''Try and Win'' (Hungarian: ''Civil a pályán'') is a 1952 Hungarian

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directed by

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

and starring Imre Soós,

János Görbe János Görbe born as Görbe János (November 12, 1912, Jászárokszállás - September 5, 1968, Budapest) was a prominent Hungarian actor of film and theater. He was the father of actress Nóra Görbe, star of the popular 80's TV series, "Lind ...

and Violetta Ferrari. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in

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and on location around Lake Balaton. The film's sets were designed by the

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József Pán. It was one of the most popular Hungarian films of the era, attracting just under four and a half million spectators at the box office.Ostrowska, Pitassio & Varga p.98

Cast

* Imre Soós as Rácz Pista *

as Dunai százados * Violetta Ferrari as Teleki Marika * Ferenc Szusza as Teleki jóska *

Kálmán Latabár Kálmán Latabár (1902–1970) was a Hungarian comedian and film actor, perhaps the country's most popular comic in the post-war years. "Latyi" reached his peak popularity during the war years and in the early days of Hungarian television, d ...

as Karikás *

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 Lajos bácsi * Sándor Peti as Inke bácsi *

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as Csótány * Lajos Rajczy as Mészáros *

János Zách János Zách (1909–1979) was a Hungarian stage, film and television actor and theatre director. Gergely & Hayward p.351 Selected filmography * '' Tüz'' (1948) * ''Hot Fields'' (1949) * ''The Marriage of Katalin Kis'' (1950) * '' Full Steam Ah ...

as Bakos,Ü.B.titkár *

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''. A ...

as Rácz néni *

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as Edzõ *

Ilona Dajbukát Ilona Dajbukát (1892–1976) was a Hungarian actress of Armenian ancestry. Selected filmography * '' Kiss Me, Darling'' (1932) * ''Spring Shower'' (1932) * '' Address Unknown'' (1935) * ''The Students of Igloi'' (1935) * '' Kind Stepmother'' ( ...

as Erzsi néni * János Gálcsiki as Varga Pali *

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as Lakatos *

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as Szakállas * Gyula Tapolczay as Gecsõ, sportfelelõs * György Solthy as Bogdán *

Sándor Pethes Sándor Pethes (28 May 1899 – 29 June 1981) was a Hungarian actor. Selected filmography * '' Rongyosok'' (1925) * '' Átok vára'' (1927) * '' Csak egy kislány van a világon'' (1930) * '' A kék bálvány'' (1931) * '' Spring Shower'' (193 ...

as Kubanek * Béla Károlyi as policeman

References

Bibliography

* Balski, Grzegorz . ''Directory of Eastern European Film-makers and Films 1945-1991''. Flicks Books, 1992. * Cunningham, John. ''Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex''. Wallflower Press, 2004. * Ostrowska, Dorota, Pitassio, Francesco & Varga, Zsuzsanna. ''Popular Cinemas in East Central Europe: Film Cultures and Histories''. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017

External links

* 1952 films 1950s Hungarian-language films 1952 comedy films 1950s sports comedy films Hungarian sports comedy films Hungarian association football films Hungarian black-and-white films Films shot at Hunnia Studios Films directed by Márton Keleti Films scored by Szabolcs Fényes {{Hungary-film-stub