''There Are Exceptions'' (Hungarian: ''Tisztelet a kivételnek'') is a 1937 Hungarian

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directed by

Ákos Ráthonyi Ákos Ráthonyi (26 March 1908 – 6 January 1969) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. He directed 42 films between 1936 and 1968. He was born in Budapest, Hungary and died in Munich, West Germany. Selected filmography * ''Saraj ...

and starring

Imre Ráday Imre Ráday (4 September 1905 – 12 March 1983) was a Hungarian film actor. Ráday was born in Budapest, then part of Austria-Hungary and died in Budapest, Hungary in 1983. Selected filmography * '' The Trial of Donald Westhof'' (1927) * '' Th ...

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and

Kálmán Rózsahegyi Kálmán Rózsahegyi (6 October 1873, in Pest – 27 August 1961) was a Jewish Hungarian actor and teacher. He descended from a family of theatre actors; his father, Ödön Rózsahegyi performed in the countryside. Kálmán Rózsahegyi also be ...

. Juhász p.74 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the art director István Szirontai Lhotka. It was based on a 1933 stage play of the same title by Elemér Boross.

Synopsis

Endre, a wealthy young

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, is a practiced

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of women. When he takes the attractive Vera for a weekend at his riverside property, he is shocked when she resists his advances after discovering he is only after a good time. He is deeply concerned that she has drowned following a

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accident, and is relieved when she is found safe. She now wants nothing to do with him, but his uncle believes that the couple are suited to each other and sets out to bring them together.

Cast

as Julián Endre *

as Kántor Vera *

as Kántor János *

Márton Rátkai Márton Rátkai (born Mór Márton Fischer; 18 November 1881 – 18 September 1951) was a Hungarian actor and comedian. In 1917 he starred with in the comedy '' Harrison and Barrison'', one of the most popular and best-known Hungarian films of ...

as Reményi bácsi *

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 Kántor Jánosné *

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as Baba * József Juhász as Csokor úr *

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 ...

as Tibor *

Ági Donáth Agí Donáth (25 March 1918 – 16 February 2008) was a Hungarian-born American child actress, who appeared in a dozen or so films during the 1930s, most notably, ''Sister Maria''. She was born on 25 March 1918 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary. On 2 ...

as Vera iskolatársa *

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as Lici * Éva Bíró as Mici, gépírókisasszony a játékgyárban *

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as Játékgyári gyakornok *

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as õrmester *

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as Fõpincér * József Lengyel as Pincér *

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as Vendég az étteremben *

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as Julián exbarátnõje *

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as Vendég az étteremben *

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as Ablakmosó *

Erzsi Pártos Erzsi Pártos (born Erzsébet Pollák; 2 April 1907 – 18 April 2000) was a Hungarian actress. She appeared in more than eighty films from 1932 to 1993. Selected filmography References External links * 1907 births 2000 deaths Hung ...

as Vera iskolatársa *

Marcsa Simon Marcsa Simon (born Mária Cecília Simon 21 November 1882 – 8 January 1954) was a Hungarian actress. She was born in Tápiószele and died in Budapest. Selected filmography * '' Miska the Magnate'' (1916) * '' St. Peter's Umbrella'' (1917) * ...

as Trenka *

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as Júlián titkárnõje *

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as Pincér *

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 ...

as Vera iskolatársa

References

Bibliography

* 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

* 1937 films Hungarian drama films 1930s Hungarian-language films 1937 drama films Hungarian black-and-white films Films directed by Ákos Ráthonyi Films shot at Hunnia Studios Hungarian films based on plays {{Hungary-film-stub