''A Girl Sets Out'' (Hungarian: ''Egy lány elindul'') is a 1937 Hungarian
comedy film directed by
Steve Sekely and starring
Éva Szörényi
Éva Szörényi (Born Elvira Schwáb; May 26, 1917 – December 1, 2009) was a Kossuth Prize-winning actress of the Hungarian National Theatre. Her acting career started in the early 1930s playing leading roles in over 20 motion pictures, a resu ...
,
Antal Páger and
Gyula Csortos. It was shot at the
Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the
art director
Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games.
It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...
Márton Vincze. It was one of a group of films featuring
middle-class
The middle class refers to a class of people in the middle of a social hierarchy, often defined by occupation, income, education, or social status. The term has historically been associated with modernity, capitalism and political debate. Comm ...
women restoring struggling
country estates back to prosperity.
[Frey p.148]
Cast
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Éva Szörényi
Éva Szörényi (Born Elvira Schwáb; May 26, 1917 – December 1, 2009) was a Kossuth Prize-winning actress of the Hungarian National Theatre. Her acting career started in the early 1930s playing leading roles in over 20 motion pictures, a resu ...
as Janka, Garáék lánya
*
Antal Páger as Brigi, Lombék fia
*
Gyula Csortos as Lomb, földbirtokos
*
Lili Berky
Lili Berky (born Amália Terézia Berky) was a Hungarian actress. She was born on 15 March 1886 in Győr, Austria-Hungary, and died on 5 February 1958. She was married to Gyula Gózon.
Selected filmography
* '' The Yellow Foal'' (1913)
* ''Whi ...
as Garáné
*
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 Béla bácsi
*
Gerö Mály as Mihály, inas
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Mária Mezei
Mária Mezei (16 October 1909 – 20 April 1983) was a Hungarian film actress. She appeared in more than 30 films between 1936 and 1970.
Selected filmography
* '' Tales of Budapest'' (1937)
* '' One Night in Transylvania'' (1941)
* '' Jan ...
as Didó
*
Kálmán Rózsahegyi as Gara
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József Timár
József Timár (1902–1960) was a Hungarian stage actor, stage and film actor. Kósa p.305 He was associated with the National Theatre (Budapest), National Theatre in Budapest for many years.
Selected filmography
* ''Cafe Moscow'' (1936)
* ''Sen ...
as Laci, Garáék fia
*
Mariska VÃzváry
Mariska VÃzváry (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 support ...
as Lombné
*
Valéria Hidvéghy as Munkásnõ
*
Gyula Justh
Gyula Justh (13 January 1850 – 9 October 1917) was a Hungarian jurist and politician, who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives between 1905 and 1909.
Biography
He was born in Necpál, Turóc County (today: ''Necpaly, Slovaki ...
as Erdész
*
László Keleti
László () is a Hungarian male given name and surname after the King-Knight Saint Ladislaus I of Hungary (1077–1095). It derives from Ladislav, a variant of Vladislav. Other versions are Lessl or Laszly. The name has a history of being freque ...
as Közjegyzõ
*
Lajos Köpeczi Boócz as Jankáék társbérlõje
*
Erzsi Pártos as Szobalány
*
Éva Szaplonczay as Lombék szobalánya
*
Ernõ Szenes as Zichy
*
Lajos Ujváry as Tomaji Alajos
References
Bibliography
* Frey, David. ''Jews, Nazis and the Cinema of Hungary: The Tragedy of Success, 1929-1944''. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017.
* Kelecsényi, László. ''Vászonszerelem: a magyar hangosfilm krónikája 1931-től napjainkig''. Noran, 2007.
* 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
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1937 films
Hungarian comedy films
1930s Hungarian-language films
1937 comedy films
Hungarian black-and-white films
Films directed by Steve Sekely
Films shot at Hunnia Studios
Films scored by Szabolcs Fényes
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