''Rézi Friday'' (Hungarian: ) is a 1938 Hungarian
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
Ladislao Vajda
Ladislao Vajda (born Weisz László; 18 August 1906, Budapest – 25 March 1965, Barcelona) was a Hungarian-Spanish film director who made films in Spain, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Italy and West Germany.
Biography
He was born in Budapest, ...
and starring
Ida Turay
Ida Turay (Born Ida Turmayer; 28 September 1907 – 2 June 1997) was a Hungarian film actress. She was the sister of the actress and singer Clara Tabody.
Selected filmography
* '' Prisoner Number Seven'' (1929)
* '' The New Relative'' (1934)
...
,
Mici Erdélyi
Mici Erdélyi (Born Mária Ernesztina Erdélyi; 11 September 1910 – July 1994) was a Hungarian actress.
She was born in Teschen, Austria-Hungary (today split between Cieszyn, Poland and Český Těšín, Czech Republic) and died in Santa Mo ...
and
Antal Páger. The film's sets were designed by art director
Márton Vincze. The title refers to the name of its heroine, a resourceful
orphan
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In common usage, only a child who has lost both parents due to death is called an orphan. When referring to animals, only the mother's condition is usuall ...
who falls in love with a doctor who works at her school. In 1941 the film was remade in Italy as ''
Teresa Venerdì
''Teresa Venerdì'' is a 1941 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Vittorio De Sica.
Cast
*Vittorio De Sica ... Il dottore Pietro Vignali
* Adriana Benetti ... Teresa Venerdì
* Irasema Dilián ... Lilli Passalacqua
* Gugli ...
''.
[Reich & Garofalo p.155]
Cast
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Ida Turay
Ida Turay (Born Ida Turmayer; 28 September 1907 – 2 June 1997) was a Hungarian film actress. She was the sister of the actress and singer Clara Tabody.
Selected filmography
* '' Prisoner Number Seven'' (1929)
* '' The New Relative'' (1934)
...
as
*
Mici Erdélyi
Mici Erdélyi (Born Mária Ernesztina Erdélyi; 11 September 1910 – July 1994) was a Hungarian actress.
She was born in Teschen, Austria-Hungary (today split between Cieszyn, Poland and Český Těšín, Czech Republic) and died in Santa Mo ...
as
*
Antal Páger as Dr.
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Gábor Rajnay
Gábor Rajnay (born Gábor Rezső Árpád György Uros Imre Joanovics; 11 May 1895 – 10 July 1961) was a Hungarian film actor.
Selected filmography
* '' The Officer's Swordknot'' (1915)
* ''Faun'' (1918)
* '' Number 111'' (1919)
* '' Yamata' ...
as
*
Mariska Vízváry
Mariska Vízváry (1877–1954) was a Hungarian stage and film actress. Kelecsényi p.346
& 352 She was a member of the Hungarian National Theatre. She appeared in around forty films during the sound era, working as a character actress in s ...
as
*
Mária Egry
Mária Egry (1914–1993) was a Hungarian stage and film actress. Laura p.65 She was born in Transylvania, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which shortly afterwards was made part of Romania. She was married to the film director Emil ...
as
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Vilma Medgyaszay as
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Gyula Gózon
Gyula Gózon (19 April 1885 – 8 October 1972) was a Hungarian actor and comedian.
Life
Gyula Gózon was born on 19 April 1885, in Érsekújvár, but grew up in Esztergom. With the mentoring of his brother, he could fulfill his dream of le ...
as
*
József Juhász as
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Attila Petheö as
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Zsuzsa Simon as
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Erzsi Orsolya as
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Irén Sitkey as
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Sándor Peti
Sándor is a Hungarian given name and surname. It is the Hungarian form of Alexander.
It may refer to:
People Given name
* Sándor Apponyi (1844–1925) was a Hungarian diplomat, bibliophile, bibliographer and great book collector
* Sándor B ...
as
*
Hilda Gobbi
Hilda Emília Gizella Gobbi (6 June 1913 – 13 July 1988) was an award-winning Hungarian actress, known for her portrayals of elderly women. One of her most beloved performances was as Aunt Szabo in the radio soap opera ''The Szabo Family''. ...
as
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Adrien Hollán
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Rózsi Tátrai
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Sári Sugár
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Kató Szabó
*
Ilona Kiszely
*
Éva Libertiny
*
Valéria Hidvéghy
*
Gyöngyi Váry
Gyöngyi, Gyöngyvér, or Gyöngyvirág are Hungarian feminine given names.
They come from the Hungarian word, ''gyöngy,'' which means pearl. Gyöngyvirág means "lily of the valley" and Gyöngyvér was created from "gyöngy" and "testvér" (me ...
*
Irma Lányi
Irma may refer to:
People
* Irma (name), a female given name
* Irma (singer), full name Irma Pany, a Cameroonian female singer-songwriter
Places
* Irma, Alberta, Canada, a village
* Irma, Lombardy, Italy, a ''comune''
* Irma, Wisconsin, USA ...
*
Ferenc Pethes as
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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 kin ...
*
Lajos Sugár as
*
Ferenc Galetta
Ferenc () is a given name of Hungarian origin. It is a cognate of Francis, Francisco, Francesco, François, Frank and Franz. People with the name include:
* Ferenc Batthyány, Hungarian magnate and general
* Ferenc Berényi, Hungarian artist
* ...
References
Bibliography
* Reich, Jacqueline & Garofalo, Piero. ''Re-viewing Fascism: Italian Cinema, 1922-1943''. Indiana University Press, 2002.
External links
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1938 films
Hungarian comedy films
1938 comedy films
1930s Hungarian-language films
Films directed by Ladislao Vajda
Hungarian black-and-white films
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