''Lady-Killer in Trouble'' (Hungarian: ''Özvegy menyasszonyok'') is a 1964 Hungarian

comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...

crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...

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 Sándor Pécsi, Dezsö Garas and

Mária Mezei Mária Mezei (16 October 1909 – 20 April 1983) was a Hungarian film actress. She appeared in more than 30 films between 1936 and 1970. Selected filmography * '' Tales of Budapest'' (1937) * '' One Night in Transylvania'' (1941) * '' Jan ...

.Rîpeanu p.35 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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László Duba.

Synopsis

A police

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investigating the case of a

taxi driver ''Taxi Driver'' is a 1976 American film directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Paul Schrader, and starring Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Harvey Keitel, Peter Boyle, Leonard Harris, and Albert Brooks. Set in a decaying and ...

who has disappeared finds no less than six different women claiming to be the vanished man's fiancee.

Cast

* Sándor Pécsi as Kovács Péter rendörörnagy * Dezsö Garas as Kormos József * János Rajz as Kalocsai Pál *

as Mariann * Erzsi Máthé as Zsuzsa * Zsuzsa Gordon as Klári * László Bánhidi as Gál * Éva Vadnai as Tolmács * Vera Szemere as Kovács Péterné * Irén Sütö as Gajdán Éva * Ilus Vay as Jusztínia *

Edit Soós Edit Soós (7 August 1934 – 13 July 2008) was a Hungarian film and television actress. She appeared in 60 films between 1956 and 2006. Selected filmography * '' A Very Moral Night'' (1977) * '' Cserepek'' (1980) * ''Temporary Paradise ...

as Ica * Itala Békés as Krisztina *

Sándor Szakács 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 Hadai * Erzsi Pásztor as Etelka * Juci Komlós as Gajdán Éva főnöke * Mária Keresztessy as Gálné *

Ilona Dajbukát Ilona Dajbukát (1892–1976) was a Hungarian actress of Armenian ancestry. Selected filmography * '' Kiss Me, Darling'' (1932) * ''Spring Shower'' (1932) * '' Address Unknown'' (1935) * ''The Students of Igloi'' (1935) * '' Kind Stepmother'' ( ...

* Kati Böröndi * Zsuzsa Balogh * Erzsi Galambos * Endre Csonka * László Egri * László Forgács * Pál Keresztes * József Konrád * Géza Márky * István Prókai * Péter Pusztai * Ildikó Sólyom

References

Bibliography

* Balski, Grzegorz. ''Directory of Eastern European Film-makers and Films 1945-1991''. Flicks Books, 1992. * Liehm, Mira & Liehm, Antonín J. ''The Most Important Art: Soviet and Eastern European Film After 1945''. University of California Press, 1980. * Rîpeanu, Bujor. (ed.) ''International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Hungary (from the beginnings to 1988)''. Saur, 1981.

External links

* 1964 films 1960s Hungarian-language films 1964 comedy films Hungarian comedy films Hungarian black-and-white films Films shot at Hunnia Studios Films directed by Viktor Gertler Films scored by Szabolcs Fényes {{Hungary-film-stub hu:Özvegy menyasszonyok