István Somló (1902–1971) was a Hungarian stage and

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.Székely & Gajdó p.443 In 1947 he was appointed as a co-manager of the Comedy Theatre of Budapest 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'' (1937) * ''

Honesty and Glory ''Honesty and Glory'' (Hungarian: ''Becsület és dicsöség'') is a 1951 Hungarian musical comedy drama film directed by Viktor Gertler and starring János Görbe, Mária Sulyok and Hilda Gobbi.Liehm & Liehm p.152 It was shot at the Hunnia Studi ...

'' (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'' (1953) * '' A Strange Mask of Identity'' (1955) * '' Springtime in Budapest'' (1955) * '' The Bridge of Life'' (1956) * ''

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'' (1957) * '' Tale on the Twelve Points'' (1957) * '' By Order of the Emperor'' (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.

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