''Singing Makes Life Beautiful'' (Hungarian: ''Dalolva szép az élet'') is a 1950 Hungarian

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directed by

Márton Keleti Márton Keleti (27 April 1905 – 20 June 1973) was a Hungarian screenwriter and film director. He directed 50 films between 1937 and 1973. His 1959 film ''Yesterday (1959 film), Yesterday'' was entered into the 1st Moscow International Fil ...

and starring Imre Soós, Violetta Ferrari and

Ferenc Ladányi Ferenc Ladányi (1909–1965) was a Hungarian stage, television and film actor. He was a winner of the Kossuth Prize.''Kossuth-, Állami és Széchenyi-díjasok 1948-2008. Magyar Közlöny Lap- és Könyvkiadó''. 2008. p.67 Selected filmography ...

.Liehm & Liehm p.152 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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József Pán József Pán (1901–1956) was a Hungarian art director. Laura p.76 While he also briefly worked in Austria and Germany, most of his career was spent working in the Hungarian film industry designing film sets. He was active during the Horthy era ...

Synopsis

In the choral society of a

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, there is a division between those who prefer traditional music and those enthralled by modern music such a swing.

Cast

* Imre Soós as Torma Feri * Violetta Ferrari as Kádas Zsóka *

as Lakatos párttitkár * Samu Balázs as Réz Gyõzõ, karnagy * Kálmán Latabár as Seregély Bálint *

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 lea ...

as öreg Kádas * József Bihari as Berta bácsi * László Kozák as Horváth * Árpád Lehotay as Deák * József Simándi as Varga Pali * László Bánhidi as Kandi * Sándor Tompa as Szarda Pali *

Zoltán Makláry Zoltán Makláry (16 April 1896, Budapest – 12 July 1978, Budapest) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. He was awarded the Kossuth Prize. Selected filmography * '' Stars of Eger'' (1923) * '' The Blue Idol'' (1931) * '' Hyppolit, the Bu ...

as Galamb * Imre Pongrácz as Swing Tóni * János Gálcsiki as Nagy István * Lajos Mányai as Clerk * Géza Szigeti as Boy ironworker * András Tollas as Boy ironworker * Csaba Füzesi as Boy ironworker * Hédi Váradi as A nézõ

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack features songs from the composers' repertoire: Novilov, Ferenc Erkel, Lajos Bárdos, Ferenc Farkas, Ferenc Szabó, Béla Tardos.

References

Bibliography

* Liehm, Mira & Liehm, Antonín J. ''The Most Important Art: Soviet and Eastern European Film After 1945''. University of California Press, 1980.

External links

* 1950 films 1950s Hungarian-language films 1950 comedy films Hungarian comedy films Hungarian black-and-white films Films directed by Márton Keleti 1950 musical films Hungarian musical films Films shot at Hunnia Studios Films scored by Tibor Polgár {{1950s-Hungary-film-stub