''Modern Girls'' or ''Today's Girls'' (Hungarian: ''Mai lányok'') is a 1937 Hungarian

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directed by

Béla Gaál Béla Gaál (2 January 1893 – 18 February 1945) was a Hungarian film director. His 1930 film '' Csak egy kislány van a világon'' was the first sound film to be made in Hungary.Cunningham p.28 In 1945 he was interned by the Nazis in Da ...

and starring Lia Szepes, Jëno Pataky and

Steven Geray Steven Geray (born István Gyergyai, 10 November 190426 December 1973) was a Hungarian-born American film actor who appeared in over 100 films and dozens of television programs. Geray appeared in numerous famed A-pictures, including Alfred H ...

. The film may be best remembered for

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's appearance in a supporting role.Phillips & Vincendeau p. 258

Cast

* Lia Szepes as Hanzéli Zsuzsi * Jenõ Pataky as Németh Péter *

as Székely Feri (credited as Gyergyai István) *

Lili Berky Lili Berky (born Amália Terézia Berky) was a Hungarian actress. She was born on 15 March 1886 in Győr, Austria-Hungary, and died on 5 February 1958. She was married to Gyula Gózon. Selected filmography * '' The Yellow Foal'' (1913) * ''Whi ...

as Péter * Magda Kun as Cili *

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as Kati (credited as Dayka Margit) *

as Lenke (credited as Gábor Magda) *

Ági Donáth Agí Donáth (25 March 1918 – 16 February 2008) was a Hungarian-born American child actress, who appeared in a dozen or so films during the 1930s, most notably, ''Sister Maria''. She was born on 25 March 1918 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary. On 2 ...

as Mária * Eva Biro as Viola (credited as Bíró Éva) * Gyula Justh as asztalos *

József Juhász József Juhász (4 July 1908 – 24 June 1974) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. He appeared in more than fifty films during his career including '' Marika'' (1938). He emigrated to Canada following the defeat of the Hungarian Revolution ...

as asztalossegéd * László Dezsõffy as magándetektív *

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 anyakönyvvezetõ * István Dózsa as árverezõ * Lajos Köpeczi Boócz as ügyvéd * Tibor Puskás as inas

References

Bibliography

* Nemeskürty, István & Szántó, Tibor. ''A Pictorial Guide to the Hungarian Cinema, 1901-1984''. Helikon, 1985. * Phillips, Alastair & Vincendeau, Ginette. ''Journeys of Desire: European Actors in Hollywood''. British Film Institute, 2006.

External links

* 1937 films Hungarian comedy films 1937 comedy films 1930s Hungarian-language films Films based on Hungarian novels Films scored by Paul Abraham Hungarian black-and-white films {{Hungary-film-stub