''Half a Boy'' (Hungarian: ''Egy fiúnak a fele'') is a 1944 Hungarian

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by Dezsõ Ákos Hamza and starring Lajos Rajczy,

Margit Ladomerszky Margit Ladomerszky (17 December 1904 – 10 October 1979) was a Hungary, Hungarian actress. Selected filmography * ''Spring Shower'' (1932) * ''Romance of Ida'' (1934) * ''Istvan Bors'' (1939) * ''Gül Baba (1940 film), Gül Baba'' (1940) * '' ...

and Gyula Benkö. Veress p.37 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

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Imre Sörés.

Cast

* Lajos Rajczy as Gáthy *

as Gáthyné * Gyula Benkö as Gáthy István *

György Gozmány 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 Lászl ...

as Gáthy János *

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 Vida * Éva Kelemen as Vida Annus * Katalin Ilosvay as Lujza * Klára Pápai as Lujza anyja * Rezsö Harsányi as Dr. Gergely * István Szegedi Szabó as A barát * Sándor Hidassy as Marci * Zsóka Ölvedy as Julis * Lajos Bazsay as Vidáék inasa * Lucy Cziráky as Tanárnö a leánynevelö intézetben * Jenö Danis as tiszttartó Lujzáék birtokán * István Falussy as Dékán

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. * Veress, József. ''A Magyar film története''. Anno Kiadó, 2006

External links

* 1944 films Hungarian comedy films 1940s Hungarian-language films 1944 comedy films Films directed by Dezsõ Ákos Hamza Hungarian black-and-white films Films shot at Hunnia Studios {{Hungary-film-stub