''Gala Suit'' (Hungarian: ''Díszmagyar'') is a 1949 Hungarian

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directed by

Viktor Gertler Viktor Gertler (24 August 1901 – 5 July 1969) was a Hungarian film editor and director active between the 1930s and 1960s.Burns p.15 Selected filmography Editor * '' The Three from the Filling Station'' (1930) * ''The Man in Search of His Murde ...

and starring

Gyula Benkö 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 ...

, Zsuzsa Bánki and

Iván Darvas Iván Darvas (born ''Szilárd Darvas''; 14 June 1925 in Behynce ( hu, Beje, german: Behintz; now part of Tornaľa, Revúca District, Banská Bystrica Region) – 3 June 2007 in Budapest, Hungary) was a Hungarian actor. Early life Born as ...

.https://port.hu/adatlap/film/tv/diszmagyar-diszmagyar/movie-14002 It was shot at the

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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József Pán József Pán (1901–1956) was a Hungarian art director. Laura p.76 While he also briefly worked in Austria and Germany, most of his career was spent working in the Hungarian film industry designing film sets. He was active during the Horthy era ...

Synopsis

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Lajos discovers that his friends have pawned his only suit, which contains his friend Kitty's

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in the pocket. To go and fetch it back he puts on an old costume belonging to his

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's brother. Out on the streets in this strange attire, he enjoys a series of adventures on the day of a visit by the King of Italy to the Hungarian capital.

Cast

as Rédey Lajos * Zsuzsa Bánki as Gohrmann Kitty *

as Dodo *

Mária Kovács Mária is a Hungarian and Slovak form of Maria (given name) or Mary (given name). * The name is found in the Mária Valéria Bridge between Hungary and Slovakia on the middle of the bridge named after Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria and may ...

as Kállai Ilonka *

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 ...

as Gohrmann tábornok *

Mária Lázár Mária Lázár (18 April 1895 – 1 October 1983) was a Hungarian film actress. She was born Mária Czartoriszky in Herkulesfürdõ, Austria-Hungary, and died in Budapest, Hungary. She was married three times: Ihász Lajos színész (1916� ...

as Gohrmanné *

György Dénes György Dénes (2 July 1898 – 14 April 1962) was a Hungarian stage and film actor.Gagelmann p.73 He appeared in more than forty films during his career. Selected filmography * '' Everything for the Woman'' (1934) * '' St. Peter's Umbrella'' (19 ...

as Würstler * László Földényi as Kovács *

József Mátray József () is a Hungarian masculine given name. It is the Hungarian name equivalent to Joseph. Notable people bearing this name include: * József Braun (also known as József Barna; 1901–1943), Hungarian Olympic footballer * József Cse ...

as báró Kékesy *

Sándor Peti Sándor is a Hungarian given name and surname. It is the Hungarian form of Alexander. It may refer to: People Given name * Sándor Apponyi (1844–1925) was a Hungarian diplomat, bibliophile, bibliographer and great book collector * Sándor B ...

as III. Viktor Emmanuel *

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 Salgó Izsó

References

Bibliography

* Balski, Grzegorz . ''Directory of Eastern European Film-makers and Films 1945-1991''. Flicks Books, 1992. * Nemeskürty, István. ''A Short History of the Hungarian Cinema''. Corvina, 1980.

External links

* 1949 films Hungarian comedy films 1940s Hungarian-language films 1949 comedy films Hungarian black-and-white films Films directed by Viktor Gertler Films shot at Hunnia Studios Films set in Budapest {{Hungary-film-stub