pethes Ferenc Pethes (1905–1979) was a Hungarian stage and film actor.Bondy p.90 A character actor, he appeared in supporting roles in more than a hundred Hungarian film productions. He also acted in a variety of theatre venues. He was the cousin of th ...

. Juhász p.141 It was shot at the

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Synopsis

In order to impress his wife, who has lost confidence in him, a man hires a group of

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s to pretend to be

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s so he can beat off their attack. However, confusion arises when the couple are accosted by a real gang of outlaws.

Cast

as Rablóvezér *

as Menyasszony *

as Võlegény *

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 A menyasszony apja *

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 A menyasszony anyja * Lajos Alszeghy * Mária Deésy * László Dési *

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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 ...

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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) * '' ...

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* Erzsi Rév *

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 ...

References

Bibliography

* Balski, Grzegorz. ''Directory of Eastern European Film-makers and Films 1945–1991''. Flicks Books, 1992. * 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

* 1943 films Hungarian comedy films 1940s Hungarian-language films 1943 comedy films Hungarian black-and-white films Films shot at Hunnia Studios Films directed by Frigyes Bán {{1940s-Hungary-film-stub