''Kádár Versus Kerekes'' (Hungarian: ''Kádár kontra Kerekes'') is a 1942 Hungarian comedy film directed by Ákos Ráthonyi and starring

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, László Szilassy and Gerö Mály. https://www.mafab.hu/movies/kadar-kontra-kerekes-264835.html#google_vignette It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the

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Synopsis

Péter Kerekes inherits an impoverished country estate which he tries to keep hold of with the assistance of the loyal family

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Gábor. One day Péter meets the attractive Erzsi Kádár and falls in love with her, not realising that she is a

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working to seize the estate to cover his debts.

Cast

as Kádár Erzsi ügyvéd * László Szilassy as Kerekes Péter * Gerö Mály as Kontra Gábor * Piroska Vaszary as Vidáné * Lajos Köpeczi Boócz as Nagy Géza, ügyvéd * Zoltán Makláry as Ferenc Géza, ideggyógyász *

Sándor Pethes Sándor Pethes (28 May 1899 – 29 June 1981) was a Hungarian actor. Selected filmography * '' Rongyosok'' (1925) * '' Átok vára'' (1927) * '' Csak egy kislány van a világon'' (1930) * '' A kék bálvány'' (1931) * '' Spring Shower'' (193 ...

as Boldizsár János, ideggyógyász *

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 '' g ...

as Olajcég elnöke *

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as Perczel István, acélipari cég igazgatója * Nándor Bihary as Kádár Marci * Lajos Ujváry as Zálogházi becsüs * Géza Berczy as Simonyi János * László Acsay as Pincér * Rezsõ Acsay as Bárpincér * Anni Eisen as Divatszalonosnõ * István Falussy as Iparmágnás * Ilona Kökény as úrvezetõ felesége *

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as úrvezetõ * Tihamér Lázár as Pincér *

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as vendég az Ötórai Tea bárban, Kerkes táncpatnere * Ferenc Pataki as Pincér * Dezsõ Pártos as Klubtag * Ferenc Szabó as Pincér *

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as Képárus * Pál Vessely as Szabó *

Gusztáv Vándory Gusztáv Vándory (6 December 1882 – 16 November 1964) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. He was born and died in Budapest. Selected filmography * ''Lili'' (1918) * '' Yamata'' (1919) * '' Neither at Home or Abroad'' (1919) * '' Veszélyben ...

as Rendõrtanácsos

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

* 1942 films Hungarian drama films 1940s Hungarian-language films 1942 drama films Hungarian black-and-white films Films shot at Hunnia Studios Films directed by Ákos Ráthonyi {{Hungary-film-stub