Mariska Vízváry (1877–1954) was a Hungarian

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and

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. Kelecsényi p.346 & 352 She was a member of the

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. She appeared in around forty films during the

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, working as a

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s. Her second husband was the actor György Kürthy.

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1935) * '' Be True Until Death'' (1936) * '' 120 Kilometres an Hour'' (1937) * ''

There Are Exceptions ''There Are Exceptions'' (Hungarian: ''Tisztelet a kivételnek'') is a 1937 Hungarian romantic drama film directed by Ákos Ráthonyi and starring Imre Ráday, Klári Tolnay and Kálmán Rózsahegyi. Juhász p.74 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios ...

'' (1937) * '' A Girl Sets Out'' (1937) * ''

My Daughter Is Different ''My Daughter Is Different'' (Hungarian: ''Az én lányom nem olyan'') is a 1937 Hungarian comedy film directed by Ladislao Vajda and starring Klári Tolnay, Imre Ráday and Ida Turay.''The New York Times Film Reviews, Volume 2''. New York Times ...

'' (1937) * '' Rézi Friday'' (1938) * ''

I Defended a Woman ''I defended a woman'' (Hungarian: ''Megvédtem egy asszonyt'') is a 1938 Hungarian comedy film directed by Ákos Ráthonyi and starring Antal Páger, Mária Lázár and Andor Ajtay. A lawyer acts for a woman in a case, but soon finds himself ...

'' (1938) * ''

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'' (1938) * '' Wild Rose'' (1939) * '' Much Ado About Emmi'' (1940) * '' The Gyurkovics Boys'' (1941) * ''

Prince Bob ''Prince Bob'' (''Bob herceg'') is an operetta in three acts by Jenő Huszka. The libretto was written by Ferenc Martos and Károly Bakonyi. Performance history The operetta premiered on 20 December 1902 at Népszínház in Budapest, Hungary an ...

'' (1941) * ''

Don't Ask Who I Was ''Don't Ask Who I Was'' (Hungarian: ''Ne kérdezd ki voltam'') is a 1941 Hungarian drama film directed by Béla Balogh and starring Katalin Karády, Sándor Szabó and Mariska Vízváry.Juhász p.124 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. ...

'' (1941) * '' Changing the Guard'' (1942) * ''

Male Fidelity ''Male Fidelity'' (Hungarian: ''Férfihüség'') is a 1942 Hungarian drama film directed by József Daróczy and starring Antal Páger, Klári Tolnay and Elma Bulla. Rîpeanu p.36 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets ...

'' (1942) * '' Annamária'' (1943) * '' The White Train'' (1943) * '' Disillusion'' (1943) * ''

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'' (1944) * ''

Treasured Earth ''Treasured Earth'' ( Hungarian: ''Talpalatnyi föld'') is a 1948 Hungarian drama film directed by Frigyes Bán and starring Ági Mészáros, Ádám Szirtes and Tibor Molnár. It is based on a novel by Pál Szabó. It is also known by the alter ...

'' (1948) * ''

The Siege of Beszterce ''The Siege of Beszterce'' (Hunarian: ''Beszterce ostroma'') is a 1948 Hungarian historical drama film directed by Márton Keleti and starring Klári Tolnay, Ida Turay and Andor Ajtay. It was based on the novel of the same title by Kálmán Miksz ...

'' (1948)

References

Bibliography

* Kelecsényi, László. ''Vászonszerelem: a magyar hangosfilm krónikája 1931-től napjainkig''. Noran, 2007. * Terron, Carlo. ''Poltrona al buio: due anni di cinema (1941-1943)''. Sipario, 1996.

External links

* 1877 births 1954 deaths Hungarian stage actresses Hungarian film actresses People from Budapest {{Hungary-bio-stub hu:Vízvári Mariska