István Somló (1902–1971) was a Hungarian

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and

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. Székely & Gajdó p.443 In 1947 he was appointed as a co-manager of the

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along with

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. Of

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, he was unable to work during the

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due to the

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Selected filmography

* ''

Villa for Sale ''Villa for Sale'' (Hungarian: ''Ez a villa eladó'') is a 1935 Hungarian comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Ernő Verebes, Ida Turay and Gyula Kabos. After he goes away on holiday, a wealthy man's servant accidentally puts hi ...

'' (1935) * ''

Lady Seeks a Room Lady Seeks a Room ( hu, Úrilány szobát keres) is a 1937 Hungarian comedy film directed by Béla Balogh. Cast * Irène Zilahy - Dr. Klári Székely * - Dr. Sándor Lukács * Gizi Lengyel - Jolán * Ilona Kökény - Ilka * Gyula Kabos - Ödön ...

'' (1937) * '' Honesty and Glory'' (1951) * ''

Underground Colony ''Underground Colony'' (Hungarian: ''Gyarmat a föld alatt'') is a 1951 Hungarian drama film directed by Károly Makk and Mihály Szemes and starring József Bihari, Erzsi Orsolya and Ferenc Ladányi.Wakeman p.318 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios ...

'' (1951) * ''

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'' (1952) * ''

Under the City ''Under the City'' (Hungarian: ''A város alatt'') is a 1953 Hungarian film directed by János Herskó.Bognár & Szentpaly p.85 Cast * János Bagyinszky as Biczó * Ferenc Bessenyei as Géza * József Bihari as Holló * Elma Bulla as V ...

'' (1953) * ''

A Strange Mask of Identity ''A Strange Mask of Identity'' (Hungarian: ''Különös ismertetőjel'') is a 1955 Hungarian drama film directed by Zoltán Várkonyi and starring Ferenc Bessenyei, Erzsi Somogyi and Imre Sinkovits.Cunningham p.83 The plot of the movie is set in t ...

'' (1955) * ''

Springtime in Budapest ''Springtime in Budapest'' (Hungarian: ''Budapesti tavasz'') is a 1955 Hungarian war drama film directed by Félix Máriássy and starring Tibor Molnár, Miklós Gábor and Zsuzsa Gordon.Liehm & Liehm p.164 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Bud ...

'' (1955) * ''

The Bridge of Life ''The Bridge of Life'' (Hungarian: ''Az élet hídja'') is a 1956 Hungarian drama film directed by Márton Keleti and starring János Görbe, Ági Mészáros and Zoltán Makláry. Homoródy p.202 It was adapted by Gyula Háy from his own play of t ...

'' (1956) * ''

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'' (1957) * ''

Tale on the Twelve Points ''Tale on the Twelve Points'' (Hungarian: ''Mese a 12 találatról'') is a 1957 Hungarian sports comedy film directed by Károly Makk and starring Klári Tolnay, Ferenc Zenthe and István Somló. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The ...

'' (1957) * ''

By Order of the Emperor ''By Order of the Emperor'' (Hungarian: ''A császár parancsára'') is a 1957 Hungarian historical drama film directed by Ferenc Bessenyei, Éva Ruttkai and Sándor Deák. Homoródy p.201 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest and on loca ...

'' (1957) * '' Pillar of Salt'' (1958)

References

Bibliography

* Fekete, Márton. ''Prominent Hungarians: Home and Abroad''. Szepsi Csombor Literary Circle, 1979. * Székely, György & Gajdó, Tamás. ''Magyar színháztörténet: 1920-1949''. Akadémiai Kiadó, 1990.

External links

* 1902 births 1971 deaths People from Szolnok Hungarian male film actors Hungarian male stage actors Hungarian Jews {{Hungary-bio-stub hu:Somló István (színművész, 1902–1971)