Bella Bordy (1909–1978) was a Hungarian

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and

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. Fekete p.65 She was a star of the

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and regularly appeared at the

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. From 1938 onwards she appeared in fifteen films, all but one of them during the Horthy era.

Selected filmography

* ''

The Red Wallet ''The Red Wallet'' (Hungarian: ''Piros bugyelláris'') is a 1938 Hungarian drama film directed by Béla Pásztor (director), Béla Pásztor and starring Bella Bordy, Artúr Somlay and Ferenc Kiss (actor), Ferenc Kiss.Nemeskürty p.699 It was shot ...

'' (1938) * ''

Bence Uz ''Bence Uz'' (Hungarian: ''Uz Bence'') is a 1938 Hungarian comedy drama film directed by Jenö Csepreghy and starring Pál Jávor, Bella Bordy and László Szilassy.Judson & Rozenblit p.213 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The ...

'' (1938) * ''

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 bric ...

'' (1939) * ''

Stars of Variety ''Stars of Variety'' (German: ''Menschen vom Varieté'', Hungarian: ''A varieté csillagai'') is a 1939 German-Hungarian drama film directed by Josef von Báky and starring La Jana, Christl Mardayn and Karin Hardt. It was shot at the Hunnia Studio ...

'' (1939) * ''

Cserebere ''Cserebere'' is a 1940 Hungarian comedy film directed by László Cserépy and starring Kálmán Latabár, Bella Bordy and Manyi Kiss. Main cast * Bella Bordy ... Zsolnay Vera * László Szilassy ... Kerekes István * Manyi Kiss ... Panni, ...

'' (1940) * ''

András András () is a Hungarian masculine given name, the Hungarian form of ''Andrew''. Notable people with the name include: * András Ádám-Stolpa (born 1921), Hungarian tennis player * András Adorján (born 1950), Hungarian writer * András Ágos ...

'' (1941) * ''

Loving Hearts ''Loving Hearts'' (Hungarian: ''Szerelmes szívek'') is a 1944 Hungarian romance film consisting of directed by István Balogh, Dezsõ Ákos Hamza, Zoltán Kerényi, Emil Martonffi, Emil M. Szuchy and István Szöts each of whom directed on ...

'' (1944)

References

Bibliography

* Fekete, Márton. ''Prominent Hungarians: Home and Abroad''. Szepsi Csombor Literary Circle, 1979. * Ujfalussy, József. ''Béla Bartók''. Crescendo Publishing Company, 1972.

External links

* 1909 births 1978 deaths Hungarian ballet dancers Hungarian film actresses People from Gyula {{Hungary-bio-stub hu:Bordy Bella