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Vali Rácz
Vali Rácz (born Valéria Rácz; 25 December 191112 February 1997) was a successful Hungarian singer and film actress, the darling of the Hungarian public. She finished the Franz Liszt Music Academy in Budapest 1932. Between 1933 and 1934, she played at City Theatre and then at Hungarian Theatre. In 1936, she sang at 'Terézkörúti Színpad' and at City Theatre for three years. After 1945 she was a member of Royal Revue-theatre, Medgyaszay Theatre, then Kamara Varieté. She acted in twenty films, but was primarily a chanteuse, giving solo concerts at the Music Academy and Vigadó concert hall, as well as appearing regularly at the Hangli Kioszk nightclub. She left Hungary with her husband Peter Halász and children, Mónika and Valér, in the wake of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. She lived in New York City, later in London, and in 1975 settled in Munich, Germany. On 25 May 1992, she was honoured as a Righteous Gentile by Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, for having saved Jewish lives d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gölle
Gölle is a village in Somogy County, Somogy county, Hungary. Notable people *István Fekete (1900–1970), Hungarian people, Hungarian novelist of juvenile literature External links Street map (Hungarian)Official website of Gölle References Populated places in Somogy County {{Somogy-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Free Europe
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is a United States government funded organization that broadcasts and reports news, information, and analysis to countries in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Caucasus, and the Middle East where it says that "the free flow of information is either banned by government authorities or not fully developed". RFE/RL is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation supervised by the U.S. Agency for Global Media, an independent government agency overseeing all U.S. federal government international broadcasting services. Daisy Sindelar is the vice president and editor-in-chief of RFE. RFE/RL broadcasts in 27 languages to 23 countries. The organization has been headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic, since 1995, and has 21 local bureaus with over 500 core staff and 1,300 stringers and freelancers in countries throughout their broadcast region. In addition, it has 700 employees at its headquarters and corporate office in Washington, D.C. Radio Free Eur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magdolna (film)
''Magdolna'' is a 1942 Hungarian romantic drama film directed by Kálmán Nádasdy and starring Mária Lázár, Ida Turay and Iván Petrovich.Rîpeanu p.96 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director Klára B. Kokas. It was based on a novel of the same title by Zsolt Harsányi. Cast * Mária Lázár as Magdolna * Árpád Lehotay as Zoltán * Artúr Somlay as Szilágyi, Ákos * Ida Turay as Klári * Iván Petrovich as Detky, Pál * Gyula Kamarás as Péter Tímár * Piroska Vaszary as Helén * Gyula Benkö as Tamás * Margit Árpád as Judit * Vali Rácz as Jolanta * Nusi Somogyi as Fodrásznõ * János Sárdy as Énekes * Tivadar Bilicsi as Pali bácsi * Sándor Hidassy as A rendõr * Lajos Bakay as Vendégúr * Lajos Kelemen as Vendégúr * Gusztáv Harasztos as Vendégúr * Ferenc Szabó as Inas * Tivadar Horváth as Fodrász * Tibor Puskás Tibor is a masculine given name found throughout Europe. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Bells (film)
''Three Bells'' (Hungarian: ''Három csengö'') is a 1941 Hungarian comedy drama film directed by Imre Apáthi and Félix Podmaniczky and starring Pál Jávor, Klári Tolnay and Ida Turay. Vilmos p.206 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director István Básthy. Synopsis At an upmarket hotel in Budapest, one of the new guests Kowalsky is secretly a jewel thief who wants to start a new life with the proceeds of his latest robbery. He secures the attention of the maid Anna who is attracted by his luxurious lifestyle, despite being engaged to the hotel waiter Miklós. Cast * Pál Jávor as Miklós * Klári Tolnay as Anna * Gerö Mály as Zsiga * Ida Turay as Böske * Zoltán Makláry as Kowalsky * Imre Apáthi as Liftesfiú * Vali Rácz as Énekesnö * György Nagyajtay as Szobafõnök * Ibolya Bilinszky as Nászutas * Gyula Benkö as Nászutas * Elemér Baló as Kálmán, elbocsá ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let's Love Each Other
''Let's Love Each Other'' (Hungarian: ''Szeressük egymást'') is a 1941 Hungarian drama film directed by Arzén von Cserépy and starring Elma Bulla, Gyula Csortos and Mici Erdélyi. Veress p.28 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director István Básthy. Synopsis A factory owner discovers he is seriously ill, and summons his son Peter from a study trip abroad to help him run the business. Peter soon is called to make a ruling involving a dispute between a foreman and an attractive worker Vera. He initially decides against her, but soon begins to change his mind as he gets to know her better. Cast * Elma Bulla as Benda Vera * Gyula Csortos as Szitár Kálmán gyártulajdonos * Zoltán Greguss as Szitár Péter / Galáti Péter * Mici Erdélyi as Kálmán szeretõje * Valéria Hidvéghy as Judit, titkárnõ * Vali Rácz as Vera barátnõje * Marcsa Simon as Vera anyja * Lajos Köpeczi Boócz as sánta Broda * Jenö Dan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On The Way Home (film)
''On the Way Home'' (Hungarian: ''Hazafelé'') is a 1940 Hungarian drama film directed by Arzén von Cserépy and starring Sári Fedák, Gyula Csortos and Ági Mészáros. https://port.hu/adatlap/film/tv/hazafele-hazafele/movie-71445 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director Imre Sörés. Synopsis Lidi has been living in America for thirty years, supporting the education of her son János although she has been financially struggling. When she encounters him one day he doesn't even recognise her, to her disappointment. Discovering his mistake he follows her to Hungary, abandoning a potential wedding with a wealthy American woman, and meets Klári an attractive postal worker. Cast * Sári Fedák as Lidi * Gyula Csortos as Lõrinc, Lidi apja * Ági Mészáros as Klári, postáskisasszony * Lajos Hajmássy as János, Lidi fia * Piroska Vaszary as Ila, Klári nõvére * Tivadar Bilicsi as Szakáll Menyhért, molnár * Val ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wedding In Toprin
''Wedding in Toprin'' (Hungarian: ''Toprini nász'') is a 1939 Hungarian spy adventure film directed by André de Toth and starring Klári Tolnay, Pál Jávor and Ferenc Kiss. The film's sets were designed by the art director Márton Vincze. It was released in the United States where it enjoyed success with Hungarian emigrants and covered its production costs twice over.Cunningham, p. 45 Cast * Klári Tolnay as A gróf felesége * Pál Jávor as Mányay Imre fõhadnagy * Ferenc Kiss as Toprin grófja * Imre Apáthi as Erdélyi Gábor hadnagy * József Bihari as Ispán * Ferenc Hoykó as Patikus * Panni Kéry as Ulka * Lajos Kelemen as Csendõr * Mária Keresztessy as A grófné anyja * Margit Ladomerszky as Az ezredes felesége * Zoltán Makláry as Lubolin * Zsóka Ölvedy as Corinna,az ezredes lánya * Attila Petheö as Ezredes * Ferenc Pethes as Szasa * Vali Rácz as Lola * Nusi Somogyi as Natasar * Péter Szõts D. as Orosz rendõrfõnök * Gyula Zordon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Girls On The Street
''Two Girls on the Street'' ( Hungarian: ''Két lány az utcán'') is a 1939 Hungarian film directed by André de Toth, one of his first features, based on a play by Tamás Emöd and Rezsö Török. Plot Two young women, a musician and a bricklayer, navigate their careers, friendships, and love lives in Budapest after running away from their home village. Cast Restoration ''Two Girls on the Street'' was selected for preservation by the World Cinema Project; the print was restored by Cinémathèque de Bologne and Immagine Ritrovata. The restoration premiered at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. In 2022, this restoration was released as part of ''Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project Vol. 4'' alongside the 1948 Uday Shankar film '' Kalpana'' as spine 1147 in The Criterion Collection The Criterion Collection, Inc. (or simply Criterion) is an American home-video distribution company that focuses on licensing, restoring and distributing "important classic and contemporary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Five-Forty
''The Five-Forty'' (Hungarian: ''Öt óra 40'') is a 1939 Hungarian mystery thriller film directed by Andre de Toth and starring Maria von Tasnady, Margit Makay and Ferenc Kiss. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director Márton Vincze. It premiered at the Venice Film Festival.Petrucci p.686 Synopsis In Paris a judge Henry Tessier is investigating an appeal for divorce from Marion, whose fortune hunter husband Robert is estranged from her. When Robert is then suspected of murdering opera singer Eleonora Taccani, Marion comes to his defence, leading Henry to question her motives. Cast * Maria von Tasnady as Marion * Margit Makay as Eleonora Taccani * Ferenc Kiss as Henry Tessier * Tivadar Uray as Robert Petrovich * Zoltán Greguss as Louis Melotti * Miklós Hajmássy as Lapin,detektív * Lajos Köpeczi Boócz as Maréchal,orvos * Piri Peéry as Mrs.Morris * Sándor Pethes as Ügyvéd * Vali Rácz as Énekesnõ * P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Witch Of Leányvár
''The Witch of Leányvár'' (Hungarian: ''A leányvári boszorkány'') is a 1938 Hungarian comedy film directed by Viktor Gertler and starring Éva Szörényi, Gyula Csortos and Piri Vaszary. Balski p.93 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director József Pán. Synopsis In rural Hungary the two daughters of a pawnbroker, with an inflated sense of their social position, refuse a number of invitations to dances from male students at the nearby forestry school. Cast * Éva Szörényi as Helén, Mélius lánya * Imre Hámory as Cserõczy Béla,diák * Blanka Szombathelyi as Málika, Mélius lánya * Gyula Csortos as Nemes Mélius Mátyás,zálogháztulajdonos * Imre Apáthi as Cserõczy barátja * Piroska Vaszary as Szobaasszony * Márton Rátkai as Dr,Kovács Gyula * Tivadar Bilicsi as Helén kérõje * József Bihari as Palkó * Ilona Dajbukát as Szakácsnõ * Anni Eisen as Vendég a jelmezbálon * György Hajna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cobweb (1936 Film)
''Cobweb'' (Hungarian: ''Pókháló'') is a 1936 Hungarian comedy film directed by Mária Balázs and starring Ella Gombaszögi, Mici Erdélyi and Imre Ráday.Rîpeanu p.134 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director István Szirontai Lhotka. Cast * Ella Gombaszögi as Marischel Lujza * Mici Erdélyi as Simon Manci növendék * Romola Németh as Irén, Ulrich lánya * Imre Ráday as Fonyódi Miklós színész * Béla Lévay as Bérczy egyetemi tanár * Ilona Eszterházy as Klári, Bérczy lánya * Attila Petheö as Dr. Ulrich Károly * Zoltán Szakáts as Sándor, Irén tanára * Sándor Pethes as Fõigazgató * Irén Sitkey as Igazgatónõ * Bobby Gray (actor), Bobby Gray as Stage-manager * Vali Rácz as énekesnõ * Marcsa Simon as Nõegyleti titkár * István Dózsa as János irodaszolga * Anna Füzess as Ulrich neje * Józsa Verböczy as Tyukodi Panci, görl-jelölt * Bódogné Halmy as Nõegyleti fõtitkárnõ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The History Press
The History Press is a British publishing company specialising in the publication of titles devoted to local and specialist history. It claims to be the United Kingdom's largest independent publisher in this field, publishing approximately 300 books per year and with a backlist of over 12,000 titles. Created in December 2007, The History Press integrated core elements of the NPI Media Group within it, including all existing published titles, plus all the future contracts and publishing rights contained in them. At the time of founding, the imprints included Phillimore, Pitkin Publishing, Spellmount, Stadia, Sutton Publishing, Tempus Publishing and Nonsuch. History The roots of The History Press's publishing heritage can be traced back to 1897 when William Phillimore founded a publishing business which still carries his name, however the company itself evolved from the amalgamation of multiple smaller publishing houses in 2007 that formed part of the NPI Media Group. The large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
