''Dream Waltz'' (Hungarian: ''Álomkeringö'') is a 1943 Hungarian

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directed by

Félix Podmaniczky Felix may refer to: * Felix (name), people and fictional characters with the name Places * Arabia Felix is the ancient Latin name of Yemen * Felix, Spain, a municipality of the province Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, ...

and starring

Margit Zsilley Margit is a feminine given name, a version of Margaret. People bearing the name include: * Margit of Hungary (1175–1223), Empress consort of Isaac II Angelos, Byzantine Emperor * Saint Margit of Hungary (1242–1271), Hungarian nun and prince ...

Mici Erdélyi Mici Erdélyi (Born Mária Ernesztina Erdélyi; 11 September 1910 – July 1994) was a Hungarian actress. She was born in Teschen, Austria-Hungary (today split between Cieszyn, Poland and Český Těšín, Czech Republic) and died in Santa Monic ...

and

János Sárdy János or Janos may refer to: * János, male Hungarian given name, a variant of John Places * Janos Municipality, a municipality of Chihuahua ** Janos, Chihuahua, town in Mexico ** Janos Biosphere Reserve, a nature reserve in Chihuahua * Janos ...

.''Hungarian Studies Review, Volumes 19-21''. Hungarian Readers' Service, 1992. p.88 The film's sets were designed by the

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János Pagonyi.

Synopsis

The star performer at the Hungarian National Opera inherits a huge

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, on the condition that he gives up singing.

Cast

as Ágnes,Bruckner lánya *

as Müller menyasszonya *

as Turi Gábor *

Gyula Csortos Gyula József Csortos (3 March 1883 – 1 August 1945) was a Hungarian film and stage actor. He appeared in 80 films between 1912 and 1944. He was born in Munkács and died in Budapest. Selected filmography * '' A Vörös Sámson'' (1917) ...

as Bruckner *

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 Doretti *

Zoltán Makláry Zoltán Makláry (16 April 1896, Budapest – 12 July 1978, Budapest) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. He was awarded the Kossuth Prize. Selected filmography * '' Stars of Eger'' (1923) * ''Hyppolit, the Butler'' (1931) * ''Spring Showe ...

as Sebestyén *

Ernö Mihályi Ernö Mihályi (1905–1949) was a Hungarian stage actor, stage and film actor. Juhász p.111 A character actor known for his comedy roles, he appeared frequently in supporting roles in films of the Horthy era. Selected filmography * ''Tomi (fil ...

as Paul Müller *

György Solthy György Solthy (1904–1961) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. Székely & Gajdó p.561 He played supporting roles in a number of Hungarian films. Selected filmography * ''Mirage by the Lake'' (1940) * ''Dankó Pista'' (1940) * ''Don't Ask ...

as Igazgató *

Árpád Latabár Árpád (; 845 – 907) was the head of the confederation of the Magyar tribes at the turn of the 9th and 10th centuries. He might have been either the sacred ruler or ''kende'' of the Hungarians, or their military leader or '' gy ...

Ügyelõ * Ica Polgár as Felszolgáló * Dóra Fáy Kiss as Szobalány * Livia Kovács as Táncosnõ *

György Gonda György () is a Hungarian version of the name ''George''. Some notable people with this given name: * György Alexits, as a Hungarian mathematician * György Almásy, Hungarian asiologist, traveler, zoologist and ethnographer, father of László ...

as Gazdatiszt *

Gyula Szöreghy Gyula may refer to: * Gyula (title), Hungarian title of the 9th–10th century * Gyula (name), Hungarian male given name, derived from the title ; People * Gyula II, the ''gyula'' who was baptized in Constantinople around 950 * Gyula III, the ''g ...

as Portás * Oszkár Barinkay as Technikus * Lucy Cziráky as Piroska, tehenészlány

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

* 1943 films 1940s Hungarian-language films 1943 comedy films Hungarian comedy films Hungarian black-and-white films Films directed by Félix Podmaniczky {{Hungary-film-stub